DCT Gdańsk starts tender process for third terminal

News 8 May 2021 by WCN Editorial

Poland’s only extant deep sea container terminal operator is inviting bidders to prequalify as general contractor for its third container terminal, called “Baltic Hub 3,” which will have an automated yard

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DCT Gdańsk, now part of PSA International (40% stake), is inviting firms and joint ventures to prequalify to tender as General Contractor for its Baltic Hub 3 project. The project includes:

Site establishment and demolition of existing disused Terminal T1 marine structures;
Construction of the BH3 quay together with all ancillary works and edge protection structures;
Dredging associated with the BH3 reclamation and vessel access, reclamation and earthworks;
Construction of the BH3 container stacking yard, including all paving, drainage and necessary infrastructure to supply power for C-ARMG and STS cranes.
Provision of access roads suitable for heavy terminal equipment traffic from the existing port estate;
Provision of stacking yard space for reefer containers together with infrastructure necessary to supply power for the reefer containers;
Provision of all necessary services, in particular electrical, telecoms, potable, fire and sanitary water networks and modification of existing supply / connection points where necessary;
Provision of substations and other terminal buildings;
Provision of all other infrastructure necessary for the safe and secure operation of the terminal including fencing, lighting and CCTV.

The tender is not an EU tender as the company states that “prequalification is open to firms and joint ventures from any country or countries.”

Interested parties have four weeks to submit bids and the results will be announced four weeks after that. Winners will be invited to bid for the design and build award this summer.

Terminals 1 and 2 are “manual” terminals operated with RTGs. By opting for infrastructure for cantilever-ARMGs, DCT Gdańsk is clearly looking towards remote control, or possibly fully automated yard operations.

The port of Gdańsk’s next door neighbour, Gdynia, will construct a new outer port to include a 2.5M TEU capacity container terminal.