The Szczecin and Świnoujście Seaports Authority summed up the transshipment results for the first quarter of this year. These are 13.2 percent better than at the same time last year. Port operators in the period January-March this year handled almost 10 million tons of cargo.

Ports have more coal (+110%), other bulk cargo (+94.5%), grain (+15.4%), fuels (+42.6%), including LNG ( +41.6 percent) and containers (+4 percent).

Transshipments of ore fell by almost half compared to the previous year. General cargo is also slightly down (-6%), including ferry cargo.

The port authority forecasts that this year's transhipment results should exceed the result achieved in 2022, which was a record in terms of the number of handled cargoes. Ports achieved a result of nearly 37 million tonnes, thus they were in the black compared to 2021 by 11 percent.

The Port Authority takes actions aimed at the constant development of ports, creating conditions and opportunities to handle more cargo than at present. After the investment is completed, the port in Szczecin will gain new and modernized quays in the area of the Kaszubski Basin and the Dębicki Canal. The ferry terminal in Świnoujście will be adapted to handle intermodal transport. The LNG terminal is being expanded by building an additional unloading and loading berth to handle smaller LNG vessels: gas carriers, bunker vessels and feeders. In turn, thanks to investments related to the construction of new and modernization of the existing technical infrastructure, both ports will be more environmentally friendly. The access infrastructure is also systematically improving, including roads and railways connecting the ports with the hinterland.

An undertaking that will have a positive impact on the economy of the country and the region and will complement the offer of both ports will certainly be the Deepwater Container Terminal in Świnoujście and the installation terminal for servicing offshore wind farms located in the port of Świnoujście.