Baltic Hub has completed the construction of the T3 quay – the largest port investment in the Baltic Sea region. In September, the terminal obtained a permit to use the last section of the yard, and at the beginning of October, the remaining four of the 20 aRMG cranes were put into operation. Terminal T3 increases Baltic Hub's total handling capacity by as much as 1.5 million TEU per year, i.e. to 4.5 million TEU, significantly strengthening Gdańsk's position as a strategic logistics center for Central and Eastern Europe.

36 hectares in 36 months

Three years ago, construction began on one of the most ambitious hydrotechnical and port investments in the history of the region on Gdańsk. On September 22, 2022, after receiving the necessary decisions and approvals, Baltic Hub issued an order to commence work to the General Contractor – a consortium of Budimex and DEME. Haskoning was entrusted with the supervision of this gigantic undertaking. From that moment on, the construction site was filled not only with professional equipment, but above all with teams of engineers, designers, employees, and subcontractors from all over Poland.

– Over the 36 months from start to finish, more than 400 employees participated in the entire construction process, and at the peak of the project there were almost 600 of us. We engaged hundreds of suppliers and partner companies from both Poland and abroad. The total number of man-hours worked exceeded 3.2 million,” says Dominik Wróblewski, Civil Engineering Projects Director, responsible for the implementation of T3.

Baltic Hub, together with its partners, completed this monumental engineering and organizational challenge on schedule. The project required 4,370,000 cubic meters of sand to reclaim over 36 hectares of land, creating an artificial island at sea. If this amount of sand were to be transported by individual trucks, 350,000 trucks would be needed. Placed one behind the other, they would form a column with a length corresponding to the distance from Gdańsk to Beijing. In turn, 17,500 tons of structural steel were used to build the terminal's walls, which is roughly the weight of 2.4 Eiffel Towers. The amount of concrete needed to build the caps, walls, buildings, and pavement was 160,000 cubic meters, or 52 fully filled Olympic swimming pools.

The most modern terminal equipment in Europe and over 700 m of quay

Terminal T3 has a deep-water quay with a depth of 17.5 meters and a length of 717 meters. The area covers 36.4 hectares. This includes 7,608 container storage yards arranged in 14 stacks and four stacks for storing empty containers.

Baltic Hub has equipped the new terminal with state-of-the-art equipment. Seven automatic STS quay cranes traveled almost 29,500 kilometers by sea. Each of these giants weighs almost 2,000 tons, reaches a height of 96 meters, and with a raised boom – almost 150 meters. These cranes are among the tallest and most technologically advanced in Europe, enabling the handling of the world's largest container ships carrying over 24,000 TEU on board.

Baltic Hub has equipped the new terminal with state-of-the-art equipment. Seven automatic STS quay cranes traveled almost 29,500 kilometers by sea. Each of these giants weighs almost 2,000 tons, reaches a height of 96 meters, and with a raised boom – almost 150 meters. These cranes are among the tallest and most technologically advanced in Europe, enabling the handling of the world's largest container ships carrying over 24,000 TEU on board.

The T3 infrastructure is complemented by 20 automatic aRMG cranes, which operators control remotely from the administration building. Baltic Hub powers all its machines with green energy from renewable sources, which is in line with the company's sustainable development strategy and its goal of reducing emissions by 50% by 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.

The largest and deepest container terminal in the Baltic Sea

The completion of the T3 terminal is of key importance for the entire Central and Eastern European region. The Baltic Hub, currently covering over 124 hectares of operational area and 2.1 kilometers of deep-water quays, has become the largest and deepest container terminal in the Baltic Sea. Gdańsk has thus strengthened its position as a key transport gateway not only for Poland, but also for Central European countries such as the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary.

- Thanks to the combination of new STS cranes and the automated configuration of the terminal, Baltic Hub significantly increases operational efficiency and safety. The completion of the T3 terminal not only supports the growing needs of international trade, but also strengthens Poland's role in the global logistics network. Baltic Hub increases the resilience of supply chains and expands access to global markets, while strengthening intermodal connectivity between global shipping routes and the European rail network," says Jan Van Mossevelde, CEO of Baltic Hub.

The completion of the T3 terminal is not only a milestone in the history of Baltic Hub, but also an investment in the future of the Polish maritime economy. The Gdańsk terminal is consistently pursuing its vision of development as a global logistics ecosystem, combining advanced infrastructure, a sustainable approach, and intermodal capabilities.