The Polish port will invest PLN533m (around €112m, including the EU's support of €95m) to upgrade four quays in its Inner Harbour.

In total, some 1,916 m of quay wall will be revamped across the Bytomskie, Wiślane, Rudowe III, and Węglowe quays to accommodate larger and deeper vessels served with modern cargo handling equipment (such as Liebherr's LHM 550 mobile harbour cranes).

The European Climate Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency currently evaluates the project, with the port authority expecting to see the green light in June 2022. Once inked, the project will have been completed by 2026.

The Port of Gdańsk is at present completing its previous Inner Harbour overhaul project (PLN595.5/€125.5m, co-funded by the EU's Connecting Europe Facility), covering 5.0 km of quay wall and which also included deepening the fairway (9.35-10.6 of ship draft).

Photo: Port of Gdańsk