Terminal Investment Limited submits sole bid for 5 billion PLN Gdynia Outer Port project

Sole bidder for deepwater terminal

The Port of Gdynia Authority concluded the bidding stage for its Outer Port public-private partnership project on 30 September 2026. Only one company, Terminal Investment Limited Gdynia, submitted an offer to finance, construct, operate, and maintain the facility. The project envisions creating an artificial pier extending into the sea across approximately 151 hectares as an extension of the existing Szwedzkie and Śląskie quays. The resulting deepwater terminal is designed to achieve an annual transshipment capacity of at least 2.5 million TEU and accommodate the largest ocean-going container vessels that enter the Baltic Sea. Port administrators have 90 days to evaluate the proposal in accordance with legal requirements before awarding the contract.

Financial structure and ownership background

The total capital expenditure for the Outer Port is estimated at over 5 billion PLN. In its financial proposal, Terminal Investment Limited outlined a 44-year operational concession during which it will pay the port authority a fixed annual operating fee of 7.1 million PLN net plus a variable fee of 3.30 PLN net per handled TEU. After the 44-year term concludes, ownership of the maritime facility can transfer to the Polish state. Terminal Investment Limited is owned 70% by the Swiss-Italian shipping conglomerate MSC and 30% by the American asset management firm BlackRock. The firm has also sought to acquire more than 40 container terminals globally from Hutchison Ports, including the existing Gdynia Container Terminal, though that transaction has not been completed due to objections from China.

Competitive dialogue and process history

The search for a private partner began more than three years ago. In February 2021, four entities and consortia expressed initial interest, including Gdynia Terminal Holding SAS (part of CMA CGM) with Meridiam Eastern Europe Investments 4 SAS, Hutchison Ports Poland with Port of Felixstowe Limited, and the Philippine firm International Container Terminal Services Inc. The port authority formally issued the invitation to submit offers in July 2023, though the submission deadline was postponed nine times before closing on 30 September 2026. Initial project concepts had also considered using the space as an installation terminal for offshore wind farms, functions that were assigned to the Baltic Hub in Gdańsk and the port in Świnoujście.

Piotr Gorzeński, President of the Port of Gdynia Authority, commented on the conclusion of the bidding stage.

The adopted formula of multi-stage dialogue with potential partners fulfilled its role. For many months, we worked together on the key assumptions of this very complex undertaking. Today's opening of offers closes an important stage of work on the Outer Port and allows us to take another step toward its implementation.

Ongoing maritime and access infrastructure

Preparatory marine and landside construction works have advanced alongside the procurement process. Marine contractors are building four sections of protective breakwaters with a combined length of nearly 2.5 kilometers using reinforced concrete caissons, the first of which was positioned on the seabed in July 2026. Port planners are concurrently designing dedicated road and railway connections to support cargo flows into and out of the new terminal. The existing port infrastructure in Gdynia handled 25.7 million tonnes of freight in 2025, which included over 1 million TEU of containerized cargo and an 18% increase in roll-on/roll-off transshipments.