Szczecin-Świnoujście Port

Zarząd Morskich Portów Szczecin i Świnoujście SA

Bytomska 7 St.,
PL-70603 Szczecin,
Poland

The universal Szczecin-Świnoujście seaports, located in north-west Poland at the mouth of the Oder River, are some of the largest harbour facilities in the Baltic Sea region. Świnoujście offers dense direct traffic to/from Sweden thanks to Poland’s biggest ferry terminal; the port also specializes in turnover of various bulk goods, incl. iron, coal and agrobulk. Szczecin chiefly handles general cargo like containers (with regular southbound rail services), steel and forestry products, heavy lifts, but also takes care of dry (incl. coal, coke, grains and feedstuff) as well as liquid bulk cargo. Moreover, Szczecin-Świnoujście seaports are connected to inland waterways, enabling barge shipments (e.g. to the Berlin and Brandenburg regions). In 2013, Szczecin-Świnoujście seaport handled altogether nearly 23 mln tn.

The harbours are managed by the joint stock company Szczecin and Świnoujście Seaports Authority, where the Polish State Treasury holds the majority stake. The land-lord Authority is responsible for managing the ports’ property and infrastructure, ensuring fairway navigability, masterminding and implementing development strategies (incl. obtaining land and real estates) as well as for all services related to the use of port infrastructure like waste water disposal.