| Article Index |
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| Development Strategy |
| 1 Main development objectives |
| 2 Strategic Port Investments |
| 3 Port access investments |
| 4 Attachements |
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Development strategy
The port of Gdynia is located on the coasts of the South Baltic Sea. Construction of the Port started in the 1920's of the 20th century and from its early beginnings, it distinguished itself as a strong and dynamic port in the Baltic Sea region. The development of the Port of Gdynia is inseparably linked to the fortunes and development of the City of Gdynia. The characteristic saying "The Port and City form one organ" by the creator of the port and city, Engineer Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski, duly proves this fact.
Different companies, whose activities range from stevedoring, shipbuilding and repair works, tourist and transport service providers operate and are located within the administrative land boundaries of the port, which is about 492,7 hectares.
The entire port is administered by the Port of Gdynia Authority S.A., which has the statutory obligation to manage all port land and infrastructure. The grounds used by stevedoring and auxiliary service companies with 100% shares owned by the Port and other private ones are directly managed by the Authority. The Port is proceeding with the successive sale of shares in port-owned companies as a result of obligations imposed by Parliamentary legislation on it to restructure and privatise these companies in order to separate operations from administration duties. At the same time, strategic investment projects are being undertaken in the port.
The Port of Gdynia Authority cannot function without a strategic development plan if it wants to achieve and maintain a strong competitive position in the market. As a consequence, the General Assembly of Shareholders approved the " Port of Gdynia Strategic Development Plan to 2015" on 28th August 2003. It is an extensive document that sets strategic vision and mission of the company as well as investment targets, which the Port Authority plans to execute in the port area taking into account also co-financing from EU Structural Funds. Since the port functions in a fierce competitive environment, the strategic plan is designed to be demand-driven in its realisation. Market conditions, which enable the realisation of the strategy, were considered during the defining of priority investment targets in the plan.
The primary aim of the strategic plan is to create conditions for long-term success on the market. As a result, this plan is very elastic and will be continually revised and will adapt port to new market conditions.
