Goodman has signed lease agreements with its first two customers at the Pomeranian Logistics Centre, located in the immediate vicinity of the DCT Gdańsk container terminal. In the first 14,000 sqm warehouse, logistics operators Kuehne + Nagel and Terramar will occupy 3,870 sqm and 3,970 sqm respectively. Construction of the first warehouse began in September 2012, and it is scheduled for completion by the end of the first quarter of 2013.
– The Pomeranian Logistics Centre is a unique location in Poland that enables multimodal transport, i.e., using road, rail, air, and sea transport. We are pleased that our first customers have already recognized this enormous potential, and considering the high quality of construction and the planned final size of the project, we are convinced that interest in the investment will remain high – said Błażej Ciesielczak, Goodman Regional Director for Poland.
Kuehne + Nagel is a global leader in sea, air, road, and rail freight, warehousing, and integrated logistics solutions. The company is also one of the leading logistics operators in Poland, operating in 19 locations and employing 1,800 people. It is also one of Goodman‘s largest customers in continental Europe – currently leasing over 460,000 sqm of warehouse space.
– Excellent relations with Goodman, built up in several other countries, allow us to enter into this new partnership with full confidence to develop our new regional warehouse and logistics center for handling sea transport in Poland. The well-connected location of the logistics center will certainly help increase the efficiency of our multimodal operations – said Tobias Jerschke, Managing Director of Kuehne + Nagel in Poland.
The leasing transaction between Goodman and Kuehne + Nagel was brokered by Colliers International.
– We were looking for the best solution from the perspective of both the developer and their client. Managing such a complex process was a major challenge, but the solution offered by Goodman met the expectations of all parties – adds Maciej Chmielewski, Partner in the Logistics and Industrial Department at Colliers International.
Terramar provides comprehensive freight forwarding and logistics services for sea, land, and air cargo. The main shareholder of the company, which has been operating since 1992, is the Port of Gdynia Authority. The lease agreement for space at the Pomeranian Logistics Centre is the first such agreement between Terramar and Goodman.
– Terramar is a leading logistics operator utilizing multimodal transport. Our logistics center in Gdańsk is one of the few that also offers access to sea transport, making it an ideal solution for such a client – added Błażej Ciesielczak.
The Pomeranian Logistics Centre in Gdańsk is a key construction project for Goodman in Poland. The multifunctional logistics center, which is being built on a 110-hectare plot, offers the possibility of constructing logistics warehouses and production halls with integrated office space totaling approximately 500,000 sqm. Warehouses with a minimum area of 3,500 sqm will be built to order for specific clients and tailored to their individual needs. Both the entire logistics center and all facilities will be managed by a team of internal specialists from the Goodman Group. It is estimated that the value of the entire investment could exceed 300 million euros.
Pomeranian Logistics Centre – a unique location on the warehouse map of Poland
The Pomeranian Logistics Centre has excellent access to national and international road, rail, air, and sea connections. One of the park’s greatest assets is its location near the DCT Gdańsk container port. This location allows clients to combine logistics and production activities with services offered by the largest deep-water container port on the Baltic Sea, in line with the “port centric logistics” concept.
Direct proximity to DCT also brings financial benefits to clients in the form of reduced handling, storage, and transport costs. Further benefits could result from the possibility of establishing a free customs zone and a special economic zone here.
The Goodman Pomeranian Logistics Centre will also have excellent road connections. Via the Sucharski Route and further on to the Gdańsk Southern Bypass, the logistics center will have a connection to the A1 motorway leading through such important logistics hubs in Poland as Łódź and Upper Silesia, all the way to the Czech Republic. At the same time, the S6 expressway will connect Gdańsk with Szczecin and further with Germany, and the S8 road will connect Gdańsk with Warsaw. In turn, the planned road tunnel under the Martwa Wisła river will connect the logistics center with the left-bank part of the port and further, via the Słowacki Route, again with the Tricity Bypass.
Located just 23 kilometers from the Pomeranian Logistics Centre is also the Lech Wałęsa Airport in Gdańsk, the third-largest airport in Poland, handling domestic and international connections.