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Protective breakwater for the external port in Świnoujście (LNG terminal shelter)

completedstage: operationaldelivered
PLN 1.0 billion
programme budget (multi-year) · data from 2013net or gross: not recorded≈ PLN 1.0 billion (value-by-stage, est., nominal)funding: state funds

The multi-year programme “Construction of a protective breakwater for the external port in Świnoujście”, implemented between 2008 and 2013 and financed from the state budget, covered the construction of a protective breakwater approximately 3 km long, a groyne alongside the existing eastern breakwater, an approach channel (approximately 1,740 m long and 200 m wide), and a turning basin, together with dredging works. The investment was carried out by the Maritime Office in Szczecin, and the programme was run by the Ministry of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy. The resulting protective breakwater, 2,974.30 m long, is the longest protective breakwater in Europe and, together with the Western Groyne, forms the External Port in Świnoujście, sheltering the LNG terminal designed to receive liquefied natural gas tankers. The total value of the programme was PLN 1,016,754 thousand (approx. PLN 1,016.8 million). Construction of the breakwater was completed in 2013.

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Deliverydelivered[1]

Timeline

  1. Construction start2008
  2. Delivery2013

Significance

The protective breakwater in Świnoujście, 2,974.30 m long, is the longest protective breakwater in Europe and, together with the Western Groyne, formed the External Port in Świnoujście. This port enabled the construction and operation of an LNG terminal capable of receiving liquefied natural gas tankers, which public authorities identified as an element of the country's energy security, linked to the diversification of natural gas supplies.

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  1. [1]Zakończono budowę falochronu osłonowego dla terminalu LNG w Świnoujściu ↗archived ✓
    Inżynier Budownictwa20 May 2013
    StatusCostConstruction startDeliveryFunding
    Status · DeliveryZakończono budowę falochronu osłonowego dla terminalu LNG w Świnoujściu
    CostCałkowita wartość programu wynosi 1 016 754 tys. zł
    Construction start · DeliveryInwestycja, realizowana w latach 2008–2013, została sfinansowana ze środków budżetowych
    FundingInwestycja, realizowana w latach 2008–2013, została sfinansowana ze środków budżetowych w ramach programu wieloletniego
  2. [2]Falochron osłonowy dla portu zewnętrznego w Świnoujściu ↗
    Inżynieria.com
    Investor
    InvestorUrząd Morski w Szczecinie odpowiedzialny jest za budowę: falochronu osłonowego, ostrogi, toru podejściowego, obrotnicy oraz za wykonanie robót czerpalnych.
  3. [3]Najdłuższy w Europie falochron osłonowy powstał w Świnoujściu ↗archived ✓
    PortalMorski.pl4 Mar 2013
    Stage
    StageUtworzy on wraz z Ostrogą Zachodnią Port Zewnętrzny w Świnoujściu
  4. [4]Falochrony w Świnoujściu ↗archived ✓
    Wikipedia (pl)