Law and Justice (PiS) has presented a proposal to build a new deep-sea port on Poland’s Baltic coast. The project, dubbed “Port Haller,” is intended to strengthen national security, develop the maritime economy, and increase Poland’s importance on international transport routes. “This could become a truly significant part of our economy. All substantive grounds for building this port are obvious,” said PiS chairman Jarosław Kaczyński.
Port Haller: A Proposal by PiS Lawmakers
PiS MPs held a press conference in which they argued for the construction of a new deep-sea port in Choczewo. The facility would be called “Port Haller” and would become Poland’s fourth seaport specializing in Ro-Ro cargo handling (i.e., trucks, vehicles, and military equipment). It would also open new trade corridors along the Baltic–Black Sea and Adriatic–Baltic axes.
Politicians pointed to the site’s strategic logistical and defense advantages, including proximity to the planned nuclear power plant, favorable terrain conditions, and sufficient approach depth. The port would complement Poland’s existing port infrastructure by providing space and capacity to handle large cargo volumes and serving as a secure gateway for the transfer of NATO forces.
“Today we have gathered for a very important matter. It concerns Port Haller—the plan to build a new port near Gdańsk that would form part of the Gdynia–Gdańsk complex. This port will be located in a particularly favorable area. In any case, a port associated with the construction of the nuclear power plant must be built there. It is a well-connected location where construction can be carried out quickly. This will be a port focused on specific types of cargo,” said PiS chairman Jarosław Kaczyński.
He emphasized that “this is an undertaking that could move in the opposite direction to the current actions of those in power, which result in Polish ports not developing as they could—while German ports benefit.”
“This is another step toward developing Poland’s maritime economy. It could become a truly significant part of our economy. All substantive grounds for building this port are obvious,” he added.
Meanwhile, MP Kacper Płażyński noted that “alongside the construction of the nuclear power plant, access infrastructure is being built—hydrotechnical components of that infrastructure will be developed, as well as dozens of kilometers of new roads and new railway lines.”
“All of this will meet the highest economic benchmarks. It will be access infrastructure costing substantial sums. This port is meant to serve wheeled units—cars and trucks. Neither Gdynia nor Gdańsk is able to find such an area,” he concluded.