Container transport
Popular, although completely mistaken view, that Polish ports have become today, "empty", Nothing in them has, and the handling of goods and investments stopped this is not only the ignorance and lack of popularizing the subject of maritime economy, but most of all progress and constantly dopracowywanej rationalization and optimization of maritime transport and generally intermodal. The essential is that the share of the transport of general cargo: Container transport. especially unitised, which constitute the largest group of freight ro-ro and container-transport just.
With the benefits of containerization began to realize very early. The first ship designed for the transport of containers in maritime transport industry was the American MS "Ideal-X", rebuilt from the tanker in 1956 year. could carry 53 containers, then still 35-foot. Please note, that container is an economical mode of transport, provided well-developed infrastructure. Their strength lies in the amount of, so all operations must be carried out smoothly, smoothly and seamlessly. Transportation container It requires not only the existence of the construction of ships for the transport of containers, terminal kontenerowych, logistics centers, but also developed road system, turn and "dry ports" in the hinterland of seaports. only such, developed, efficient and well-coordinated transport infrastructure will, that goods transport through intermodal arrive today from the sender to the recipient faster than ever and in quantities never in the history of transport unprecedented. That is the strength of the type of container and container transport services.
this process, with some delay, but began in earnest in the '70s, also in Poland. As with the development of the new mode of transport cargo (container transport) the country's need to build a dedicated terminal for handling containerized goods became obvious. The decision to build it was made, and nThe new container terminal BCT It was located in the area of the so-called. western harbor in the port of Gdynia. The project was launched in 1976 year. Design and technical assumptions - economic developed Maritime Engineering Design Office in Gdansk, and the main contractor was selected Gdynia Industrial Construction Company. Technological equipment was delivered from Spain, and its main producer was the company Paceco-Freuhauf. It should be noted, that BCT, container terminal being built from scratch, and at that time it was very modern. Ability to service delivery Container transport and container-transport became a Polish maritime industry fact.
Today, the oldest Polish container terminal counts well over 30 years. The built-based container operation launched 29 October 1979 was serving the first ship Ro-Ro m / s “BALTIC EAGLE” common service United Baltic Corporation and Polish Ocean Lines operating under the name Polanglia. Soon, in December 1979 he served was the first train, a 10 April 1980 Polanglii, the service has been completed sister ship PLO, m/s “INOWROCŁAW " . The maritime economy in Poland has gained a new dimension. In June 1980 followed by the start of cargo handling system Lo-Lo. Such were the beginnings of containerization of transport in Poland, which has become part of the global system of transport service allowing the transport of container.
To ensure the rapid movement of goods in the field of container-transport around the world and reduce the cost of huge container ships carry their cargo on intercontinental routes, visiting several ports on the continent so. hubs (it includes eg. deepwater container terminal in Gdansk Northern Port). Prospects for the development of container transport sector are also optimistic.