The Baltic's busiest box terminal. Helskie (Hel) Quays:
The Baltic Container Terminal in Gdynia serves over 90 per cent of all Polish seaborne containerised goods. Anticipating a steady annual increase, from 7 to 9 per cent, in container movement the port plans to expand the Terminal. The handling capacity will be raised from 250000 TEU to 340000 TEU annually.
The terminal is made up of two quays:

Helskie I is 798 metres in length and can dock ships with draught of 11 metres. The quay is equipped with three 35-40 tonne capacity cranes, 25000 square metres of distribution sheds and 62300 square metres of open stacking space.

Helskie II is 178 metres in length and has a water depth of 8.1 metres. Quay is fitted with ro/ro ramp.


The future of the Port of Gdynia is strictly connected with the North - South transportation corridor leading from Scandinavia through Central Europe to the ports of the Mediterranean Sea. The Trans - European Motorway , a part of which is the ferry connection between Gdynia and Karlskrona together with the planned modern ferry terminal, creates new, big opportunities for Gdynia. The Baltic Sea has the highest density of ferry connections. About 130 ferries operate in the region offering about 250000 sailings annually by 40 shipowners. Research studies show a growing trend in future ferry traffic. Only between Sweden and Poland cargo ferry traffic should increase by 60 - 70 percent up to the year 2000 and passenger traffic by 50 percent. Similar are the prognosis for the connections to Finland and most promising to the ports of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Russia. North - South direction creates a new chance for the development of the Port and the city of Gdynia.

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