Crude oil terminal in Gdańsk to operate since early 2016

The crude oil terminal of PERN "Przyjaźń" is to be launched at the beginning of 2016, the firm’s CEO Marcin Moskalewicz informed in the interview for daily Rezczpospolita. The project is 49 percent completed. "We are a month ahead of schedule ... everything is indicating that the terminal will start operating at the beginning of next year," the CEO said. The investment has been under construction since the beginning of 2014 and initially was supposed to be completed in 2015. The terminal based in Gdańsk is the first Polish real sea crude oil hub which will be used for storing and trans-shipment of crude oil, oil products and chemicals. Its total capacity is approximately 700,000 sqm, including 375,000 sqm of crude oil and 325,000 sqm of other products. A state-controlled PERN "Przyjaźń" is one of leading companies for oil transportation and storage in Poland.