THE Port Authority of Gdansk has received approximately US$106 million in funding from the Connecting Europe Facility to improve port facilities for the period 2021-2027, reports Greece's Container News.

Port of Gdansk Authority signed a grant agreement for the project: "Improving the Port of Gdansk infrastructure and analyzing the implementation of a low-carbon OPS system for the sustainable development of the TEN-T network." The project is set to run from 2023 to 2027.

The investment involves the renovation of four quays in the Inner Port area: the Wislane, Bytomskie, Rudowe III and Weglowe quays, totalling 1,916 metres in length, as well as the necessary underground and railway infrastructure. Tender procedures are now being issued to identify contractors for the building of these quays.

In addition, the project calls for the creation of an "Analysis of the Implementation of the Onshore Ship Power Supply System in the Port of Gdansk (OPS - Onshore Power Supply)."

The research will include an assessment of demand, an analysis of the state of use of OPS systems for providing ships with electricity from shore, and a strategy to install this technology in the Port of Gdansk.