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QUALITY AND TRADITION IN THE SEA TRANSPORT
FACT BOX FULL NAME: POLSTEAM DIRECTOR: Paweł Szynkaruk OPERATIONS: Marine Transport ESTABLISHED: 1951 EMPLOYEES: 2418
www.polsteam.com.pl
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olsteam is the largest Polish shipowner and one of the largest in Europe, which operates seventy-one ships of total capacity 2.1 million dwt., including sixty-three bulk carriers, four sulphur carriers and four ferries. The company’ main profile revolves around transporting bulk and liquid cargo such as coal, grain, liquid sulphur etc., to the global shipping markets, but it is also successfully involved in ferry transport in the Baltic Sea through Unity Line, the ferry subsidiary. Polsteam continues to expand its market share, fleet and human potential. Written by Marcin Zimny
steam Frachtowanie, Polsteam Shipping Agency, and Unity Line, the Polsteam Group also comprises IT company (MediaLand), tourism and catering business (Polsteam Żegluga Szczecińska) as well as medical entity (Marine Medical Services). Based in such countries as Germany, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Luxemburg, Sweden, USA, China, Cyprus and Morocco, Polsteam foreign entities focus mainly on agent services. Currently, the Polsteam business offer focuses on: • worldwide bulk cargo tramping; • transport of liquid sulphur;
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ferry service in the Baltic Sea; commercial, operational and technical fleet management; charter and brokerage services; agent service in Polish ports; comprehensive technical fleet management; casco insurance consulting; manning ships with highly qualified maritime staff; counseling and intermediary service while negotiating employment terms and conditions for seafarers, including ITF standards.
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Established in 1951, Polsteam (Polska Żegluga Morska) is one of the biggest dry bulk shipowner and carrier in Europe with a global share in the shipping sector reaching over 1%. It places the company among the top ten biggest shipowners in the world. With its fleet of modern specialized tankers, Polsteam is extensively involved in carriage of liquid sulphur. Annually, Polsteam vessels carry more than 20 million tons of cargo, mainly dry bulk or liquid cargo, over 95% of which is carried between foreign sea ports. This fact makes the business an international corporation, which operates in nine countries on four continents. While in Poland sea transport companies prevail, e.g. Żegluga Polska S.A, Pol-
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