New cargo and passenger ferry terminal is located at Obroncow Westerplatte Quay near the entrance to the port and, at the same time, within a short distance from the centre of Gdansk. The suspension bridge provides the terminal with an excellent transportation link to national and international road network, in particular the Gdansk-Warsaw express road (the distance to Warsaw is 345 km).

• vessels carrying cargo in Ro/Ro technology
• ferries
• passenger ships

The Westerplatte Ferry Terminal is open for business - the Port of Gdansk Authority SA invites business partners interested in the launch of new regular shipping services. The Westerplatte Ferry Terminal guarantees the simultaneous handling of vessels at three berths - each fitted with a Ro/Ro ramp.

Terminal's capacity:

• 3 berths:
  - berth no 1 with a maximum draught of 8.1 metres
  - berth no 2 with a maximum draught of 8.1 metres
  - berth no 3 with a maximum draught of 9.3 metres
• accommodation of vessels with a length of up to 200 metres at each berth
• two floating Ro/Ro ramps, with the maximum allowable carrying capacity of 80 tonnes each, on 35-metre long and 21-metre wide pontoons and one stationary swinging ramp with the maximum allowable carrying capacity of 40.7 tonnes
• total area of the Terminal - 72,000 m2
• parking yards with an area of 10,700 m2, which at one time can accommodate:
  - 375 passenger cars / 125 heavy-duty tracks
  - 12 busses
  - 20 road trains
• maneuvering and storage yards with an area of 19,900 m2, which at one time can accommodate:
  - 500-1100 passenger cars or
  - 140-360 trailers
• warehouse with an area of 8,000 m2
• rail track system leading to the storage facility and to the adjacent railway ramp - max. length of a set of train cars - 170 metres
• six customs and border clearance stands for vehicles
• passenger terminal with a total area of 2,050 m2, with a pedestrian passage and administration back-up facilities ensuring full-range passenger traffic services (six passenger check-in stands)
• escalator and a lift to passenger passage
• car parks in front of the terminal building for 52 passenger cars and 8 busses
• Terminal's annual throughput capacity:
  - 600 thou.-1 million passengers
  - 180 thou.-400 thou. passenger cars
  - 150 thou.-350 thou. heavy-duty tracks
• procedures compliant with the requirements of the Schengen Treaty

Subsequent investment projects aimed at improving the connection between the Terminal and the transport network which is currently undergoing expansion and modernisation,  incl. the A-1 motorway, provide for:

• the construction of the Sucharski Route together with a tunnel under the Dead Vistula River
• the construction of a new, double-track railway bridge across the Dead Vistula River

The implementation of the scheduled projects is favoured by the organisation of the EURO 2012 Championships in Gdansk.