Port of Gdansk

🇵🇱 Poland

Baltic Sea · Container Terminal

UN/LOCODE
PLGDN
Country
🇵🇱 Poland
Port Type
Container Terminal
Ocean Region
Baltic Sea
Latitude
54.4000° N
Longitude
18.6600° E

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Vessels on Sanctions Lists Seen at Gdansk

None of the 119 vessels our AIS feed observed within 25 nm of Gdansk between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026 broadcast an IMO number on the OFAC, EU, UK or UN sanctions list today. The feed saw only part of the traffic, so this does not mean no listed vessel called here. The feed has delivered no positions since 5 Aug 2026, so these figures will not change until it resumes.

Joint War Committee listing

Not listed

Gdansk is not inside any Joint War Committee listed area (circular JWLA-035, 16 September 2026).

Source: Joint War Committee circular JWLA-035, 16 September 2026 (LMA/IUA), JWC Listed Areas for hull war, piracy, terrorism and related perils.

Regional Risk Context — Baltic Sea

Between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026, ArcNautical's AIS feed observed 119 distinct vessels at Gdansk, with Cargo making up 47% of those with a ship-type code — in line with the Baltic Sea regional average of 46%. Gdansk in Poland operates in a semi-enclosed shallow basin with seasonal ice and the strictest environmental regime in commercial shipping. December–April ice coverage requires vessels to meet Finnish-Swedish Ice Class for independent navigation or rely on icebreaker escort, and ice-edge position varies enough between years that conventional deterministic routing models fail. Since 2022, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has transformed the security architecture: NATO maritime presence has increased substantially, and sanctions against Russian energy exports have disrupted traditional traffic patterns. The Baltic is also a designated Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) and Sulphur Emission Control Area (SECA), requiring low-sulphur fuel or exhaust gas cleaning systems.

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Sea Distances

Routed sea distances from Gdansk to the principal global hubs, computed by ArcNautical's routing engine — around land and through the canals a ship actually uses, not great-circle.

Top Vessel Types (AIS observations)

Our AIS feed observed 119 distinct vessels at Gdansk between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026; 118 carry a confirmed AIS ship-type code. The most common categories:

47%
Cargo
56 vessels
20%
Tanker
24 vessels
9%
Towing
11 vessels
7%
Passenger
8 vessels
5%
Other
6 vessels

The feed has delivered no positions since 5 Aug 2026, so these figures will not change until it resumes.

Port State Control Context

Gdansk falls under the Paris MoU. The Paris Memorandum of Understanding does not publish a bulk per-vessel detention CSV. ArcNautical evaluates per-vessel detention probability using flag-state performance (3-year rolling rate from the 2024 Paris MoU annual report), vessel age, deficiency history, and ownership transparency. Paris MoU PSC inspections remain among the most rigorous globally.

Latest Arrivals Recorded at Gdansk

The last 10 vessels our AIS feed recorded arriving between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026:

ArrivedVesselFlagType
2026-08-05 RIX ELEONORA 🇵🇹 PT Cargo
2026-08-04 RIVER CRUISE 🇵🇱 PL Passenger
2026-08-03 AMBER SKY 🇵🇹 PT Cargo
2026-08-02 OOCL TURKIYE 🇭🇰 HK Cargo
2026-07-31 PARTHENON TS 🇲🇹 MT Tanker
2026-07-19 RIX BAY 🇨🇾 CY Cargo
2026-07-12 CMA CGM ERMITAGE 🇲🇹 MT Cargo
2026-07-12 SEASPAN MONTEVIDEO 🇸🇬 SG Cargo
2026-07-05 VIKING SKY 🇳🇴 NO Passenger
2026-07-03 RIGER 🇳🇴 NO Cargo

The feed has delivered no positions since 5 Aug 2026, so these figures will not change until it resumes.

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