The 10th European Union Strategy Forum for the Baltic Sea Region is behind us. The international forum, attended by almost 800 people from all over Europe, took place on 12-13 June 2019 in Gdańsk. It was attended by entrepreneurs, representatives of non-governmental organisations and EU bodies, local government officials, as […]
Author: Krystian Wyrzykowski
Vistal renovates and modernises a floating dock for Norwegians
The floating dock was towed to Gdynia on Friday, 7 June. It was purchased by a Norwegian shipyard and comes from Klaipeda. Its renovation and modernization will be carried out by Vistal. The dock is moored at the Hungarian quay, which (in part) is at the disposal of Vistal Gdynia […]
New item of equipment for HLJV Innovation
From 29 May to 5 June, large cargo was transported from Szczecin to one of the Damen shipyards in Rotterdam (formerly Verolme Botlek) specialising mainly in repairs and conversions for the offshore sector. On the barge-pontoon, the steel structure of the so-called gripper frame (holder / guide of foundation piles […]
Forum for the Baltic Sea Region is taking place in Gdańsk
The Forum is the most important event concerning the development of the Baltic Sea, the closed-loop economy and demographic problems. The theme of the 10th European Union Strategy Forum for the Baltic Sea Region is connected with the future of the Baltic Sea Region. The most important challenges are demographic […]
Women build ships too
On Thursday, the 20th of June at 16:00, from the main entrance to the 100th shipyard (5 Jerzy Popiełuszki Street), a walk will begin with a guide along the route of the shipbuilding process in the Gdańsk Shipyard and the women involved. How far does their history go in this […]
Trump: agreement with the US for 2 billion m³ of gas worth approximately USD 8 billion
The signed contract for the supply of 2 billion m³ of gas from the USA to Poland is worth about 8 billion dollars – said US President Donald Trump during a press conference on Wednesday. “Recently, Poland has signed commitments of 25 billion dollars of new contracts with American companies […]
The Port of Gdynia is preparing for a big tender
One of the main objectives of the Port of Gdynia Authority SA is to manage real estate and port infrastructure, as well as to effectively plan and develop the port. In order to optimally utilize the areas under the Management Board’s control and to obtain the largest possible revenue to […]
Leiv Eiriksson the world’s largest dredger in the Gulf of Gdansk
DCT Gdansk in the North Port is regularly visited by the largest container ships in the world, and Naftoport is often visited by the largest tankers that can enter the Baltic Sea. So why shouldn’t the approach track to the North Port of Gdansk be deepened by the largest dredger […]
Is Polish coal going to China?
China: Deputy Prime Minister: we are willing to import more from Central and Eastern European countries. China is willing to increase imports from Central and Eastern European countries and will open its market more widely,” said Chinese Deputy Prime Minister Hu Chunhua on Sunday at the China-Ecow Cooperation Forum in […]
What was discussed at Nor-Shipping?
Last Friday marked the end of an important event for the shipping and shipbuilding industry – the Nor-Shipping trade fair and conference. What was discussed this year in Oslo? Some of the issues discussed at Nor-Shipping 2019 are mentioned in the Invest in Pomerania report. Business is like evolution. It’s […]
Cyprus can earn billions on gas export
Cyprus Energy Minister Jeorjos Lakkotrypis said on Wednesday that the Mediterranean island could earn more than 9 billion dollars over 18 years from the export of gas extracted from the submarine field of Aphrodite, AP said. He stressed that the renegotiated contract with a consortium including Shell, Noble Energy from […]
The world’s first hydrogen-powered river vessel
ABB will provide a power and propulsion solution for a newly built hydrogen fuel cell vessel. The EU-funded FLAGSHIPS project involves the construction of two commercial emission-free vessels for inland waterway transport and short sea shipping. Both vessels will run on hydrogen generated from renewable energy. The project is intended […]
Ulstein Color Hybrid with ‘Ship of the Year’ title
Ulstein Color Hybrid with the title of Norwegian “Ship of the Year” awarded by the editors of the trade publication “Skipsrevyen”, this time received a passenger-car ferry with electric drive Color Hybrid built, in subcontract for a Norwegian shipyard, partly in Poland. The award was presented during the Nor-Shipping Fair, […]
Crowdfunding coach from Szczecin Shipyard
Crowdfunding, i.e. community financing, is to cover at least part of the costs of building new ships of the German shipowner and operator. The shares in the first semi-autonomous ship to be built by SSN will be available to small investors. However, there is no, not even unofficial, convincing information […]
Nor-Shipping 2019 festival of marine technology
Nor-Shipping 2019 – the festival of marine technology and business time to start June 04, 2019 rel, PBS Today, the first day of the next edition of one of the world’s largest events in the maritime industry, but with a special emphasis on the shipbuilding industry, lasts until Friday. With […]
Drewil: SAFETY BY QUALITY
Drewil is a family-run company specializing mainly in marine rescue equipment, especially in pilot and embarkation ladders. Drewil has been present in the shipbuilding industry for over 35 years.