Offshore, Maritime Industry and Energy
The Tri-City is a strategic installation and service hub on the Baltic Sea, supported by an expanding port infrastructure. Read our comprehensive report on the investment potential of this sector.
- Baltic Sea offshore strategic hub — the Tri-City, thanks to the ports of Gdańsk and Gdynia, the T5 terminal, and leading shipbuilding companies, is a key installation and service hub for Polish offshore
- T5 installation terminal at Baltic Hub (Port of Gdańsk) — dedicated infrastructure for offshore wind farm installation; ready Q3 2026; leased by PGE Baltica + Ørsted
- Offshore and maritime company ecosystem: Remontowa Holding, Baltic Towers, Grupa Przemyślowa Baltic, Siemens Gamesa, CRIST, Damen, Kongsberg Maritime, Aluship Technology, Mostostal Pomorze, Enamor, Montex Shipyard
- Pomerania has the potential in the near future to transform from an energy consumer into an energy exporter
- Poland by 2040: 18 GW offshore — total investment up to PLN 500 billion (USD 225 billion)
- Phase I: 6 projects ~6 GW ~PLN 130 billion entering implementation 2026–2027
- Phase II: CfD auction (December 2025): 3,435 GW awarded to Bałtyk I, Baltic East, Baltica 9 projects — implementation 2030–2032
- Baltic Sea maximum potential ~33 GW, up to PLN 900 billion (USD 225 billion)
- PSE power grid investments of approx. PLN 66 billion (smart grid) — most expenditure relates to programmes in northern Poland
- 66.5% was the share of RES in Pomerania's electricity generation in 2024
Higher education:
- ~23,200 students in programmes relevant to the offshore and energy sector, and ~5,400 graduates per year (4 key universities: GUT, MUG, UG, PNA)
- Gdańsk University of Technology — 10,300 students in offshore-related programmes (energy engineering, ocean engineering, marine engineering, electrical engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, automation)
- Gdynia Maritime University — 3,700 students in offshore-related programmes; Poland's only 'Offshore Wind Energy' degree; programmes: electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, navigation
- Polish Naval Academy (Gdynia) — 1,900 students; navigation, automation and robotics, mechatronics — offshore operational personnel
- University of Gdańsk — oceanography, marine hydrography, water management, geology — environmental and analytical expertise for the sector
Vocational schools and technical colleges:
- First-level vocational schools in Pomerania: ~18,000 students and ~3,800 graduates/year
- Technical colleges in Pomerania: ~44,000 students and 7,300 graduates/year
- Technical colleges in the Tri-City: ~15,600 students and ~2,200 graduates per year
- Polish Offshore Wind Energy Chamber of Commerce (Gdynia) — industry representation, dialogue with authorities, development of the domestic supply chain
- Pomeranian Platform for the Development of Offshore Wind Energy on the Baltic Sea — exchange of experience, workforce preparation, utilisation of R&D potential, business information
- Polish Maritime Technology Forum (Gdynia) — organisation representing the maritime industry; partners: UG and GUT; participant in BALTEXPO, Europort
- Ship Design and Research Centre (CTO) and Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery, Polish Academy of Sciences — R&D research: hydrodynamics, vibroacoustics, materials, corrosion
- Key events: PowerConnect, Offshore Wind – Logistics & Supplies Conference, BALTEXPO (maritime and defence trade fair) Be:Secure
Kluczowe Firmy
Remontowa Holding
Poland's largest shipbuilding group (20+ companies); offshore vessel construction, LNG systems, design, service — one of Pomerania's largest employers.
Baltic Towers
Production of towers for offshore wind turbines. JV of ARP and GRI Renewable Industries. Large-scale steel structures for offshore.
Grupa Przemyślowa Baltic
A holding company established by ARP, comprising Gdańsk Shipyard, Energomontaż-Północ Gdynia and Baltic Operator. A Tier-1 supplier directly to wind farm investors.
Damen Shipyards & Engineering
Three divisions: construction of floating units, offshore design centre, and production and delivery of components for Damen Group shipyards.
PGE BALTICA + Ørsted
Development of the Baltica 2 and 3 projects (combined ~2.5 GW). Lease of the T5 installation terminal at Baltic Hub (ready Q3 2026).
CRIST
A shipyard specialising in offshore vessels for wind farm service, platforms and steel structures. Export deliveries.
MEWO
Environmental measurements, surveys and inspections of underwater infrastructure — key services at the preparation, construction and operation stages of offshore wind farms.
Siemens Gamesa
Baltic Sea Offshore Execution Centre: planning and management of offshore wind farm projects; installation and commissioning of offshore turbines on the Baltic Sea.
Atuty Inwestycyjne
Otoczenie gospodarcze
- Metropolitan Area of Gdansk, Gdynia, Sopot — over 1.6 million residents, positive migration balance
- GDP per capita in the Tri-City is PLN 132,000 (approx. 150% of the national average)
- Gdansk ranks among the happiest European cities (EC report: Quality of Life in European Cities)
- Access to the Polish Investment Zone (including CIT exemption)
Infrastruktura
- 194 ha of industrial investment sites available in Gdansk
- Port of Gdansk: 80.4 million tonnes of cargo, 2.8 million TEU (2025) — the largest container port on the Baltic Sea
- Gdansk Lech Wałęsa Airport: 98 routes, 27 countries, ~7.4 million passengers (2025)
- 1.07 million m² of office space and 1.82 million m² of warehouse space in the Tri-City (Knight Frank, Q3 2025)
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