Poland’s shipbuilding industry with sales of EUR 2.5 billion in 2015
The Association of Polish Maritime Industries Forum Okrętowe has recently published a report on the Polish shipbuilding industry in 2015. The estimations are based on…
DCT’s state-of-the-art STS cranes already on rails
T2 investment has reached a decisive vertical dimension. Three STS cranes, which in May had arrived dismantled by sea for the second berth of DCT…
Port of Gdansk: Nearly 18 million tonnes of cargo handled in the 1st half of 2016
The past six months of this year were undoubtedly successful for the Port of Gdansk, as the volume of transshipments handled during that time reached…
Maritime minister hopes, EC decision on shipyard act will be positive
Interview with Krzysztof Kozłowski, deputy minister of maritime economy and inland navigation in Poland. – At what stage are the arrangements with the European Commission…
FPF-1 towed out of Remontowa SA for final marine system trials
The FPF-1 floating production facility has completed the required inclining test as planned and departed the Remontowa Shiprepair Yard in Gdansk. As Ithaca Energy Inc….
Agility strengthens its position in Africa
Leading global logistics provider Agility announced that it has formed a joint venture in South Africa with Super Group, the leader in South Africa’s supply…
Świnoujście gas terminal received one million cubic metres of LNG!
On July 15, 2016, the Al-Khuwair LNG carrier which belongs to Qatar Gas Transport Company Ltd. (known as “Nakilat”, which means “carriers” in Arabic) delivered…
EUR 119 million of EU funds will flow into the Port of Gdansk
On 8 July 2016, the CEF Transport Coordinating Committee approved a list of transport projects, including as many as three submitted by the Port of…
Baltic Container Terminal in Gdynia joined FEPORT
Baltic Container Terminal (BCT) which is located at the Port of Gdynia in Poland has become a member of FEPORT (the Federation of Private Port…
A resolution to merge ORLEN Upstream Int. with ORLEN Upstream was passed
By the decision of the Shareholders’ Meeting of ORLEN Upstream a resolution was passed to accept a cross-border merger of ORLEN Upstream Sp. z o.o. (Acquiring…
Poland’s Deputy PM believes in shipbuilding industry
– It is possible to rebuild the Polish ship-building industry and make it one of the drivers of the country’s economic growth – Mateusz Morawiecki,…
The MCMV Kormoran commences sea trials
On July 13, 2016, the new MCMV to be delivered to Polish Navy under the name of ORP Kormoran, departed the shipyard and the port…
OT Logistics takes over the companies of STK Group
The Board of OT Logistics has entered into a conditional investment agreement with STK Group Sp. z o.o., one of the largest private rail operators…
General Assembly of SEA Europe in Gdansk
On 16-18 June 2016 in Gdansk the General Assembly of SEA Europe, the European Ships and Maritime Equipment Association was held. Delegates from 17 member…
Polish Sejm passed a Shipyard Act
On the 6th of July 2016 the Sejm (the lower chamber of the Polish parliament) passed a Shipyard Act. There were 290 votes in favour,…
Gantry crane OHBC converted into self-unloading bulk carrier at Vistal
Another ship has recently been converted into a self-unloading bulk carrier for SMT. The ship arrived in Gdynia as Point Lisas Pearl. It has been…