BALTIC HUB WELCOMES MULTIPLE NEW SERVICES

Baltic Hub, the largest and fastest-growing container terminal complex in the Baltic Sea, today announced a series of new services that will start calling its facilities in Gdansk, Poland in the coming months. Starting at the end of March, the terminal hub will welcome two weekly calls by Maersk vessels as part of the newly established Gemini Alliance network. Additionally, MSC will launch two new weekly services in early April. These new connections will strengthen Baltic Hub’s position as a key gateway for global trade.

March 24, 2025

The first new service is a result of the new ‘Gemini Cooperation’ between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd AG that launched its new ocean and shuttle network on 1 February 2025. Under this alliance, Maersk will operate two weekly shuttles at Baltic Hub, linking Polish ports with the German ports of Bremerhaven and Wilhelmshaven. The first ship from this new ocean network, the 294 meter long Api Bhum, will call Baltic Hub on 25 March 2025.

In addition, MSC will expand its presence in Gdansk by adding Baltic Hub to two of its weekly Asia-Europe services - Britannia and Albatros. The first vessel of the Britannia service, the 364 meter long MSC Rose, is expected to arrive on 3 April 2025 and the first Albatros vessel, the 366 meter long MSC Maura, is expected on 16 April 2025.

Besides these new services, the long-established AEU1/LL1/FAL5/NE1 service operated by OCEAN ALLIANCE (CMA CGM, OOCL, COSCO, Evergreen) and FAL1 operated by CMA CGM will continue their calls at Baltic Hub.

T3 Terminal Expansion

Baltic Hub will facilitate the handling of the Ultra Large Container Vessels (ULCVs) on these additional ocean service lines with the state-of-the-art STS cranes at its new T3 expansion project that is currently being built on a 36-hectare artificial peninsula, linked to its current terminals. When fully completed in late 2025, T3 will expand Baltic Hub’s capacity by 1.5 million TEUs to 4.5 million TEUs per year, thereby making Baltic Hub one of Europe’s largest container terminal complexes.

Jan van Mossevelde, CEO of Baltic Hub commented about the new services, "As part of our T3 expansion program, we are adding additional yard space and handling capacity, which will help unlock new opportunities for our customers, facilitate greater trade flows across Central and Eastern Europe and strengthen the Polish economy. The introduction of these new services and clients propel us forward in our pursuit of operational excellence, enhanced safety and sustained growth."

ABOUT BALTIC HUB

Baltic Hub Container Terminal Sp. z o.o. is Poland's largest and fastest-growing container terminal and the only deep-water terminal in the Baltic Sea. It connects Asia, the European Union with Poland and the emerging markets of Central and Eastern Europe and the entire Baltic Sea. The Baltic Hub receives the largest ships in the world departing from the Far East.

The company handles Polish imports, exports and transit and successfully competes with German, Dutch and Belgian ports. With its excellent connections to destinations, the Baltic Hub is a natural gateway for goods from the world, not only for Poland but for the whole of Central and Eastern Europe. The terminal has excellent land connections to countries such as the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Hungary and Germany. In 2024, the Baltic Hub handled 2.2 million TEUs and currently employs more than 1,400 people.

The terminal is owned by PSA International (40%), the Polish Development Fund (30%) and the IFM Global Infrastructure Fund (30%). PSA International is a leading global port group and a trusted partner for cargo operators around the world. With flagship operations in Singapore and Antwerp, PSA's global network includes more than 180 locations in 45 countries around the world. The Polish Development Fund Group (PFR) is a group of state-owned financial institutions that offers instruments for the development of companies, local governments and individuals, investing in sustainable social and economic development. IFM Investors is a global institutional fund management company.