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DCT Gdansk SA (ID: 4574)
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Overview Overall capital costs are in the region of $ 170 M for the construction of the Terminal and supply/installation of container handling equipment. This includes $120M for the Platform and $50M for the equipment, including IT systems / accommodation / rail link / roads and start up costs. The first year operations (third year into the project) are predicted to break even at EBITDA. Learn more Project Profile Company Profile view our latest movie The scope of the initial project (i.e. the construction phase) is likely to be spread over a period of 2 years. The whole principle of further expansion will be driven by the need to satisfy customer demand. Phase One will provide sufficient capacity to handle 500,000 TEU. At every successive phased expansion the seabed will be drawn down out the land holding with the area of land marked in blue to cater for all future phases and will have clear seaborne access out to sea for vessels. This access is to be the responsibility of the Port Authority. PHASE ONE The initial land requirement for Phase 1 will be for 33.58 hectares on land currently controlled by the Port and for an additional 34.2 hectares which will the area of sea upon which the phase 1 platform will be built. The DCT Container Terminal will be based on the North shore of the Port in the deep-water area. DCT will finance, construct and operate the facility that covers approximately 67 hectares, including the new quay. The new quay will extend approximately 910 metres from the shoreline, 310 metres wide, providing two deep-water berths one of which will eventually handle RO/RO traffic, with up to 15 metres draft. From the date of the signing of the contract and Treasury approval the design and build plan includes 12 months detailed planning, design, environmental reports and building approvals followed by 24 months construction to complete Phase One to first vessel arrival. Local construction companies and services will be used wherever possible; creating 100 s of jobs during the construction phases of the Terminal and subsequently the Logistics Park and Ferry Terminal.Once Phase One is completed the terminal will operate 4 ship to shore gantry cranes capable of spanning 16 loaded containers operating at a minimum of 25 box moves per hour per crane. These cranes will be supported by 4 (2-12-2) yard gantries, handling the container stack, ship loading, and loading to/from road and rail transport through 40 tugmasters and associated equipment. The maximum container throughput using this configuration is in the region of 500,000 TEU or approximately 360,000 containers each year both import and export. The terminal will require 370 trained operators and administrative staff.In addition to road operations the terminal will include a rail transfer point to load block trains utilising reach stackers and a rail mounted gantry enabling direct ship to rail/stack to rail loading and visa versa.All terminal operations will be controlled through wireless linked computer terminals on all handling equipment, gate controls etc. The system enables individual container to be tracked and located to provide the minimum amount of re-handling and efficient ship to shore/ stack to vehicle loading. The system will provide a community network connecting the terminal with customers/ Customs/ vessel operations and hauliers to provide a seamless operation. Gate controls and security systems will ensure that only authorised hauliers can enter the system through a pre-booking arrangement for the collection/delivery of containers. All arriving/departing containers are digitally photographed / tracked for damage assessment claims.The terminal will handle all types of containers including tanks, refrigerated, cooled, flat racks etc. Ferry operations will provide ro/ro capability from transhipment containers to other Baltic destinations and visa versa. Rail block trains will provide scheduled deliveries to and from major centralised inland distribution depots throughout Poland and neighbouring countries. As a deep-water terminal, DCT will be able to handle the largest container ships; however these are not envisaged for some years. The Business Plan predicts only limited throughput in the first three years of operation expanding from 60,000 TEU per annum to 200,000+ TEU after the third year. An independent consultants report confirms traffic growth at this level is a reasonable. PHASE TWO Subject to customer requirements Phase Two will be constructed, extending the terminal to 1280 metres providing a third berth and associated equipment. PHASE THREE Subject to customer requirements Phase Three will be constructed on adjoining land once the Port has negotiated the land out of the Grain Terminal lease. A ferry terminal is planned on this land adjacent to the terminal (subject to a separate agreement with the Port Authority) to support expanding transhipment cargo business, RO/RO ferry and passenger traffic. Due to the deep water nature of the Terminal this facility could also be used to attract Cruise vessels to Gdansk. A cruise passenger handling terminal and associated duty free/ Factory Outlet retail facility will be constructed to enhance this facility. Future Proposals PHASE - FOUR/ FIVE Phase 4/5 will be a mirror image of Phase 1/2 extending the terminal along side Phase 1/2 providing additional berths and associated equipment. The area required for these additional phases will be as shown on the Map in Appendix 1 together with full access rights. Logistics Park/ Freight Village In addition to the container terminal an associated logistics park adjoining the site will provide support services/ remanufacturing/ transport depots/ cold storage/ groupage/warehousing etc. An area of approximately 160 hectares has been identified which is subject to a separate agreement with the Port Authority and the City of Gdansk. It is estimated more than 4,000 additional jobs will be created in the community as a result of the terminals construction and operation. Company Profile In March 2003 DCT Gdansk S.A. signed an exclusive 60-year operating lease with the Port of Gdansk Authority to build and operate a new deep-sea container terminal at Gdansk, Poland. DCT Gdansk S.A. is a company formed by a consortium of leading port and container terminal operators in the UK, with worldwide experience in container terminal operations and design, including Felixstowe, Thamesport, Malta, Dubai, Singapore, Shanghai. The consortium was selected by the Port of Gdansk to complete the construction and operation of the new terminal and is headed by James Sutcliffe, Chairman of one of the oldest shipping and stevedoring groups based in the UK (est. 1862). Phase I of the $170m deep sea container terminal will provide two berths capable of handling Balticmax size vessels, and one berth also providing a ro/ro facility. The terminal has an initial capacity to handle 500,000 TEU (Phase I), with a maximum capacity of 1m TEU once the third berth (Phase II) comes on stream. The construction of the terminal will be entirely financed from private sources. James Sutcliffe, Chief Executive of DCT Gdansk, said: The rationale for this project is very clear, there is pent up demand which needs to be satisfied. Our initial investigations clearly demonstrate that the major shipping lines need this facility to come on stream in about 3 years' time . "The EU White Paper European Transport Policy for 2010 says Enlargement is set to trigger a veritable explosion in exchanges of goods and people between Countries of the Union. Our objective is to make sure that we are ready for this increase in activity . The Baltic region is expanding faster than the rest of Europe and we are confident that the Polish EU membership will generate a substantial increase in demand for containerised goods. Gdansk is an excellent location for north bound traffic feeding into the Baltic states and the only deep sea location for a major Polish container terminal. Overview Click a link below to be taken directly to that section. The Management Team The Proposals The Location Download Acrobat reader The Port of Gdansk Authority has selected a management team headed by James Sutcliffe, Chairman of the Sutcliffe Shipping Group, to construct and operate a new deep water container terminal at Gdansk, Poland. This team is incorporated as DCT Gdansk SA in Poland, a wholly owned company of DCT Gdansk Plc, UK. The terminal will be constructed on a green field site on the North shore of the Gdansk port area, with deepwater access (15m +) at all states of the tide. Phase One offers two 300 metre berths handling up to 1/2 million TEU and Ro/Ro cargo. Phase 2 will increase the capacity of the facility to handle up to 1 million containers per annum. Gdansk is the only Port in Poland capable of handling Baltimax size vessels and, unlike most Baltic ports, it remains ice-free during the winter months. The Port has good rail connections reaching as far South as Odessa and Southern Europe. Road connections are being upgraded with the new suspension bridge over the Martwa Wisla, providing traffic with direct access from DCT onto the proposed new A1 southbound motorway, which is due to start construction in 2003. Poland is attracting substantial investment from abroad, although currently the economy is going through a difficult period due to changes in working practices and modernisation of its agriculture, as it approaches EU membership. Poland and its neighbouring countries provide a market of 300 million people. Demand for consumer goods is steadily growing amongst Poland s population of 37 million people. Containers are the international method for the movement of goods, so as consumer demand grows, it is predicted that container traffic in Poland will grow faster than the world-wide average of 9% per annum. Poland has two small container terminals operating at Gdansk (30,000 TEUs p.a.) and Gdynia, adjacent to Gdansk (200,000 TEUs p.a.). In comparison the UK has eleven major container terminals for a population of 54m. Get this sections PDF View this salescast The Management Team The management team, under James Sutcliffe s leadership, represent a broad range of experience in Ports, Container Terminals and industrial development. James Sutcliffe is the Chairman of one of the oldest (est 1862) privately owned shipping/stevedoring companies in the UK and was a port operator/owner from 1990-2000. Robin MacLeod was Operations Director at Felixstowe and Thamesport and is one of the world's leading designers and development specialists for automated container terminals. Derek Peters was one of the founder members of the management team (Marketing Director) that developed Felixstowe into the largest container port in the UK and subsequently went on to build Thamesport, the most advanced container terminal in Northern Europe. Brian Craig is one of the most prolific property developers in the UK, and has been responsible for nearly ?1 billion of successful developments, ranging from out of town shopping schemes offices to UK s first leisure box with integrated ski slope. Robert Sinclair has an extensive property and finance background. Get this sections PDF View this salescast The Proposals Phase One of the new Terminal development will require the construction of a new pier in the form of a piled rectangular box 1100m x 300m, in-filled from dredgings to create a flat platform. This platform will support the largest ship to shore gantry cranes and a container storage area with associated handling equipment. Berths will be constructed to accommodate Baltimax size vessels with an alongside depth of 15m at low tide (tidal range approx. 1m). The first berth will be dual purpose, capable of handling roll on-roll off vessels (for feeder services) and large container ships. The second berth will be container LoLo only. The terminal design allows for a third operational berth with associated container storage. The Terminal will be run and supported by the latest computer tracking/management/port user systems, integrated with local Customs and vessel operator requirements. Construction is estimated to take 24 months to first vessel on the berth. Due to the flexibility of the terminal operations, container traffic will be complemented by Ro/Ro and trade cars. Container traffic is expected to achieve 60,000 TEUs (twenty foot equivalent unit) year 1 with a steady build up to 500,000 TEU Year 5/6. Ro/Ro follows the trend with 30,000 units Year 1 to 160,000 Year 5/6. Get this sections PDF View this salescast The Location The plan to develop this major new Deepsea Container Terminal (DCT) in Gdansk has been well thought out through detailed discussions between the Port of Gdansk Authority and DCT Gdansk, using our management team s experience in constructing and operating deep water container terminals worldwide. The construction of an independent deep-sea container terminal at Gdansk represents the best opportunity to energize the flow of sea borne container traffic into Poland. A modern and well-run container terminal will complement the regional distribution network envisaged by the European Union. Poland has and will continue to make strides in linking with the rail and transport systems of Europe. The DCT Gdansk team brought together to develop this vital facility has much relevant experience of developing container terminals. The benchmark project used, namely Thamesport in the UK, was their most recent project before it was sold to Hutchison. The key to the success of this project is that it will be totally independent and the Corporate Strategy is to solely address the customers' need for outstanding service. DCT Gdansk will ensure that during the development period staff training will be a priority. The objective is to minimise delays in the Port which can be achieved by a motivated and well trained labour force. During the development period (Phase 1 is scheduled for 24 months), it is anticipated that the DCT Port management team, together with all relevant authorities, will seek to achieve its objective of producing a cohesive team, including Customs officials. It is hoped that all parties will want to be part of this project and make a real contribution to the objectives of DCT Gdansk, to make this Port the most cost effective and efficient Port in the Baltic. Local politicians and the Governor of the Pomeranian Region are keen to make this new Port project the catalyst for a boost to economic activity in the region. The increase in job opportunities that will naturally flow from this development will also underwrite the economic justification for the Government to support and encourage the A1 development and other vital infrastructure projects for the 21st Century. DCT Gdansk is a small, dedicated team brought together to maximise experience and enthusiasm to ensure the Port of Gdansk achieves its objective ..... DCT Gdansk SA