Polferries
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Polferries is the largest Polish ferry operator.
The Polish Baltic Shipping Company was established on 31 January 1976 as a state-owned shipping company. Under the operating name Polferries, the company runs ferry routes across the Baltic Sea
between Poland
and Scandinavia
.
In 1996 Polferries approved quality assurance system the International Safety Management Code (ISM). In May 1997 the company was recognised as meeting the requirements of the Quality Management Certificate ISO 9002. It became legally recognised as a corporate body in 1992.
Until 2001, Polferries had owned two ferry terminals in Poland, the Ferry Terminal in Gdańsk
and the Ferry Terminal in Świnoujście
. Today, the company runs the Ferry Terminal in Gdańsk.
The Polish Baltic Shipping Company was established on 31 January 1976 as a state-owned shipping company. Under the operating name Polferries, the company runs ferry routes across the Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...
between Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
.
In 1996 Polferries approved quality assurance system the International Safety Management Code (ISM). In May 1997 the company was recognised as meeting the requirements of the Quality Management Certificate ISO 9002. It became legally recognised as a corporate body in 1992.
Until 2001, Polferries had owned two ferry terminals in Poland, the Ferry Terminal in Gdańsk
Gdansk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
and the Ferry Terminal in Świnoujście
Swinoujscie
Świnoujście is a city and seaport on the Baltic Sea and Szczecin Lagoon, located in the extreme north-west of Poland. It is situated mainly on the islands of Uznam and Wolin, but also occupies smaller islands, of which the largest is Karsibór island, once part of Usedom, now separated by a Piast...
. Today, the company runs the Ferry Terminal in Gdańsk.
Fleet
- ScandinaviaMS Scandinavia (1980)The Scandinavia is a cruiseferry owned and operated by Polish shipping company Polferries. The vessel sails overnight between the Polish city of Gdańsk and Nynäshamn in Sweden. The Scandinavia is the first of two sister ships built...
- NynäshamnNynäshamn- References :...
— GdańskGdanskGdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the... - Baltivia - Nynäshamn — Gdańsk
- Wawel - YstadYstadYstad is a "locality", or town, and the seat of Ystad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden, with 17,286 inhabitants .Settlement dates back to the 11th century and the town has become a busy ferryport, local administrative centre and tourist attraction...
— Świnoujście
Former fleet
- Pomerania - Now Dalmatia with Blue Line InternationalBlue Line InternationalBlue Line International is a ferry company owned by the Croatia-based SEM Maritime Company . It operates two car/passenger ferries between Croatia and Italy...
- HSC Boomerang (built in Australia, 1997) (1997–2001) - Now HSC Tallink AutoExpress 2 with ConferryConferryConferry is a Venezuelan shipping company operating passenger and freight services to the islands of Margarita and Coche.-Routes:Conferry operate two routes across the Caribbean Sea..* Punta de Piedras - Puerto la Cruz...
. - MF Drottningen (built in Sweden, 1968) (1975–1976) - Scrapped in China in 2005.
- MF Gute (built in Sweden, 1979) (2000) - Laid up.
- MF Kahleberg (built in Germany, 1983) (2003–2004) - Now MF RG 1 with RG LineRG LineRG Line Oy Ab is a Finnish shipping company founded in 2001 that operates a ferry line between Vaasa, Finland and Umeå, Sweden.The company was founded in 2001 by well known Rabbe Grönblom, just months after Silja Line had put their traffic on Kvarken / Merenkurkku to an end because of a decision in...
. - MF Lancut (built in Germany, 1967) (1985–1994) - Scrapped in India in 2003.
- MF Nieborow (built in Germany, 1973) (1988–2002) - Now MF Sveti Stefan with Montenegro LinesMontenegro LinesMontenegro Shipping Lines, Inc. is a domestic shipping line established in the Philippines on September 16, 1978 by Vicente Leyco Montenegro, Sr. a pioneer in commercial and public transportation by sea. The first route was from Batangas City to Abra de Ilog. Initially served by the boat, Malaya...
. - MF Wawel (built in Germany, 1965) (1973–1988) - Scrapped in Turkey in 2004
- MF Rogalin (built in France, 1972) (1978–1987, 1989–1991, 1992–2003) - Scrapped in India in 2004.
- MF Silesia (built in Poland, 1979) (1979–2005) - Now MF Yuzhnaya Palmyra with IscomarIscomarIscomar is a company that operates a single ferry service between Alcudia on the Balearic island of Mallorca and Ciutadella on the Balearic island of Menorca...
. - MF Parsęta(1991–1997) scrapped