Polish shipping cargo containers base in Szczecin

Despite this limitation, in recent years on the Board of Maritime Ports of Szczecin and Swinoujscie each year increased reloading all types of containers. In 2006, there were 42.4 thousand., In 2007, 56.3 thousand. And, in 2008, 62.9 thousand. Separate statistics for reefer containers are carried out only for two years and shows them that every year there are approximately 5.9 port thousand. And here there is another problem.

The existing base of container at the quay in the Czech Szczecin port is used for a maximum of their abilities. So there’s no chance for additional containers and refrigerated. The situation may change after the scheduled later this year launch a new container terminal at Ostrów Grabowski. The operator – the company PCC Port Szczecin announces that there will be more than 200 special sockets for refrigerated shipping cargo containers.

The amount of cargo and refrigerated containers at the port increased in the last months of the year. Therefore we can not be guided by the average number of containers a year, but we should be preparing to take the maximum number – insisted Arthur Czyzewski, president of PCC Port Szczecin.

Increase the speed of handling refrigerated containers to serve the company launched a new organization of truck traffic entered the port. They are all now enter into a special buffer Square, where they are registered in the system, and drivers receive their card to enter the port. After loading the report on the base container to pass. Check the car is registered at the port gate

Among the refrigerated cargo containers going to Szczecin special role played by imported frozen fish. It was here in the mid-60s created the first dealing with the import of fish foreign trade office “Rybex” Currently, the majority of imports come from about 300 thousand. tonnes of fish are eaten annually in Poland. In the first place where one can find salmon imported from Norway. Soon, however, they may be dethroned by imported from the Far East panga, which became a hit not only import in our country. In 10 years of international trade volume has increased 40-fold. Are currently around one million tonnes, of which 40 thousand. tonnes goes to Polish. Despite the increase in fish consumption to about 13 kg per year per capital, Poland is still in this respect is, however, at the far end of Europe. We are even ahead of Germany (15 kg food), whose culinary tastes slightly different from the Poles.

(24Kurier.pl)