Ever Given ”confiscated” over compensation dispute
The container ship Ever Given, which blockaded the Suez Canal in March, has been temporarily “impounded” (detained, arrested) over a dispute over the amount of…
Hendrik’s Eemslift vessel safe in Alesund
The Dutch multipurpose general cargo vessel Eemslift Hendrika is now safe in port, in Alesund, reports the Norwegian coastal administration – Kystverket. The vessel was…
Stena Line to reduce carbon emissions
Ferry operator Stena Line has continued its plan to reduce total CO2 emissions in 2020 and is therefore now ten years ahead of the International…
First ever commercial cruise on the Vistula River with a cargo of containers
On Tuesday, April 6, the first-ever voyage with cargo for Kujawsko-Pomorskie manufacturing companies set off from the seaport in Gdansk. Six forty-foot containers, containing over…
New investments in Oldendorff Carriers
OLDENDORFF CARRIERS has ordered two 61,300 Ultramax Newbuildings for delivery in July 2022 and acquired two 93,000 tdw Post-panamaxes in separate transactions. The two Ultramaxes…
Coronavirus and crew change. IMO publish a protocol
Almost 150,000 seafarers are stuck on ships due to the coronavirus pandemic, and travel restrictions and blockades around the world still prevent them from completing…
Polish ferry on a trip from Germany to Lithuania – the evacuation of Baltics’ citizen stuck on the border
As part of a special trip, enabling citizens of the Baltic states to return home, the Baltivia ferry, owned by Polish Baltic Shipping Co. (Polska…
60 more coronavirus-infected people on the Diamond Princess cruiser
60 new cases of coronavirus infection were found on the Japanese cruise ship Diamond Princess, which is mooring on the roadstead in Yokohama,” TBS…
Unity Line offers passengers fast internet with Nowhere Networks
The Cyprus-based shipping company Unity Line has chosen Swedish Nowhere Networks as a strategic supplier of high-speed Internet connection. Soon Unity Lines will offer broadband…
Minister Gróbarczyk dismissed the commissioner’s board
The Minister of Maritime Economy and Inland Navigation Marek Gróbarczyk decided that on 13th December this year, the commissioner’s board in Polish Steamship Company will…
The Law on Support for Inland Waterway Shipowners enters
The possibility of financial support for inland waterway owners in the form of preferential loans for the purchase, modernisation or repair of inland vessels is…
Agreement on the construction of a shipping channel through the Vistula Spit signed
The agreement on the construction of a shipping channel through the Vistula Spit was signed on Friday in Elbląg. The new waterway connecting the Gulf…
Signing of a contract with the contractor of the Mierzeja Wiślana drifting pit
On Friday in Elbląg, the Vistula Spit (Mierzeja Wiślana) will sign an agreement with the canal contractor. The most advantageous offer for the construction of…
The government adopted a transport development strategy until 2030
Increasing transport accessibility and at the same time improving the safety of traffic participants and the efficiency of the sector – assumes the draft “Strategy…
PKN Orlen will accept further cargoes of oil from Angola
At the beginning of August and September this year, the Płock refinery of PKN Orlen will receive further cargoes of crude oil from Angola. The…
Polish fleet under the Polish flag – the beginning of the road
Since the beginning of the political transformation, for almost twenty-five years the Polish fleet under the Polish flag has been degrading. For years, the Polish…