Dynamics of port and cargo turnover in Polish ports

The paper presents a statistical comparative analysis of port and cargo turnover in Polish seaports in the years 2007/2008. The introduction provides basic information about Polish maritime transport during the studied period. Subsequent sections examine: vessel traffic in individual ports, infrastructure equipment of major Polish ports, and the development of global cargo handling turnover. A detailed analysis was conducted on cargo handling in the 4 major Polish ports, i.e., Gdańsk, Gdynia, Szczecin, and Świnoujście. Transit cargo turnover, containers, and ro-ro cargo, i.e., rail wagons, trailers, and truck chassis, were also examined. Finally, international passenger traffic in Polish seaports is discussed.Seaport, merchant fleet, port infrastructure, cargo handling turnover, cargo categories, transit cargo, container cargo, passenger traffic.
TRANSPORT FLEET SHIPMENTS
At the end of 2008, the maritime transport fleet consisted of 123 vessels with a deadweight tonnage (DWT) of 2,613.7 thousand tons and a gross tonnage (GT) of 1,930.8 thousand tons. Compared to 2007, there was an increase of 8 vessels with a deadweight of 166.5 thousand tons and a gross tonnage of 124.7 thousand tons, while simultaneously 6 vessels with a deadweight of 34.3 thousand tons and a gross tonnage of 30.5 thousand tons were removed. The average age of a vessel in 2008 was 21.2 years, compared to 20.0 years in the previous year. (…)

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