Seven firms compete

All potential investors in the Port of Gdańsk-based Port Gdański Eksploatacja S.A. (PGE S.A.) are entities that are already present in major European and world seaports, said the Port of Gdańsk. They include domestic entities, entities based in the European Union, and entities from outside of the European Economic Area.

“We are heavily investing in the port infrastructure, including the areas where PGE S.A. operates. Infrastructure investments in the Inner Port already amount to approximately 572 million PLN,” said Łukasz Greinke, president of the Port of Gdańsk. “What PGE needs now are financial resources to reduce its technological debt in the area of reloading operations. The company is also seeking the investor’s business contacts, which will translate into higher volumes of reloaded goods and into investments in enclosed structures to boost the company’s competitiveness.”

“Huge investment potential”

PGE S.A., which handles general cargo, coal and coke, and bulk goods, operates in an area of more than 89 ha, offering “huge investment potential,” according to the port. As part of a long-term lease agreement and operator contracts with ZMPG, the company carries out reloading operations on the quays located along the Martwa Wisła river, on both its sides: the Vistula Quay (12.1 ha), the Szczecińskie Quay (8.2 ha), and the quays of the Górniczy Basin (68.9 ha). In addition, as part of the operator activities, the company is also present in the Duty Free Zones: WOC I and WOC II Quays (14.2 ha), and the Oliwskie Quay (5.9 ha).

The port operator is the key company in the Inner Port, but also the 4th customer in terms of reloading volumes within the Inner Port. Despite the pandemic, the Inner Port has recorded an over 15% increase in reloading operations.

The next stage of the procedure is the review and evaluation of the submissions.