Polish Baltic Shipping (Polferries) is behind on payments to Swedish ports - the newspapers "Ystads Allehanda" and "Nynaeshamns Posten" mention there. Debts began to emergence last year. Jolanta Kowalska's spokesperson assures that "the situation is dynamic", and any backlog will shortly be settled.
"Ystads Allehanda" and "Nynaeshamns Posten" describe the backlog Polish Baltic Shipping to Swedish ports. In the case of Ystad, debt is "a fewer million crowns". Unpaid accounts shall besides include interest on late payment. In April, the Polish company owed Ystad Hamn Logistik 18 million kroner but 12 million were paid.
The situation is besides akin for the port of Nynaeshamn close Stockholm. Representatives of Stockholm Hamn's management company told PAP that "the carrier had payment problems last year, the company was undergoing restructuring and this process was completed". Added that although still outstanding, most invoices have been paid.
The spokesperson comments on Polish Baltic Shipping debts
These Swedish newspapers, citing Polish media, reported that Poland Baltic Shipping has more problems than only debts to ports. Among them are, for example, failure to pay employees' salaries, frozen gross and an empty company bank account. "One of the most dramatic chapters in history Polish state shipping company" - written in "Ystads Allehanda".
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Spokeswoman of the Polish company Jolanta Kowalska assures that the company "remains in contact with port in Ystad and with crews". "All backlogs will be settled soon. The situation is very dynamic at the moment and we will inform about subsequent changes in separate communications" - she stressed in a written answer to the questions of the said agency.
Although the situation of the Polish company may be worrying, the Swedish 'Nynaeshamns Posten' looks to the future with optimism. The paper says that the ferry connection between Nynaeshamn and Gdańsk will proceed to operate. All due to the popularity of this line. The same paper besides reports that there are plans to decision cruise service to Poland from Nynaeshamn to the fresh port of Norvik, located under the city.
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As of 30 March, Polish Baltic Shipping and Unity Line operate under the common name POLSCA. Both companies operate calls to, among others, Sweden.
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