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  Gdynia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gdynia is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdańsk (Danzig) and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the Tricity (Trójmiasto) with a population of over a million people.
The decision to build a major seaport at the Gdynia village was made by the Polish government in winter 1920, because of the hostile attitude of the Danzig (Gdańsk) authorities and the seaport workers towards Allied military supplies to Poland during the Polish-Soviet War (1919–1920).
Gdynia after World War II On March 28, 1945 Gdynia was captured by the Soviets and assigned to Polish Gdansk Voivodship.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gdynia   (1580 words)

  
 Gdynia - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Gdynia is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdańsk and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the Tricity (Trójmiasto) with a population of over a million people.
Gdynia, as part of Eastern Pomerania, was part of the loose confederation of Slavic tribes that would later be called Poland from circa 990–1308.
Gdynia after World War II In March 1945 Gdynia was captured by the Soviets and assigned to Poland (Gdansk Voivodship).
open-encyclopedia.com /Gdynia   (1504 words)

  
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Gdynia railway station is situated nearby (at the distance of 2 kilometres).
All aspects of Construction of the "national port" were comprehensively dealt with in a pamphlet written by T.Wenda together with vice-admiral K. Porêbski and aimed at popularization of the idea of that project.
On 23rd September 1922 the Parliament passed the Act on Construction of the Port in Gdynia, Pomerania Region, as a Public Port.
members.lycos.co.uk /mspilsudski/port.html   (1643 words)

  
 Gdynia
The decision to build a major seaport at the Gdynia village was made by the Polish government in winter 1920, because of the hostile attitude of the Danzig (Gdansk) authorities and the seaport workers towards Allied military supplies to Poland during the Polish-Soviet War (1919–1920).
In 1938 Gdynia was the most modern and the biggest seaport on the Baltic sea, and the 10th biggest in Europe.
Gdynia city and seaport were occupied in September 1939 and renamed Gotenhafen to commemorate the Goths (despite that the previous German name was Gdingen, with no relation to the Goths).
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/g/gd/gdynia.html   (1369 words)

  
 MarTV.com - PEuroD2L.html
Groningen Seaports is the port authority of the twin ports of Delfzijl and Eemshaven.
The port is located 200 km to the west from Riga, 550 km to the south of Helsinki and 550 km to the east of Copenhagen.
The port of Liverpool is situated on the River Mersey in the north west of England.
www.martv.com /PORTS/PEUROD2L.html   (6173 words)

  
 Gdynia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Gdynia is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot the city of Gdańsk and suburban communities which together form a metropolitan area called the Tricity (Trójmiasto) with a population of over a people.
In 1938 Gdynia was most modern and the biggest seaport on Baltic sea and the 10th biggest in The trasnshipments rose to 8.7 mln tons was 46% of Polish foreign trade.
Gdynia city and seaport were occupied in 1939 and renamed Gotenhafen to commemorate the Goths (despite that the previous German name Gdingen with no relation to the Goths).
www.freeglossary.com /Gdynia   (1387 words)

  
 Gdynia Sister City Report
Gdynia, a relatively new town in old Europe, is located on the Gulf of Gdansk on the Baltic Sea.
From its port to shipbuilding, from maritime training to acting as a base for deep sea fishing, Gdynia's economic vitality is based on its location on the Baltic Sea.
In the Gdansk region as a whole, the 1993 employment breakdown was 33.63 percent in industry, 7.85 percent in construction, 7.58 percent in transport, 7.34 percent in trade and 1 percent in agriculture.
www.cityofseattle.net /tda/trade_info/TBfrontsistergdynia.htm   (1857 words)

  
 Gdynia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Gdynia, as part of Eastern Pomerania, was part of the loose confederation of Slavic tribes that would later be called Poland from circa 990-1308.
The decision to build a major seaport at the Gdynia village was made by the Polish government in winter 1920, because of the hostile attitude of the Danzig (Gdańsk) authorities and the seaport workers towards Allied military supplies to Poland during the Polish-Soviet War (1919-1920).
In the years 1931-1939 Gdynia harbour was further extended to become a universal seaport.
www.yotor.com /wiki/en/gd/Gdynia.htm   (1515 words)

  
 GDYNIA, Poland - Seattle Sister City
Gdynia is one of Poland's youngest, most dynamic cities with a population of nearly 260,000.
In 1253 Gdynia was a fishing settlement and now is the center of deep-sea fishing and shipbuilding.
Gdynia forms a tri-city with Gdansk (magnificent medieval port rebuilt after World War II and birthplace of Solidarity) and Sopot (elegant resort with International Song Festival in romantic Forest Opera).
www.cityofseattle.net /oir/Gdynia.htm   (218 words)

  
 Gdynia article - Gdynia Gdynia Kashubian German Pomeranian Voivodship Poland seaport - What-Means.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
In the years 1382–1772 Gdynia belonged to the Cistersian abbey in Oliwa.
Gdynia finally became a part of modern Poland in 1945.
Ceremonial inauguration of Gdynia as a temporary military port and fishers shelter took place on 23 April 1923, and the first major sea-going ship arrived on 13 August 1923.
www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Gdynia   (1363 words)

  
 Warsaw Voice - Definitely a Contender
Gdynia's port celebrates its 75th anniversary this year-which may not be impressive at first glance when compared to the 1,000-year history of its neighbor, the port of Gdańsk.
"Port restructuring was difficult because new organizational units had to be created in the course of ownership changes," said Czartowski.
The Port of Gdynia serves mainly general cargo, which accounted for nearly half of all reloading operations in 1996.
www.warsawvoice.pl /archiwum.phtml/3119   (877 words)

  
   Poland - In Your Pocket
To honour King Władysław IV, Poland is married to the sea in Redłowo (a district of Gdynia).
An act proposing the construction of a port in Gdynia is accepted by the Sejm.
Gdynia becomes a naval base and is promoted to the status of a town.
www.inyourpocket.com /poland/en/category?cid=3134   (411 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Gdynia, Poland (Polish Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
252,100), Pomorskie prov., N Poland, a port on the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Danzig.
It is the port of a larger urban area that includes Gdansk and Sopot.
Originally a small German fishing village, it was transferred to Poland after World War I. Gdynia as a port was built up after 1924 to end Poland's dependence on Danzig (Gdansk).
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/G/Gdynia.html   (244 words)

  
 Tourism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
It was spared both the high winds of the seas and the storms of World War II in which it served in convoys.
Its home port was Gdynia - a city born out of dreams and very wisely invented less than 80 years ago; a city born under a lucky star - where luck never fails you and unlike elsewhere the impossible becomes possible.
Gdynia is an attractive place for connoisseurs of every realm of art, enthusiasts of intensive experiences of nature and active sport lovers.
www.ccds.charlotte.nc.us /badger/tourism.htm   (207 words)

  
 Polfracht Shipping Agency Ltd. / Agencja Zeglugowa sp. z o.o.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Cargo handling equipment and port infrastructure repair services.
Port Gdynia comprises 11 km of quay space made up of specialist berths for containers, grain and dry bulk as well as facilities for every type of conventional cargo.
Quay is equipped with six cranes of up to 16 tonnes capacity, 1,288 square metres of warehousing and a total of 38,491 square metres of open storage.
www.polfracht.pl /polfracht/psal/localinf/gdy/portgdy.htm   (348 words)

  
 Ports and shipping conferences and exhibitions - Transport Events Management
With a current capacity of some 400,000 TEU's, and a potential of 800,000 TEU's, the Port of Gdynia's Baltic Container Terminal (BCT) is the leading container terminal in Poland and one of the largest in the Baltic region.
A concurrent 2 days Exhibition provides the ideal showcase for exhibiting companies to ensure maximum exposure to the 200 senior executive maritime transport industry delegates and 300 Exhibition Trade Visitors attending the event during the 2 days of the Exhibition and Conference event.
On behalf of the Port of Gdynia Authority and Baltic Container Terminal, you are invited to reserve an exhibition booth and to send a delegation to the Conference.
www.transportevents.com /event_page.cfm?event_content_id=156   (346 words)

  
 Historia
The port of Władysławowo was a very large and modern structure for its time (300m x 150m).
At that time the fishing port of Władysławowo was an experiment of grand scale because it was not a natural port, but one engineered by humans.
The employees of the lighthouse in Rozewia were under the jurisdiction of the port inspector of Gdańsk.
www.wladyslawowo.com.pl /e_historia.html   (3791 words)

  
 HISTORY
All aspects of Construction of the "national port" were comprehensively dealt with in a pamphlet written by T.Wenda together with vice-admiral K. Porebski and aimed at popularization of the idea of that project.
The man to give political dimension and status of the national project to the engineering thought of Tadeusz Wenda and literary vision of Stefan Zeromski was Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski, a chemical engineer by profession and a politician by passion.
In the years 1927-1928 the Government's expenditures on the construction of Gdynia harbor amounted to 34.8 m zloties, compared to mere 6.5 m zloties in the period 1925-1926.
www.ccds.charlotte.nc.us /badger/history.htm   (704 words)

  
 ICF Banana Trains Serve Gdynia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
In mid-March Intercontainer-Interfrigo (ICF) started a new banana transport operation between ports in the Antwerp-Hamburg range and the Polish port of Gdynia.
By early September eleven banana trains carrying 6,800 tonnes of bananas had travelled from Antwerp, Bremen and Hamburg to the ripening sheds of Gdynia.
The role of Antwerp as the leading European port of entry for bananas is clear from the fact that six of the 11 trains were loaded at Belgian New Fruit Wharf in Antwerp with a total of 4,100 tonnes of bananas.
www.porttechnology.org /industry.news/2000/0028.shtml   (115 words)

  
 Polish ports at the Munich fair
The Port of Gdansk together with the Port of Gdynia jointly held a single exhibition stand of 40 m
On behalf of the Port of Gdansk acted the representatives of the Port of Gdansk Authority headed by the President of the Board - Andrzej Kasprzak and the Commercial Office Director - Grazyna Kita.
Additionally, the Port of Gdansk Authority SA was represented by the Head of Shipping Policy and Tariffs Department - Danuta Bilat, the Head of Promotion Department - Grazyna Balcerak and Monika Wojcik of Shipping Policy and Tariffs Department.
www.portgdansk.pl /index.php?id=160&lg=en   (605 words)

  
 Polfracht Shipping Agency Ltd. / Agencja Zeglugowa sp. z o.o.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
An attractive, modern city, it is hardly surprising that Gdynia is such a favourite resort for both domestic and foreign tourists.
33' East longitude - The Port of Gdynia is the youngest Polish port in the Baltic Sea Region, yet one of the modern, with highly specialized cargo handling terminals.
Currently Gdynia has over 270.000 residents and it is the 14th largest city in Poland.
www.polfracht.pl /polfracht/psal/viewgdya.htm   (146 words)

  
 Membership Application   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Leaders from the City of Gdynia and the local business community will meet with Mission delegates to discuss regional economic development strategies, infrastructure development, and the City’s business marketing campaign.
In addition, City and Port of Gdynia officials have improved the infrastructure at Gdynia’s maritime port.
The Port of Gdynia is now the leading container terminal in Poland, serving as the primary shipping point for Poland’s 38 million residents.
www.seattlegdynia.org /tradedel.htm   (354 words)

  
 History
Within the chapter "Ports, waterways, and maritime access" it is decided to investigate the possibilities to support the project "Integration of existing telematics initiatives in the Polish ports" by Sequoyah International Restructuring n.v.-s.a.
Jarosinski, marketing director of the Port of Gdynia Holding S.A., to discuss the status of the project and further steps that are to be taken.
A visit is being made to Gdansk and Gdynia to install all the software developed, to test it, and to demonstrate the integration of the agent workstation and the port authority database.
www.sequoyah.be /teleports/rhistory.html   (2017 words)

  
 Gdynia Ferry Port - information for travelling to Gdynia ferry port
To book ferries from Gdynia ferry port, please visit our Gdynia Ferry page.
From Gdynia Glówna - the main train station in Gdynia, take bus no.150 to the ferry terminal.
We can also arrange hotels in Gdynia and many cities and destinations throughout Europe.
www.directferries.co.uk /gdynia.htm   (124 words)

  
 Warsaw Voice - Hold All
Bałtycka Baza Masowa (Baltic Bulk Cargo Depot) is the youngest and one of the most dynamically developing companies within the port of Gdynia.
Port Gdynia Holding SA and Zakłady Azotowe Puławy SA established the company in 1997 in order to further the exportation of Polish chemical products, particularly fertilizers.
The Bałtycka Baza Masowa terminals are located in the oldest part of Port Gdynia.
www.warsawvoice.pl /view/5590   (884 words)

  
 travel wise :: Gdansk, Poland: A Proud Stop on the Baltic Coast and North Sea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
A popular stop for cruise ships is the port of Gdynia, a stepping-stone to the old port city of Gdansk where we had only a day to visit, walk the cobblestone streets and squares, past the 14th and 15th century buildings with their elaborate facades.
We all marveled at Gothic St. Mary's Basilica with spires that reach for the heavens, finding it hard to believe that it was half-destroyed in the Second World War, and having been rebuilt with all original materials.
Gdynia is now Poland's Baltic seaport, the biggest in the area, and the one where cruise ships dock.
www.travel-wise.com /europe/gdansk   (938 words)

  
 Norton Rose - Norton Rose - Norton Rose acts for Baltic Container Terminal on US$36 million container terminal and ...
It was probably the first port financing in Eastern Europe and one of the first major infrastructure financings concluded in Poland following its accession to the EU in May this year.
The firm won the port finance law category for the accelerated IPO of PD Ports plc deal (team led by partner David Baylis) and the rail finance award for the purchase of Class 3560/1 Desiros from Siemens for operation on West Coast Main Line (team led by Milly Ayliffe).
The BCT transaction was successfully closed simultaneously in London and Warsaw and was led by senior banking associate Dominic Harvey in London and Grzegorz Dyczkowski in Warsaw, with assistance from partner Piotr Strawa and associates Andrzej Stosio and Agnieszka Kowalska in Warsaw and from Lisa Suttie, Helen Griffiths and Lauren Stanley in London.
www.nortonrose.com /news/viewrelease.asp?pressid=1417   (552 words)

  
 Vigan : ship unloader, barge, loader, pneumatic conveying system
A 170tph Vigan pneumatic unloader, used by Olvit Trade at the Port of Gdynia in Poland.
2/ for the Port of Lianyungang, two NIV 400 AL large unloaders, to discharge alumina at a nominal capacity of 300tph.
Also, port authorities are moving further towards the promotion - and sometimes enforcement - of the use of environmentally friendly machines that cause less dust and noise and offer higher levels of safety to the operators.
www.vigan.com /code/en/pres_10.asp   (653 words)

  
 AT&T Worldnet Service - Directory
Inner Port (general cargo and passengers ferry terminal) and Norther Port (coal, crude oil and liquid fuels); photos, location, satelitte pictures, quays and basins maps.
The port of Szczecin-Swinoujscie is one of the largest bulk cargo centres on the Polish coast.
Fishing port, recreation and tourist centre, location, satellite pictures, map of basins and quays.
www.att.net /cgi-bin/webdrill?catkey=gwd/Top/Regional/Europe/Poland/Business_and_Economy/Marine_Sales_and_Services   (439 words)

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