Changes in Baltic Hub – Gdańsk terminal responds to global alliances

Baltic Hub officially confirms spring changes in network connections. As a result of the break-up of the 2M alliance and the establishment of Gemini Cooperation Maersk launches shuttle regional connections linking Gdańsk to German ports. Its presence in the container terminal extends the MSC, including it to two trans-Asian ocean services.

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Shuttle to replace the mega-containers. A new role for Baltic Hub in Gemini Cooperation strategy

On 1 February 2025, Gemini Cooperation began operations – a new shipping alliance formed by Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd. Within its framework, Maersk launched two weekly delivery services to Gdańsk, connecting the Gdańsk port with Bremerhaven and Wilhelmshaven. The first wrap took place on March 25, when a container ship wrapped into the terminal Api Bhum (294 m long). Service units These connections have a capacity of up to 10,000 TEUs and will regularly transport cargo from Gdańsk to German ports, from where the containers will hit the Gemini ocean connections.

Changes in Baltic Hub – Maerska units and MSC megacontainers in Gdańsk port / Shipyard portal — Photo by Baltic Hub

New shipping connections and the extension of cooperation with global shipowners are a further step towards operational excellence, increased safety and continued growth.
Jan van Mossevelde, President of the Management Board of Baltic Hub

MSC takes over Baltic space

Maersk's withdrawal from direct connections with Asia created a space that was almost immediately managed by his former partner from the 2M alliance – MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company. From the beginning of April, the operator will launch two new ocean services:

Britannia Service – first vessel, MSC Rose (364 m), will be sent to Gdańsk on 3 April;
Albatros Service – the first suspension planned for 16 April with the participation of the unit MSC Maura (366 m).

Both services serve the Asia–North Europe route, covering key ports in China, Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, as well as the UK, Germany, Belgium and France. The presence of MSC in Gdańsk not only fills the gap after Maersk, but also strengthens the competitiveness of Baltic Hub towards other ports of the region.

Redevelopment of the grid – four ocean services and two shuttle services per week

As a result of this year's shuffle, the Gdańsk terminal expands its connections with Asia. Instead of the three existing services (Ocean Alliance, FAL1, 2M), from the spring of 2025 four oceanic and two shuttle services will operate:

Ocean Alliance (CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL),
FAL1 (CMA CGM),
Britannia (MSC),
Albatros (MSC),
Gemini – Europe Shuttle 3 (ES3),
Gemini – Europe Shuttle 15 (ES15).

Such configuration of connections and the consistent presence of the largest global shipowners is a clear signal that despite the dynamic changes in the shipping alliance system, the terminal not only maintains its position, but consistently strengthens the status of a key transhipment hub in Central and Eastern Europe.

New shipping services on T3 terminal in Gdańsk Port

The wrapped MSC units will be implemented on newly built T3 terminal, whose infrastructure enables handling the world's largest container ships. The terminal was created on an artificially created 36-hectare surface combined with existing T1 and T2 infrastructure. Installed on T3 waterfront cranes (STS) allow efficient operation of units about 400 m long.

As part of the T3 investment, we offer increased operational opportunities, which opens up new prospects for our customers and contributes to the development of trade in Central and Eastern Europe.
Jan van Mossevelde, President of the Management Board of Baltic Hub

Following the completion of the work planned at the end of 2025, T3 will increase Baltic Hub's handling capacity by 1.5 million TEU to 4.5 million TEU annually, strengthening Gdańsk's position as one of the largest container terminals in Europe.

Written by Mariusz Dasiewicz/Baltic Hub