| The history of Gdansk and its port |
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999 - | |
First ever historical mention of the Port of Gdansk in "The Life of St. Adalbert" |
1236 - | |
Granting of municipal rights by the Duke of Pomerania Swietopelk the Great |
1308 - | |
Seizure of the city by the Teutonic Knights |
1361 - | |
Gdansk becoming a member of the Hanzeatic League |
1454 - | |
Gdansk returning to Poland as a result of the Act of Incorporation of Prussian estates to the Kingdom of Poland |
1457 - | |
Assigning of extended municipal and port autonomy privileges to Gdansk by King Casimir Jagiellonian |
1627 - | |
The Battle of Oliwa - a victorious struggle of the Polish fleet with the Swedish sea blockade of the Port of Gdansk |
17th century - | |
The Golden Age of the Port of Gdansk |
1793 - | |
Incorporation of Gdansk to Prussia subsequent to the second partition of Poland |
1807 - | |
Establishing of the Free City of Gdansk following the Napoleonic wars |
1815 - | |
Re-incorporation of Gdansk to Prussia |
1919 - | |
Second-time establishing of the Free City of Gdansk |
September 1, 1939 - | |
Beginning of the World War II with the German attack on Westerplatte |
THE MODERN HISTORY OF THE PORT |
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1973 - | |
Launching of the Ferry Terminal |
1974 - | |
Launching of the Coal Terminal in the Northern Port |
1975 - | |
Launching of the Liquid Fuel Terminal in the Northern Port |
1996 - | |
Formation of the Port Free Zone in Gdansk |
1997 - | |
Establishing of the company of Port of Gdansk Authority SA |
1998 - | |
Completion of the construction work on the LPG Terminal in the Northern Port
Establishing of the Gdansk Container Terminal |
2001 - | |
Opening of the suspension bridge across the Martwa Wisla river |
2002 - | |
Construction of the Westerplatte Ferry Terminal |
2007 - | |
Launching of the Deepwater Container Terminal Gdansk |
2010 - | |
Launching of the first deep-sea container service |
