Labour problems at DCT Gdansk

The attack on the UK-registered and Belize-flagged general cargo ship RUBYMAR on 18 February reveals that the crisis in the Red Sea is far from being resolved and that the role of the naval protection force appears limited.

A feeder vessel due to arrive at Hamburg Tollerort terminal today from a port in the Eastern Baltic will be lashed and unlashed by the ship’s crew to reduce costs; MSC offer results now in

The Szczecin and Świnoujście Seaports Authority has signed a preliminary agreement for a new deepwater terminal in Poland.

DCT Gdansk had its best ever month in March 2022, handling 206,645 TEU.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has incentivised Poland to accelerate completion of the canal in the Vistula Spit to create new maritime access for the Port of Elblag, and consign to history the need to use Russian waters at Baltiysk (Kaliningrad).

Poland wants to capture more of the new rail trade between Asia and Europe