“Strategic” investor from China in the Polish terminal game. The deputy minister took the floor
CK Hutchison, a conglomerate with Chinese capital based in Hong Kong, announced this week that He conducts talks on this subject with the Chinese “strategic” investor. According to the sources of the Reuters agency, it's about COSCO State Transport Company.
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The company would join a consortium submitted, among others from the American Fund Blackrock and the Italian MSC group, which negotiates the takeover of Hutchison's port assets valued at nearly $ 23 billion. These ports are located in 23 countries and cover a total of 43 terminals – including GCT in Gdynia.
Game for a terminal in Gdynia. The government announces supervision over the decision
As the deputy minister of infrastructure Arkadiusz Marchewka informed PAP, the ministry remains in constant contact with the situation regarding Gdynia Container Terminal (GCT). – We monitor both the current functioning of the terminal and the negotiation process between its owner and the potential buyer – carrot, responsible for maritime economy and inland navigation.
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Carrot, asked by PAP if this is also associated with the control of the records of the agreement between Hutchison and potential buyers, assured that “All decisions that are required by the Ministry will be made at the time when the basis will be the basis, i.e. when the appropriate documentation is received by the Ministry“.
Terminal in Gdynia – a port of strategic importance
The container terminal in Gdynia was established in 2005, when Hutchison Ports leased post -camp areas at the Bulgarian quay. The lease agreement is valid until 2089.
The importance of the terminal increased especially after the controversial incident from 2023, when the American transport ship MV Cape Ducato, transporting military equipment, did not receive permission to moor at the terminal quay. Although the official reason for the decision was not given, the event aroused serious concerns about the safety of port infrastructure, especially since GCT is only a few hundred meters from the area of transhipment of weapons supply for Ukraine.
In response to these events, the terminal was entered in 2024 on the List of Critical Infrastructure by the Government Security Center.
