PKN ORLEN moves a step closer to merger with PGNiG and Grupa LOTOS
The Ministry of State Assets, PKN ORLEN, PGNiG and Grupa LOTOS have confirmed the structure of the intended merger. They have signed a four-party agreement…
Sailing Poland crew wins Klaipeda-Gdynia race
The first offshore leg of The Ocean Race Europe Prologue is complete. Four VO65 yachts docked in Gdynia today and there is no change in…
Zero-emission shipping like Mount Everest for the global maritime industry
During the GreenMare international conference held in Gdansk last Tuesday, 20 December, leading experts and representatives of the maritime industry in Europe discussed global challenges…
ERGO Hestia to pay compensation after Suez Canal blockade
ERGO Hestia will participate in compensation payments related to the recent blockade of the Suez Canal. On board the ship Ever Given, which paralysed one…
Seafarers and air crews need to prioritise vaccination
The heads of five UN organisations have called for COVID-19 vaccination priority for maritime and air transport workers, given their critical role in supporting global…
“‘Quiet tanker’ to care for marine ecosystem
Onex Peace, an Aframax tanker built at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HHI) for Onex, is the world’s first commercial vessel with a Silent-E notation from…
Gdansk Shipyard with court-approved conservation protection
The Provincial Administrative Court in Warsaw has dismissed complaints against the decision of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of 10 June 2020 entering…
ORP Iskra training ship ready for season
The training ship ORP Iskra has undergone maintenance work and is now ready for the season. The task was performed in the Stocznia Wojenna (Naval…
Hijacked seafarers freed after one month
Fifteen seafarers kidnapped last month from a chemical tanker belonging to De Poli Tankers have been freed. Nine pirates armed with guns boarded the Maltese-flagged…
Remontowa Shipbuilding SA will build a fire ship for Szczecin and Świnoujście Seaports Authority
Remontowa Shipbuilding has won a tender announced by Szczecin and Świnoujście Seaports Authority SA for the construction of a firefighting vessel. Its tasks will…
Czech Republic: Russia failed to stop Vistula Spit cross-section
According to the Lidove Noviny (LN) newspaper portal, the Vistula Spit cross-section is a strategic safeguard against an unpredictable neighbour from the east. LN stresses…
Nord Stream operator speaks out about provocations during construction in the Baltic Sea
The operator of Nord Stream 2 has stated that ships building the gas pipeline are subject to provocation by warships, fishing vessels and a Polish…
PGNiG and Naftogaz: a step towards joint gas production in Ukraine
Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA and the Naftogaz Group, Ukraine’s national oil and gas company, signed a Memorandum of Understanding regarding cooperation in exploration…
Green technologies in shipping at european conference GreenMarE 2021
Date, language, formula and location: 20 of April 2021, English, an open online event supporting the InterMarE South Baltic maritime trade fair in Gdansk….
H-3 ‘Leszko’ tug delivered to polish navy
H-3 Leszko is the fifth in a series of six tugboats ordered by the Polish Navy from Remontowa Shipbuilding, a member of the Remontowa…
Electric ferry Fodnes sailed to Norway
On Thursday, 4 February, Fodnes (B619/4) – the fourth in the series of hybrid electric powered ferries, sailed out of Remontowa Shipbuilding in Gdansk. The…