Supported by a grant from Norway through the Norwegian Financial Mechanism

Project number and title:	NMF05.PL0065 Strengthening the sea border crossing point in the Port of Gdynia - Port security monitoring system
The Financial Mechanism:	Norwegian Financial Mechanism
Priority sector:	Implementation of Schengen acquis, support of National Schengen Action Plans, as well as strengthening the judiciary
Project Promoter:	Port of Gdynia Authority S.A.
Partners:	The Maritime Regional Border Guard Unit in Gdańsk The Local Border Guard Unit in Gdynia The Customs Office in Gdynia
Total project cost:	971 276 EUR
Grant amount awarded:	466 604 EUR [Grant rate 60%]
National co-financing:(Project Promoter co-financing)	504 672 EUR

 

The purpose of the project

The purpose of this project is to ensure implementation the appropriate sea border protection standards in the Port of Gdynia through construction an coherent security monitoring system of the port area administered by the Port of Gdynia Authority S.A.

The subject of the project is construction a surveillance television system in the Port of Gdynia including 60 cameras, installed in the area of 240 hectares, on the walls of the buildings, on the lighting towers and on the lighting navigational mass to observe the port gates, all port berths (in particular the points of contact between a ship and a berth), the ships' enter gateway, the places of dangerous cargo loading and re-loading and the places of passenger ships embarkation.

This project is a subsequent phase of adapting the sea border crossing point in the Port of Gdynia to the Schengen requirements, after already finished investments of Port of Gdynia Authority S.A. which are as follows: enlargement and modernisation of the border crossing point at a Ferry Terminal at Helskie II Quay (with public co-funding) and building the Border Point of Veterinary Control (PharePL.0006.05 "Border Control").