Company Announcement - Baltic Container Terminal in Gdynia, Poland recently completed its railway terminal modernization project last December. In action: BCT’s new cranes prepare to load containers onto a stack train.  Manufactured by Kocks Krane, these rail-mounted gantries are capable of moving over 30 containers per hour. Part of BCT’s largest investment program, the modernization project was carried out in partnership with the Port of Gdynia Authority and was backed by the European Union Cohesion Fund under the Operational Programme Infrastructure and Environment. 

With the project complete, BCT’s new rail facility can service up to 24 full container trains each day and has an annual capacity of 500,000 TEUs. 

“This joint investment improves the competitiveness of our terminal and the port of Gdynia,” says Krzysztof Szymborski, BCT Chief Executive Officer.  
 
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Mr. Szymborski adds that it was important that they “were able to determine the scope of responsibilities with the Port of Gdynia Authority at the early stages in order to implement the project together.” 

The Port of Gdynia Authority was responsible for the development and modernization of the terminal’s rail network and other related infrastructure.  For its part, BCT acquired and installed two rail-mounted gantry cranes from Kocks Krane GmbH for handling of full container cranes.  Each crane is capable of more than 30 moves per hour. 

BCT plans to further improve the terminal’s train service by investing in electric traction to improve train maneuvering at the port.

BCT is a subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. ICTSI.  ICTSI is in the business of port operations, management and development.  ICTSI’s portfolio of terminals and projects spans developed and emerging market economies in the Asia Pacific, the Americas, Europe and the Middle East, and Africa.  ICTSI has received global acclaim for its public-private partnerships with governments divesting of their port assets to the private sector.  www.ictsi.com