T5 terminal is under construction
At the Baltic Hub container terminal in Gdańsk, work is progressing on the construction of the T5 terminal. The investment, covering an area of approximately 21 hectares, will initially be used as a base for the installation of offshore wind turbines for Polish Wind Farms in the Baltic Sea. The project is being carried out on behalf of Istrana and co-financed by the Polish Development Fund. Concrete results are already visible at the construction site – most of the pile driving work has been completed, the installation of flap anchors is underway, and work related to the landfall of the terminal has been intensified.
The construction will include two transhipment quays, a Ro-Ro station with mooring and fender dolphins, and a storage and manoeuvring area with a total area of approximately 21 hectares.
Currently, backfilling is being carried out for the installation of flap anchors using, among other things, the Vox Apolonia dredger, one of the largest LNG-powered vessels. The work is being carried out using the rainbowing method – a mixture of sand and water is ejected from the bow of the ship through nozzles and forms an underwater embankment, which allows the bottom to be prepared for further work. At the same time, anchors are being installed from pontoons – all this to ensure proper cooperation of the quay wall during the subsequent stages of backfilling and reinforced concrete works.
– All processes on the construction site are interconnected, so some works open the way for others. We have an extremely tight schedule, which is why we carry out all these works with the utmost precision and care, while ensuring safety – said Łukasz Jagalski, Deputy Construction Manager at the NDI Group.
Deliveries of all steel profiles for the quay walls have been completed. Currently, the installation of anchors on the outbound quay is continuing. Anchoring booms, known as clamps, are also being installed to reinforce the wall structure before the anchors themselves are installed. All this work is being carried out in parallel and with great precision, not only to meet deadlines, but also to ensure the highest quality of workmanship.
The pile driving works on the outbound and inbound quays have been completed, and the coming months will be crucial for the implementation of the next stages.
– I can say with full confidence that the entire implementation team is doing an excellent job of meeting the high standards set. The weather is favourable for now, and as for the next stages of our work, we have contracted good subcontractors who are among the world’s best. We are looking calmly at the milestones that await us, because we know that we are prepared for them – added Paweł Śpiewak, Deputy Project Director at the NDI Group.
The outbound quay, approximately 450 m long, will be adapted to handle jack-up vessels used for the installation of offshore wind farms, while the inbound quay, approximately 350 m long, together with a Ro-Ro station approximately 105 m long, will be used to receive deliveries of offshore wind farm components.
Within the planned storage yard, work will be carried out on the preliminary assembly of individual wind farm components, which will then be loaded onto vessels in the loading area along the outbound quay. The remaining part of the storage yard will be used for storage zones and space has been reserved for social and administrative buildings, which will be used to support logistics processes and those related to the assembly of wind farms.
The planned completion date for the investment is the third quarter of 2026. The General Contractor for the works is the NDI Group.
