Record volumes, new investments and consistent execution of development plans. This is how Baltic Hub sums up 2024. The largest container terminal in the Baltic Sea is focusing on further infrastructure development and responding to current challenges of the logistics industry.

For Baltic Hub, 2024 was an intensive year due to the level of progress in construction work at the T3 terminal and other accompanying projects. Baltic Hub container terminal, which operates in the Port of Gdansk, reported record volumes in 2024. The terminal's operating result for 2024 surpassed last year's and amounted to 2,242,401 TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit is a standard unit of measurement in maritime transport and logistics, equivalent to the volume of one 20-foot container, used to determine the capacity of container terminals and ships). In 2024, Baltic Hub handled 642 vessels, including 147 ocean-going vessels, and the record number of volumes during one vessel's call was recorded in July and amounted to as many as 20,459 TEUs.

T3 investment milestones

On 5 June 2024, the cornerstone ceremony for the construction of the third T3 terminal took place at Baltic Hub. It was an important moment not only to celebrate the investment, but also for the maritime economy of Poland and the Baltic region, which is why the ceremony was attended not only by members of Baltic Hub's management and supervisory board, representatives of shareholders, key stakeholders, customers and contractors, but also representatives of local and national authorities. The new quay and storage yards at the T3 terminal will strengthen Baltic Hub's position, increasing handling capacity to 4.5 million TEUs per year.

The new T3 terminal will be semi-automated, meaning that operators will be able to remotely control equipment from ergonomically designed workstations, providing a safe, efficient and modern working environment all year round.

In October 2024, four state-of-the-art STS cranes arrived at the quay of the new T3 terminal. The cranes will enter service in the first half of 2025. Each machine weighs 2,000 tonnes, is 96 metres high (140 metres with jib) and has a lifting capacity of up to 65 tonnes. The newly built T3 terminal will be equipped with a total of seven state-of-the-art STS cranes and 20 aRMG cranes. More STS cranes are already on their way to Gdansk and the expected delivery date for the cranes to Baltic Hub is the end of February 2025.

 – The construction of the T3 terminal is an important stage in the development of Baltic Hub and an example of how the Polish port infrastructure responds to the challenges of modern logistics. By investing in modern technologies and ecological solutions, we create space for further development of both our company and the entire transport sector in Poland and among our partners in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary – concludes Charles Baker, CEO of Baltic Hub.

Fourth RMG crane on railway siding

In July 2024, the terminal commissioned the fourth RMG crane on the rail siding. The crane is equipped with OCR, anti-collision and operator support cameras. The innovative solutions have improved safety, efficiency and precision. The installation of the crane has increased the capacity of the rail siding to more than 800,000 TEUs per year. This is the response to the growing demand for rail connections to Central and Eastern European markets.

Plans for the future

Baltic Hub remains at the forefront of providing innovative, sustainable solutions. The T3 deep-water quay is scheduled for completion in 2025 -. The T3 investment and its complementary projects respond to market demand. With a new 36-hectare container yard and 717 metres of deep-water quay, which together add another 1.5 million TEUs of handling capacity, Baltic Hub is ready for future growth. The company will also focus on improving energy efficiency, promoting sustainability and continuing its social responsibility efforts.