Polferries

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M/F Scandinavia in Gdańsk

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.

[edit] Fleet

MF Scandinavia - Nynäshamn — Gdańsk
MF Baltivia - Nynäshamn — Gdańsk
MF Pomerania - Copenhagen — Świnoujście, Rönne — Świnoujście (summer weekends only)
MF Wawel - Ystad — Świnoujście

[edit] Former fleet

HSC Boomerang (built in Australia, 1997) (1997-2001) - Now HSC Tallink AutoExpress 2 with Tallink.
MF Drottningen (built in Sweden, 1968) (1975-1976) - Scrapped in China in 2005.
MF Gute (built in Sweden, 1979) (2000) - Now sails for Baltic Scandinavian Lines.
MF Kahleberg (built in Germany, 1983) (2003-2004) - Now MF RG 1 with RG Line.
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 Lines.
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 UKR Ferry.