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Modernization of the Świnoujście–Szczecin fairway to 12.5 m

completedstage: operationaldelivered
2.0 bn PLN
programme budget (multi-year) · data from 2022net or gross: not recorded≈ 2.0 bn PLN (value-by-stage, est., nominal)funding: EU POIiŚ 2014-2020

The deepening and widening of the maritime fairway connecting the port of Świnoujście with the port of Szczecin along an approx. 62 km section to a depth of 12.5 m and a width of 100 m. During the dredging works, approx. 24 million m³ of spoil was extracted, from which two artificial islands were formed on the Szczecin Lagoon. The investor was the Maritime Office in Szczecin, and the undertaking was co-financed from the EU Operational Programme Infrastructure and Environment 2014–2020.

How it went

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Deliverydelivered[1]
Utilisationin use[5]
maximum draft of a vessel calling at the Port of Szczecin / record single bulk cargo load
Current
masowiec MV Tokugawa z zanurzeniem ok. 11 m i rekordowym ładunkiem ok. 50 tys. ton (śruta sojowa), sierpień 2025 (2025-08)
Capacity or target
standard toru 12,5 m podniósł dopuszczalne zanurzenie z ok. 9,15 m do ok. 11 m
Unit
m draft / t cargo

Timeline

  1. Construction start2016
  2. Delivery9 May 2022

Change history

  • 9 May 2022stage: operational

Significance

The increase of the maximum permissible draught of vessels calling at Szczecin from slightly over 9 m to approx. 11 m enables the handling of larger vessels and increases the competitiveness of the Szczecin–Świnoujście port complex. The works also resulted in two new artificial islands on the Szczecin Lagoon, formed from approx. 24 million m³ of dredged spoil.

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  1. Ministerstwo Infrastruktury (gov.pl)May 2022
    StatusStageDelivery
    Status · Stage · Delivery · Location9 maja 2022 r. oddano do użytku tor wodny Świnoujście – Szczecin pogłębiony 12,5 metra.
  2. Urząd Morski w SzczecinieMay 2022
    Funding
    FundingProjekt jest realizowany w ramach unijnego Programu Operacyjnego ”Infrastruktura i Środowisko” na lata 2014 – 2020
  3. Mapa Dotacji UE (gov.pl)
    Construction startInvestorCostFunding
    Construction startProjekt realizowany był w latach 2016-2022
    Investornazwa beneficjenta URZĄD MORSKI W SZCZECINIE
    Locationzachodniopomorskie
    Costwartość projektu 1 963 749 434,16 zł
    Funding1 557 322 494,14 zł
  4. 24Kurier9 May 2022
  5. RMF2428 Aug 2025
    Utilisation
    Utilisation"Przyjęcie masowca z zanurzeniem blisko 11 metrów było możliwe dzięki pogłębieniu toru wodnego" - przekazano w komunikacie.
    UtilisationTo wymierny efekt pogłębienia toru wodnego ze Świnoujścia do Szczecina do 12,5 metra - podkreśliła Gocłowska.
  6. GospodarkaMorska.plAug 2025
  7. PortalMorski.pl