The Italian Westinghouse Mangiarotti plant in Monfalcone is to produce key components for the first Polish nuclear power plant, including steam generators and pressure vessels of the AP1000 reactors. These plants are considered among the most modern in the nuclear industry and can cooperate with Polish supply companies. Westinghouse has signed letters of intent with over thirty Polish companies and plans to place orders in 2024. The first power plant based on AP1000 technology, consisting of three units, is to begin construction, and concrete for the first unit is to be poured in 2028, with planned operation from 2036.
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In 2024, the Ministry of Infrastructure announced that over PLN 2 billion had been secured for investments in the maritime sector in next year's budget. The investments planned for 2025 include the construction of the infrastructure of the container port in Świnoujście. Minister Marchewka confirmed in an interview with Radio Szczecin that "everything is going according to schedule." We have a location decision, organized tenders and signed agreements regarding the examination of the seabed at the investment sites. We are working to ensure that the terminal in Świnoujście will be able to receive the largest ships in the world at the turn of 2028 and 2029 - added Marchewka.
The investment, costing several billion zlotys, includes, among other things, the construction of an approach track and is to be located east of the LNG terminal breakwater, covering an area of approximately 70 hectares.
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Singapore's main container operator announced its success in handling over 40 million TEUs in 2024. This is to emphasize its development as an entity of an international concern that owns, among others, the Baltic Hub terminal located in Gdańsk. As PSA Singapore points out, this new record exceeds the previous record of 38.8 million TEU set in 2023. As the world's largest transshipment hub, PSA strengthens its position as an important gateway connecting the Singapore economy to the global market. The company's assets reached almost $27.5 billion at the end of 2023. The Baltic Hub transhipment terminal located at the Port of Gdansk, in which the company has a 40% share, also contributes to PSA's overall operations. His is currently underway
development. Thanks to the construction of the T3 terminal, its annual throughput will increase by up to 1.5 million TEU.
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In 2024, Finnish services carried out nearly 300 inspections of foreign ships in domestic ports. Earlier, the media reported that the approximately 20-year-old Eagle S tanker had changed its name many times and was involved in accidents, including: collided with a mobile oil platform off the coast of Texas, US, and had an oil spill off the coast of Chile. Eagle S, which is assumed to be part of the Russian "shadow fleet", was detained on Christmas Day, a few hours after the failure of energy transmission via the EstLink 2 cable. The unit was then on a course from St. Petersburg towards Egypt. The shadow fleet consists of outdated, worn-out ships with which Russia circumvents international sanctions on the export of Russian crude oil.
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They will improve port efficiency and safety. The Maritime Office in Szczecin announced two tenders for the supply of specialized vessels: a buoy setter and a dredger. Their task will be to strengthen the maritime infrastructure in the region and improve the efficiency of activities related to the maintenance of waterways. Both proceedings are conducted as an open tender.
Photo – Maritime Office in Szczecin
The Baltic Industrial Group, including Energomontaż Północ Gdynia and Baltic Operator, is building two offshore transformer stations (OSS) for Baltic Power, the first offshore wind farm in Poland. Baltic Operator produces steel structures for transformer stations with a total weight of 2,600 tons, which are prefabricated in Gdańsk and Gdynia. Transformer stations convert energy from wind turbines, which they then send to land. The station will be assembled and equipped on land and installed at sea using the Gulliver installation vessel. The farm will be located 23 km from the coast near Łeba and Choczewo. After completion of construction in 2026, Baltic Power will cover 3% of national energy demand and reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 2.8 million tons per year.
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In the Turkish port of Ambarli, the container ship Amnah capsized and sank while loading. The 101-meter Amnah container ship flying the Comorian flag was undergoing transhipment. As a result of uneven weight distribution, the ship first tilted to the port side. The recordings show that 10 crew members had already escaped from the vessel. The release stated that the remaining five were forced to jump into the water when the ship began to sink. One of the sailors suffered minor injuries.
Photo X / @denizcilikgm / General Directorate of Maritime Affairs of Turkey
