Port of Gdynia Restarts Grain Terminal with GBT as Temporary Operator

The Port of Gdynia, in Poland, resumed cargo operations at its Baltic Grain Terminal (BTZ) after appointing the Polish company GBT Sp. z o.o. as temporary operator. The move came while a separate process to determine the long-term lease of the facility continues to move forward.

The terminal had remained idle since late June 2025, after the previous temporary operator, Mondry Sp. z o.o., ended its activities there. GBT, which specializes in agricultural bulk cargoes such as grain and meal, also operates the Gdański Terminal Masowy (or Gdańsk Bulk Terminal) in Gdańsk, which features silos and flat storage with a combined capacity of 55,000 tonnes. BTZ accounts for roughly 10% of the Port of Gdynia's grain-handling capacity and can store up to 72,000 metric tons across its flat warehouses, silos and elevator.

The restart comes amid growing grain traffic at Poland's three largest seaports, where volumes rose more than 26% year-on-year between January and September 2026. During the same period, Gdynia handled nearly 3.7 million tonnes of grain, an increase of more than 18%.

A tender process for the long-term lease selected a consortium made up of Szczecin Bulk Terminal Sp. z o.o., Tapini Sp. z o.o. and Ribera Sp. z o.o. European Commission documents, in case M.11903 with a decision date of October 12, 2026, identify the transaction as the acquisition by Switzerland's Bunge Global SA and Denmark's CM Holding A/S of a 30-year concession to operate the terminal, which will give them joint control through their subsidiaries. The concession provides for the terminal's modernization and a significant increase in its capacity, although neither the port nor the filing to the Commission specified a works timeline or a target capacity.

The Port Authority of Gdynia announced the restart on October 23, 2026. Kalina Gierblińska, head of the port's communications and marketing office, stated that the resumption will boost cargo-handling potential at a time of higher demand for grain exports following the harvest. For his part, GBT's president, Rafał Różański, noted that the company's goal is to bring the terminal to full operating capacity as soon as possible.