Szczecin and Świnoujście Seaports Authority managing director Janusz Catewicz says the terminal, being built for the Polish Oil and Gas Company, is expected to handle up to 5m cu m/annum, but that this could rise to 7m. He says: “I was certain from the very beginning that the best location for LNG Terminal would be Świnoujście. Putting the terminal here spreads strategic fuel terminals important to Polish energy safety. Too big a concentration of fuel terminals in Gdansk violates security and is a serious danger in case of a terrorist attack, failure or fire.”

Meanwhile, the Port of Gdansk, where liquid fuel, at 58%, represents by far the largest proportion of its throughput, is working with pipeline and fuel logistics companies to woo them to build a liquid fuel logistics centre there. Exploratory talks have been held, and further work is to be done to check feasibility.