Preparatory works for the construction of the FSRU Terminal started in the Gulf of Gdańsk

These activities were preceded by the clearance of metallic objects from the seabed,  followed by the dredging operations, which have been divided into four stages. The first stage involves increasing the seabed depth in the area where the jetty is going to be erected. Then, dredging will be continued in the immediate vicinity, up to the breakwater to be constructed by the Maritime Office in Gdynia. The two final stages will cover the southern and eastern parts of the offshore construction site.

- The commencement of the preparatory works at sea constitutes yet another important step in the implementation of the FSRU Program. Increasing the seabed depth in the area of the future terminal is not only a prerequisite for the safe manoeuvring and mooring of heavy vessels with large draught, but also a foundation for the efficient operation of all of the infrastructure. At GAZ-SYSTEM, we are consistently developing a network of gas pipelines that increases the capacity for gas imports by sea and significantly strengthens Poland's energy security – said Sławomir Hinc, President of the Management Board of GAZ-SYSTEM.

Once dredging is completed, the mobilisation of vessels, equipment and materials necessary for pile driving will start. The works must take into account weather conditions and what is called the ‘environmentally sensitive period’, i.e. the time of year when the natural environment in the area is particularly vulnerable to any disturbance, e.g. fish spawning period. The works will continue until next year.

Some of the spoil extracted during the dredging in the Gulf of Gdańsk will be used to nourish the beach in Górki Zachodnie (at entrance no. 21) and the remainder will be disposed of in a dedicated  area designated by the Maritime Office in Gdynia.

FSRU Terminal – a new point of entry for natural gas into Poland
The Terminal to accommodate the Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) is a strategic investment project contributing to the development of natural gas infrastructure in Poland and the region. It involves construction of facilities capable of LNG off-take, in-process storage and regasification to obtain  over 6 bcm of natural gas per year. The FSRU vessel, currently under construction at the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea, will be permanently moored in the southern part of the Gulf of Gdańsk, within the Port of Gdańsk (in the vicinity of the Baltic Hub and the approach fairway). This infrastructure will be the second facility in Poland (after the LNG Terminal in Świnoujście) capable of receiving liquefied natural gas delivered by sea. 

The FSRU Program includes not only the construction of the jetty and offshore gas pipeline, but also expanding the Polish natural gas transmission system by nearly 250 km of new onshore pipelines. The commissioning of the new terminal is planned for the turn of 2027 and 2028.

Financial support for the project
The implementation of the offshore component is supported from the EU funds. Under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the European Commission granted funding to the LNG Gdańsk project for the preparatory works. The maximum amount of the grant is approx. EUR 19.6 million.

In June 2025, GAZ-SYSTEM signed a loan agreement with Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego for PLN 2.2 billion, which will be used to build the infrastructure for natural gas. The funding comes from the National Recovery Plan (NRP), where the FSRU Program is included in the chapter concerning REPowerEU – the EU instrument supporting Europe's accelerated transition away from Russian fossil fuels by 2030. The onshore component of the terminal construction project is aligned with the objectives of REPowerEU, which include increasing energy efficiency and removing barriers to the development of renewable energy sources.