Port of Gdansk in international organizations

Active participation in international organizations, associating ports and enterprises connected with them, is one of the most important tools in accomplishment of the strategic target of the Port of Gdansk, i.e. achieving the position of universal logistics and distribution centre on The Baltic Sea.

At present Port of Gdansk Authotity SA belongs to the following organisations:

BPO Baltic Ports Organization was founded on the initiative of ports during the General Founders Assembly in Copenhagen on 10th October 1991. Port of Gdansk Authority SA has belonged to BPO since 1993. BPO is chaired by PGA SA Marketing and Development Director, Mr. Julian Skelnik since 2007. The main objectives of BPO are: to promote policies and viewpoints of the ports in the Baltic region with relevant international bodies and to study problems related with port industry in the context of international treaties, so as to keep its members informed and to seek, when possible, common positions.

BPO Baltic Ports Organization Secretariat - Actia Forum Ltd
8 Pulaskiego Str., 81-368 Gdynia, Poland
Phone: (+48) 58 627 24 67
Fax: (+48) 58 627 24 27
www.bpoports.com

Cruise Europe was founded in 1991 after a meeting between 27 European Ports, where the objective was to work co-operatively in order to attract more cruise vessels to the ports of Northern and Western Europe. Cruise Europe today has a membership of more than 80 ports of Baltic, Norwegian and North Sea. Cruise Europe maintains also close connections with the cruise lines on such matters as future deployment of cruise lines, safety issues, environmental matters and improvement of facilities offered by the ports. Port of Gdansk Authority SA joined Cruise Europe in 2003.

Cruise Europe
Port of Helsinki, P.O. BOX 800, FI-00099 Helsinki, Finland
Phone: +358 917 33 32 09, +358 503 54 36 16
Fax: +358 917 33 32 35
www.cruiseeurope.com

ESPO European Sea Ports Organisation - organisation set up in 1993. ESPO associates over 500 port authorities from all over Europe. The main aim of ESPO is to influence maritime policy of the European Union, as well as to secure the proper rank for ports when planning the economic development of countries - members the European Union and the whole European Community. Port of Gdansk Authority SA has belonged to ESPO since February 1999 and at present is represented by Marketing and Development Director, Mr. Julian Skelnik - Vice-Chairman of the organisation.

ESPO European Sea Ports Organisation
Treurenberg 6, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
Phone: +32 27 36 34 63
Fax: +32 27 36 63 25
www.espo.be

Port of Gdansk Authority SA belongs also to:

Association of Accountants in Poland, Branch Office in Gdansk 93 Jaskowa Dolina Str., 80-286 Gdansk, Poland Phone: (+48) 58 341 25 30, (+48) 58 341 98 11 Fax: (+48) 58 344 17 87 www.gdansk.skwp.pl
Gdansk Business Club 23 Uphagena Str., 80-237 Gdansk, Poland Phone: (+48) 58 345 83 73 Fax: (+48) 58 345 83 73 www.gkb.pl
Polish-Balkan Commercial Chamber 10 Rajcow Str., 00-220 Warsaw, Poland Phone: (+48) 22 831 07 90 Fax: (+48) 22 831 08 90
Polish Chamber of Maritime Commerce 24 Armii Krajowej Str., 81-372 Gdynia, Poland Phone: (+48) 58 661 53 75 Fax: (+48) 58 620 35 54 www.kigm.pl
Shortsea Promotion Centre Poland 7/33 Bytomska Str., 70-603 Szczecin, Poland Phone: (+48) 91 430 83 21 Fax: (+48) 91 430 84 48 www.shortsea.pl