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TRANSPORT ACCESSIBILITY
The role of the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area in transport goes beyond its being the main
node in the region. It is one of the prime transport hubs in Central and Eastern Europe,
its component elements including two modern and ice-free seaports of Gdańsk and
Gdynia. Both ports are linked to the railway system which forms an interchange of three
SEA GATES TO THE WORLD
The seaports of the metropolis have undergone substantial transformation over the
last two decades. They have become modern transport hubs adequately equipped
to handle almost any type of cargo in import, export, and international transit. Huge-scale
investments have changed the structure of the loads handled. The share of traditional
bulk cargo such as coal and coke, sulphur, or crude oil and its derivatives, has gone down
giving way to grain, gases, and chemical products. The volumes handled are on the rise,
particularly in the general cargo sector supplying the retail market on the one hand,
and manufacturers and traders operating in the domestic market on the other hand.
The ports of Gdańsk and Gdynia are, for instance, the prime Polish locations handling
and distributing imported and exported vehicles, and the main point receiving supplies
of citrus fruit and bananas designated to the domestic market and Central Europe.
Table 3. The volumes handled at the metropolitan sea ports by selected cargo groups.
Cargo (TH tonnes/
year)
2005 2006 2007
TOTAL 36 478 38 412 36 851
Coal and coke 7949 5161 2563
Ores 36 24 31
Corn 1675 1869 6445
Timber 73 42 36
Crude oil and oil products 12 242 14 818 12 864
Other bulk cargo 4805 5390 6444
General cargo 9698 11 108 12 687
Source: COS data, www.stat.gov.pl/gdansk, Maritime Economy in the Pomeranian Voivodship, 2006,
statistical data of the Gdańsk and Gdynia ports.
Thanks to the intensively developed, modern port infrastructure, Gdańsk and Gdynia today
have four container terminals whose handling capacity stands at 1.5 million TEU. These
are complemented with two modern ro-ro terminals and three terminals taking mixed
passenger/vehicle ferries. Ferry boats play an important role in handling both the passen-
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international trunk lines regulated under the international AGC agreements. Here, too,
three road routes of key importance for transit traffic converge. The air carriers served
by the Lech Wałęsa International Airport in Gdańsk ensure swift and direct transport to
several score cities in Europe.
ger traffic and cargo transit between Poland and Scandinavia. Therefore, the ports of the
Gdańsk Metropolis typically receive passengers, and handle general cargo containers and
truck loads.
Table 4. Containers reloaded at the ports of Gdańsk and Gdynia in the years 2000-2007 (TEU).
Year/Port Gdańsk Gdynia Total
2000 18 037 188 272 206 309
2001 24 435 217 024 241 459
2002 20 136 252 247 272 383
2003 22 537 308 619 331 156
2004 43 739 377 236 420 975
2005 70 014 400 165 470 179
2006 78 364 461 170 539 534
2007 96 873 614 373 711 246
Source: Own study based on data from: www.portgdansk.pl, www.portgydnia.pl.
Port infrastructure in Gdańsk and Gdynia is intensively developed.
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Atlas of the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area