Poland’s Port of Darłowo has completed two infrastructure projects with a combined value of more than PLN 174 million (EUR 40.3 million), including facilities intended to support offshore wind operations in the Baltic Sea.
Around PLN 144 million (EUR 33.3 million) of the total came through Poland’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan (KPO), according to the Maritime Office in Szczecin.
The Maritime Office in Szczecin carried out one of the projects to improve navigation safety and wave conditions at the port. The project was valued at approximately PLN 130 million (EUR 30.1 million), including around PLN 109 million (EUR 25.2 million) in KPO funding.
Work included reconstruction of the 356.5 m western breakwater and construction of a new 100 m spur. The Maritime Office signed the construction contract with DORACO in February 2025, and the works were completed in July 2026.
The reconstructed breakwater was designed to provide greater resistance to erosion, while the new spur reduces wave activity in Darłowo’s outer harbour. The project also included new lighting and a navigation beacon.
Construction used approximately 980 tonnes of reinforcing steel, 8,000 cubic metres of hydraulic concrete, nearly 16,000 square metres of sheet piling and 189,000 tonnes of rock.
The upgraded infrastructure is intended to provide safer access for commercial and tourist vessels, as well as vessels used for offshore wind farm support operations.
A second project, led by the City of Darłowo, prepared the port to serve as an offshore wind service base. It is valued at more than PLN 44 million (EUR 10.2 million), including PLN 35 million (EUR 8.1 million) in KPO funding.
The project included modernisation of nearly 400 m of the existing Southern, Gdynia and Szczecin quays and their functional connection to a new 229 m Transhipment Quay. The new quay is designed to accommodate specialised offshore wind service vessels.
