Almost zł.346 million is to be invested in the Polish ports of Gdańsk, Szczeciń and Świnoujście, of which zł.250 million will come from the EU. Poland’s Centre for EU Transport Projects (CUPT) announced this on its website, noting that it had signed three agreements with the port authorities of Szczeciń, and Świnoujście and one with the Maritime Office in Gdynia (which oversees the port in Gdańsk).

Szczeciń will build a new 163-meter quay in the northern part of the port and will also rebuild and extend a grain wharf that was originally built in the 1930s. It should, in the future, be able to service ships of up to 230 meters in length. The total cost of the investment is over zł.60 million and the EU will cover around zł.35 million of this.

Almost zł.90 million is to be spent on infrastructure in Szczeciń and Świnoujście. All the internal roads are to be rebuilt, as are the loading areas for heavy trucks, and the funds will also be used for lighting and drains. Another zł.104 million is to be spent on rail lines.

In Gdańsk, zł.91 million will be spent on modernizing the port’s entrance. The entrance channel is to be deepened and 754 meters of the eastern seawalls are to be rebuilt.

For the 2007-2013 period, over E37 billion has been earmarked for the Operational Programme Infrastructure and Environment, which CUPT draws on. This program accounts for over 40 percent of the total cohesion funds allocated to Poland.

Alexander Hayes