Inauguration of the Britannia Service at Baltic Hub
- Oprac. M.K.
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Baltic Hub Container Terminal Sp. z o.o.
On April 5, 2025, Baltic Hub – the largest and fastest-growing container terminal on the Baltic Sea – welcomed for the first time a new service by the shipping line Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), called Britannia, which connects the Far East with Europe. As part of this service, the large ocean-going vessel MSC ROSE called at the terminal.
MSC ROSE, measuring 364 meters in length, 51 meters in width, and with a capacity of 15,486 TEU, was handled at the new T3 quay. The vessel’s route includes the ports of Shanghai, Ningbo, Yantian, Vung Tau, Singapore, Colombo, Felixstowe, Antwerp, and Gdańsk. Although the T3 terminal will reach full operational capacity only by the end of 2025, the newly built quay – equipped with state-of-the-art STS cranes – already allows for test operations to be carried out on some of the largest vessels in the world.
The arrival and handling of the MSC ROSE as part of the new Britannia service at the T3 quay confirms the significance of this investment for the future of shipping and logistics in Central and Eastern Europe. Baltic Hub continues to grow and supports its customers in further development while maintaining the highest operational and safety standards.
– commented Jan Van Mossevelde, CEO of Baltic Hub.
T3 Terminal - an Investment in the Future
The new T3 terminal, built on an area of 36 hectares, is connected to the existing infrastructure of the T1 and T2 terminals, forming one large complex of three deep-water quays with adjacent container yards.
T3 represents new development opportunities for Baltic Hub’s customers - more quay length, new cranes, and additional hectares of storage yards. Upon completion of the investment, Baltic Hub will have more than 124 hectares of operational space, approximately 2.1 km of deep-water quay, 21 STS cranes, 74 yard cranes (RMG and RTG), an already existing modern rail siding with seven 750-meter-long tracks, and a long-operating automated truck gate complex. As a result, Baltic Hub will become one of the largest container terminal complexes in Europe, with an annual handling capacity of 4.5 million TEU.
Source: Baltic Hub Container Terminal Sp. z o.o.