Polferries is the largest Polish ferry operator. The Polish Baltic Shipping Company was established on 31 January 1976 as a state-owned

shipping company A shipping line or shipping company is a company whose line of business is ownership and operation of ships. Shipping companies provide a method of distinguishing ships by different kinds of cargo: # Bulk cargo is a type of special cargo that is ...

. Under the operating name ''Polferries'', the company runs ferry routes across the

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between

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

and

Scandinavia Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and S ...

. 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 Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...

and the Ferry Terminal in

Świnoujście Świnoujście (; german: Swinemünde ; nds, Swienemünn; all three meaning "Świna ivermouth"; csb, Swina) is a city and seaport on the Baltic Sea and Szczecin Lagoon, located in the extreme north-west of Poland. Situated mainly on the islands ...

. Today, the company runs the Ferry Terminal in Gdańsk.

Fleet

Current fleet

* ''Baltivia'' -

Ystad Ystad (; older da, Ysted) is a town and the seat of Ystad Municipality, in Scania County, Sweden. Ystad had 18,350 inhabitants in 2010. The settlement dates from the 11th century and has become a busy ferryport, local administrative centre, a ...

* ''Wawel'' - Gdańsk- Nynashamn (Stockholm) * ''Mazovia'' - Ystad-Świnoujście * ''Cracovia'' - formerly ''Drujba'', bought in March 2017, Świnoujście-Ystad * ''Nova Star'' - Gdansk - Nynäshamn (Stockholm)

Future Fleet and Future Arrangements

2 ferries ordered in Szczecin Shipyard

Former fleet

* HSC ''Boomerang'' (built in Australia, 1997) — 1997–2001 — now ''Tallink AutoExpress Two'' with

Conferry Conferry (Consolidada de Ferrys C.A.) is a Venezuelan shipping company operating passenger and freight services to the islands of Margarita and Coche. Currently owned by Bolipuertos and the Venezuelan state, it serves the ports of Puerto la Cruz ...

. * MF ''Drottningen'' (built in Sweden in 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 ''RG 1'' with

RG Line RG Line Oy Ab was a Finnish shipping company founded in 2001 that operated a ferry line between Vaasa, Finland and Umeå, Sweden until the end of 2012. Nowadays the Vaasa-Umeå line is operated by Wasa Line. The company was founded in 2001 by ...

- scrapped. * MF ''Lancut'' (built in Germany, 1967) — 1985–1994 — scrapped in India in 2003. * MF ''Nieborow'' (built in Germany, 1973) — 1988–2002 — now ''Sveti Stefan II'' with

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Lines - scrapped. * MF ''Parsęta'' (built in Germany, 1970) — 1991–1997 — scrapped. * MF ''Silesia'' (built in Poland, 1979) — 1979–2005 — now ''Galaxy'' with

European Seaways European Seaways Inc. is a Greek shipping company that operates ferry services between Italy, Greece, and formerly Albania. Routes European Seaways operates the following route across the Adriatic Sea: *Brindisi Brindisi ( , ) ; la, Brundi ...

. * MF ''Wawel'' (built in Germany, 1965) — 1973–1988 — scrapped in Turkey in 2004. * MS ''Pomerania'' (built in Poland, 1978) — 1978–2010 — later ''Dalmatia'' with

Blue Line International Blue Line International was a ferry company owned by the Croatia-based SEM Maritime Company (SMC). The Blue Line brand was established in 2003 as a marketing name for SMC's Croatia—Italy services, coinciding with the purchase of the MV ''Anco ...

— scrapped in India in 2014. * MS ''Rogalin'' (built in France, 1972) — 1978–1987, 1989–1991, 1992–2003 — scrapped in India in 2004. MS Cracovia - Ystad-2018.jpg, M/S Cracovia. Image:Brosen gdansk polferries scandinavia2.jpg, "Scandinavia" in

File:Ferry Pomerania.jpg, "Pomerania" File:MF Wawel.jpg, "MF Wawel" docked in the Harbor of

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* * {{Authority control Ferry companies of Poland Ferry companies of Denmark Ferry companies of Sweden Transport companies established in 1976 1976 establishments in Poland Polish brands DFDS