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

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

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between Poland and

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. 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

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

Fleet

Current fleet

* '' Varsovia'' – Świnoujście -

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* '' Nova Star'' –

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* '' Cracovia'' – Charter to

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* ''

Mazovia Mazovia or Masovia ( ) is a historical region in mid-north-eastern Poland. It spans the North European Plain, roughly between Łódź and Białystok, with Warsaw being the largest city and Płock being the capital of the region . Throughout the ...

'' – Świnoujście - Ystad * ''

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'' – Gdańsk - Nynäshamn

Future Fleet and Future Arrangements

1 ferry ordered in Gdańsk Remontowa Shipyard

Former fleet

* MV Baltivia (built in Sweden, 1981) - 2007-2024 - sold to Georgian operator. * HSC ''Boomerang'' (built in Australia, 1997) — 1997–2001 — now ''Tallink AutoExpress Two'' with Conferry. * 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 – 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. * MF ''Wawel'' (built in Germany, 1965) — 1973–1988 — scrapped in Turkey in 2004. * MS ''Pomerania'' (built in Poland, 1978) — 1978–2010 — later with

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— scrapped in India in 2014. * MS ''Rogalin'' (built in France, 1972) — 1978–1987, 1989–1991, 1992–2003 — scrapped in India in 2004. File:MF Varsovia - Ystad-2024.jpg, MF ''Varsovia'' 2024 File:MS Cracovia - Ystad-2018.jpg, MS ''Cracovia'' File:ŚWINOUJŚCIE. AB-006.JPG, ''MF Pomerania'' File:Brosen gdansk polferries scandinavia2.jpg, ''Scandinavia'' in

File:MF Wawel.jpg, MF ''Wawel'' in Świnoujście File:Polish Baltic Shipping Company flag.svg,

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References

External links

* * {{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 Polish Joint-stock companies