BCT

BCT is a leading deep-water Polish specialist container terminal, equipped to handle containerised cargo across various transport links. It is capable of accommodating container ships up to 400 metres in length, with a draught of up to 14.5 metres — the largest vessels currently operating in the Baltic Sea basin.

With an annual handling capacity of 1.2 million TEU, the Baltic Container Terminal at the Port of Gdynia is one of the largest terminals in the Baltic region and a leading container terminal in Poland.

BCT – Baltic Container Terminal offers:

• Loading and unloading of containers, general cargo and vehicles
• Handling of containers, general cargo and vehicles
• Storage of containers, general cargo and vehicles
• Container stuffing and stripping
• Handling of project cargo
• Handling of military equipment as part of the Port of Gdynia’s dual-use operations

Infrastructure:

• Helskie I quayside: an 800 m-long cargo handling quay with a depth of 15.5 m and an allowable vessel draught of 14.5 m, featuring five berths for container ships operating under the Lo-Lo (Lift-on/Lift-off) system, including one berth capable of handling Ro-Ro (Roll-on/Roll-off) vessels
• One hydraulically operated tilting ramp for handling Ro-Ro vessels equipped with deployable stern ramps
• Helskie II quayside: a 178.4 m-long cargo handling quay with an allowable vessel draught of up to 9.1 m, capable of accommodating vessels up to 199 m in length
• One hydraulically operated tilting ramp, measuring 16 × 25 m, for handling Ro-Ro vessels equipped with deployable stern ramps
• The terminal’s internal railway infrastructure comprises:

     -  Three tracks, each 670 m long, designed to accommodate up to 90 container wagons at a time

     - Two tracks for handling general cargo wagons, with usable lengths of 436 m and 381 m

• External railway infrastructure: a railway siding with reception and departure tracks (seven tracks, each approximately 1,000 m long), suitable for assembling container trains
• Dedicated truck handling facilities for vehicles carrying containers and other cargo, comprising five entry gates and four exit gates
• Covered warehouse: an area of 20,000 m², with a one-time storage capacity of 15,000 tonnes of general cargo and an internal rail siding accommodating up to 30 wagons
• Enclosed storage unit: a single lockable compartment with an area of 538 m² and a storage capacity of 2,400 tonnes
• Parking area for long-haul vehicles: 15,500 m², including a driver service centre, vehicle wash facilities and sanitary amenities for drivers
• Storage yards: an area of up to 500,000 m²
• Container storage yards: a capacity of 20,000 TEU in the first handling zone
• Dedicated storage yards for dangerous goods and fumigation operations
• Reefer container facilities: 860 refrigerated container connections
• Pre-selection weighing system: installed throughout the terminal, recording the load on each vehicle axle and the vehicle’s total weight
• Certified weighbridge: the terminal is equipped with a Class III accuracy truck weighbridge used to determine the Verified Gross Mass (VGM) of containers

Cargo handling equipment:

• 7 quay container cranes: 1 × 17-row, 4 × 19-row and 2 × 25-row cranes
• 2 rail-mounted gantry cranes: lifting capacity of 41/65 tonnes
• 26 yard gantry cranes: lifting capacity of 40/41 tonnes
• 2 Liebherr LHM 400 mobile harbour cranes: lifting capacity of 100 tonnes each
• 2 Liebherr LHM 550 mobile harbour cranes: lifting capacity of 125 tonnes each
• 2 container straddle carriers: lifting capacity of 45 tonnes each
• 5 Kalmar reach stackers: lifting capacity of 45 tonnes each
• 1 Kalmar reach stacker: lifting capacity of 10 tonnes
• 48 tractor units
• 11 forklifts: lifting capacity of up to 16 tonnes
• 7 front-loading forklifts: lifting capacity ranging from 16 to 33 tonnes
• 52 terminal container trailers

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