Malta’s Mariner Capital has told Port Strategy it is "ready to invest" in Gdansk, as soon as it gets the nod from the port authority.
The operator says it has entered into negotiations with port directors to operate the Polish multipurpose terminal, Port of Gdansk Logistics.
The tender process for the port owned operator began back in March 2014. Port of Gdansk Logistics operates on eight quays on both sides of the Dead Vistula river in the inner port area and occupies a total terminal area of 90 hectares.
Marin Hili, chairman and chief executive, Mariner, said: “We are quite confident that we can grow the business to everyone’s benefit and we are ready to invest to achieve this. We have a detailed business plan and are ready to roll this out as soon as we get the green light from the authorities.”
The business plan includes progressively building volume at Gdansk, which shouldn't be too much of a job because Mariner has already demonstrated broad based expertise in the development of small to medium sized ports.
The Mariner Group also holds the concession for the Riga Container Terminal in Latvia and is a 50% partner in Terminal Intermodale Venezia (TIV) in Venice, both of which have been extensively modernised.
