The Port of Gdańsk has ended the first half of 2025 with over 38.3 million tonnes of cargo passed through the quays, an increase of 0.4 per cent compared to the same period last year.
Net sales profitability amounted to 56 per cent, and the net profit generated in the first half of the year was PLN 179.6 million (£38.4 million / $49.2 million), an increase of 40 per cent compared to the same period in 2024.
Liquid fuels continue to account for the largest share of the cargo handling structure, representing 50 per cent of the total volume. The observed decline in domestic demand for energy raw materials due to a milder winter and the current geopolitical situation in the region has reduced the need to accumulate strategic reserves.
However, liquid fuel cargo handling in the Port of Gdańsk was only 4.7 per cent lower than in the same period of 2024. It is mainly handled by Naftoport and reached 19.2 million tonnes after the first six months of 2025.
General cargo came second, with cargo handling increasing by 12 per cent to 13 million tonnes, including a 14 per cent increase in containerised general cargo. This corresponds to approximately 11.6 million tonnes of goods handled.
The increase in the volume of containerised general cargo was significantly influenced by the launch of new shipping connections by Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). In the first half of 2025, the Port of Gdańsk became a new place on the map of MSC’s Asian services – Britannia and Albatros, handling regular connections with ports in China, South Korea and Vietnam, to name a few.
The Port of Gdańsk has been developing dynamically, particularly in the segment of containerised general cargo handling, thanks to the expansion of the Baltic Hub Container Terminal (BHCT) – the largest container terminal in the Baltic Sea.
Thanks to the launch of the new T3 terminal, BHCT’s cargo handling capacity has increased by as much as 1.5 million TEUs.
A high 25 per cent increase was also recorded in the group of other bulk cargo, which reached 1.9 million tonnes. Smaller cargo handling volumes were recorded for coal, amounting to about 2.9 million tonnes – 12.4 per cent less than in the same period last year. Grain volumes also fell, with slightly above 1.1 million tonnes handled, a decrease of 26 per cent.
“The Port of Gdańsk continues to build its leading position in the Baltic Sea region in a consistent and pragmatic manner.
“The dynamic development of the container segment, stable share in fuel cargo handling and growth in the bulk cargo group show that we respond flexibly to changes in the economic, social and geopolitical environment,” said Dorota Pyć, President of the Port of Gdańsk.
“All this translates into a stable financial situation for the company and confirms that investments in port infrastructure, technologies and new logistics directions bring direct results and help build the current and future resilience of the Port of Gdańsk.”
Earlier this month, the Port of Gdańsk and Korporacja Budowlana DORACO signed an agreement for the execution of one of the key investments in the Inner Port – the comprehensive reconstruction of Wiślane Quay.
