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Poland to build canal through lagoon to the Baltic
Poland is to build a short canal so that ships leaving from one of its ports will no longer need…
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Europe
European Commission investigates possible Polish state aid for its shipyards
The European Commission yesterday opened an investigation into tax incentives for shipyards in Poland. The commission believes Warsaw’s flat-rate tax…
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Europe
Moby sells ageing ro-ro to Unity Line
Compagnia Italiana di Navigazione, once public ferry operator Tirrenia and now owned by Moby, has sold ro-ro vessel Puglia to Polish shipping…
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Europe
Polish master hangs himself on transatlantic voyage
A Polish captain hanged himself midway through a transatlantic voyage from New York to Tilbury in the UK, a British…
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Europe
Apostleship of the Sea helps 59 stranded crew in Poland
The charity Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) has reported how it stepped in in Poland to assist 59 abandoned Russian…
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Europe
Poland targets shipbuilding revival
The Polish government is pushing ahead with a major revamp of its shipbuilding sector. The minister of development Mateusz Morawiecki…
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Asia
North Koreans employed in ‘forced’ labour at two major Polish shipyards
An investigation by Vice has shone light on the employment of North Korean workers in “forced labour” conditions at the…
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Europe
Warsaw targets shipbuilding revival
The Polish government is pushing ahead with plans to try and revitalise the nation’s shipyards. The Ministry of Development is…
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Operations
Five crew members from Polish ship abducted by pirates off Nigeria
Poland’s government has confirmed that Polish-owned general cargo vessel was hijacked by pirates off the Nigerian coast on Friday, with…
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Europe
Poles accused of bribery in escalating Port of Tallinn scandal
Estonian authorities are investigating a bribery scandal linking Polish shipbuilders with the Port of Tallinn. The Estonian Prosecutor General’s Office…
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Containers
Russian seafarer suffers 90% burns onboard MSC ship
A sailor suffered severe burns yesterday in the Baltic and helicoptered to a hospital in the Polish city of Gdynia.…
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