Editing Elbląg (section)

== Port of Elbląg ==
Elbląg is not a deep-water port. The draft of vessels using its waterways must be no greater than {{convert|1.5|m|2|abbr=on}} by law. The turning area at Elbląg is {{convert|120|m|2|abbr=on}} diameter and a pilot is required for large vessels.<ref>[http://www.polfracht.pl/polfracht/psal/localinf/elb/portelb1.htm Port Elbląg] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060805113641/http://www.polfracht.pl/polfracht/psal/localinf/elb/portelb1.htm |date=August 5, 2006 }}, site maintained by Polfracht Shipping Agency Ltd.</ref> Deep water vessels cannot manoeuvre; in that sense, Elbląg has become a subsidiary [[port of Gdańsk]]. Traffic of smaller vessels at Elbląg is within the river and very marginal, while larger vessels were unable to reach the open [[Baltic Sea]] after 1945 without crossing into [[Russia]]n territory. Construction of the [[Vistula Spit canal]] was completed in September 2022, allowing vessels access to the Baltic Sea while remaining within Polish territory.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://polishnews.co.uk/the-vistula-spit-the-dredging-of-the-shipping-canal-has-begun-the-first-units-are-to-sail-in-2022/ |title=The Vistula Spit. The dredging of the shipping canal has begun. The first units are to sail in 2022 |date=August 3, 2021 | access-date = 12 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.ndi.pl/en/vistula-spit-june-report |title=Vistula Spit – june report | access-date = 12 March 2022}}</ref> The city features three quay complexes, movable cranes, and railways.