Port guide · UN/LOCODE PL GDN
Gdansk, Poland
Poland · 54.35° N, 18.67° E · Also listed as Danzig
The World Port Index classes Gdansk as a canal or lake port reached from the Baltic Sea. It records a channel depth of 6.4 m and a cargo pier depth of 6.4 m. Norfolk is 7,060 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 6.4 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.4 m
- Max vessel length
- 400 m
- From Norfolk
- 7,060 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Port PolnochnyUnder 10 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 400 m and a maximum draft of 15 m.
- Channel depth
- 6.4 m
- Anchorage depth
- 9.4 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.4 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 9.4 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 400 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 61.2 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 15 m
As recorded in the World Port Index. Gauges run from 0 to 25 m. Confirm current depths and limits with the port before you fix a vessel.
Facilities on record
Arrival and entry
Gdansk is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Excellent
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: container, ro-ro, breakbulk, solid bulk and liquid bulk. The heaviest lift class recorded is 50 to 100 tons.
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Oil terminal
- No
- LNG terminal
- No
- Wharves
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 50 to 100 tons
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Medium
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated major.
- Repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Large
- Electrical repair
- Yes
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- Yes
- Engine supplies
- Yes
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Poland
- US exports, 2025
- $14.3BLed by aircraft and spacecraft
- US imports, 2025
- $14.1BLed by machinery and mechanical appliances
Other ports in Poland
The nearest is Port Polnochny, under 10 km away.
- DarlowoCargo pier 4.9 m, channel 6.4 m, bulkPL DAR
- GdyniaCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 14 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkPL GDY
- KolobrzegCargo pier 4.9 m, channel 4.9 m, breakbulk and bulkPL KOL
- PoliceCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 9.4 m, breakbulk and bulkPL PLC
- Port PolnochnyCargo pier 14 m, channel 17.1 m
- SwinoujscieCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 14 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkPL SWI
- SzczecinCargo pier 1.8 m, channel 7.9 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkPL SZZ
- UstkaCargo pier 4.9 m, channel 4.9 m, breakbulkPL UST
Sources
- US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
- Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
- Distances are great-circle distances computed from World Port Index coordinates, not sailing distances.
- Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.