In January-August 2014, the port of Gdansk (Poland) handled 20389601 t of cargo (+5.7%, year-on-year), the stevedoring company says. Transshipment of grain climbed by 25.8% to 1037251 t, general cargo and timber – by 6% to 7429415 t, other bulk cargo (aggregates, sulphur, ore) – up 37.3% to 2502119 t, coal transshipment fell 1.5 times to 2115580 t, transshipment of liquid fuel increased by 15% to 7305236 t. The port of Gdansk is a major international transportation hub situated in the central part of the southern Baltic coast.
Besides handling bulk cargoes (oil, coal, metal ores) the port provides a number of line services linking it with the ports of the Baltic Sea and Western Europe (primarily ferry, construction and ro-ro lines). In 2013, the port handled 30259295 t of cargo.
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