WYG secures Polish harbour infrastructure contract

The project, one of the most complex in the Baltic Sea region, forms part of the multiple-year investment programme planned to run until 2015, which includes building new quays and modernising port infrastructure, as well as improving roads and rebuilding rail infrastructure. The programme aims to meet growing demand and improve and expand services provided in the two ports.

The ports are situated on the shortest route linking Scandinavia with Central and Southern Europe, and on the Baltic maritime route linking Russia and Finland with Western Europe; they both form a rapidly developing complex with annual handling volumes reaching 20m tonnes.

WYG has said that it is imperative the infrastructure modernisation and port extensions take place in order that the ports are prepared for the expected intensive increase in cargo handling in the Baltic Sea region and the shift of cargo from roads to sea.