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USS Gravely moored in Polish port

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) has arrived in Poland for a one-day visit to the Port of Gdynia, northern Poland.

Grave of forgotten hero who bought Westerplatte peninsula off Germans with his own cash found in UK cemetery

After finding the grave of Polish diplomat Mieczysław Jałowiecki who was a pioneer in the struggle for Poland’s interwar identity, a local historian is now looking to honour his name and memory.

DCT Gdańsk wins Port of Gdańsk tender

DCT Gdańsk has been announced as the winner of a tender run by the Port of Gdańsk for the lease of new land to be reclaimed from the Baltic Sea as part of the port's expansion.

Port of Gdansk 3rd in Baltic reloading in January

The Port of Gdansk was the third busiest on the Baltic last month when it came to handling trans-shipments, the port's spokeswoman reported on Wednesday.

Is Gdynia cool? Yes it is. But it’s also so much more

The energy that initially seduced me is still there, and if anything has grown all the stronger. Manifesting itself in a raft of top eateries and alternative hangouts, these have been ably complimented by a slew of modern attractions that range from the compelling Emigration Museum to a funicular cable car with vertiginous views of all that’s around.

Port of Gdynia sets new reloading record in 2020

Poland's Port of Gdynia had a record year for cargo reloading in 2020 at over 24.6 million tonnes, representing growth of 2.9 percent on 2019, the port's marketing and communications director reported on Wednesday.

Port of Gdansk among Europe's top 20

Despite the global crisis and the coronavirus pandemic, the Port of Gdansk on the Polish Baltic coast advanced to the top 20 European ports in the first half of 2020, the company's spokeswoman, Anna Drozd, said on Wednesday.

Gdansk seaport handles record-high 52.2 mln tonnes of goods in 2019

The Port of Gdansk, Poland's biggest seaport, handled a record 52.2 million tonnes of goods in 2019, up by 6.4 percent from a year ago, taking fourth place among seaports on the Baltic Sea.

Cops seize two tonnes of cocaine disguised as chalk and worth over 2 billion PLN in largest drugs bust in 30 years

The seven traffickers belonging to a Colombian drugs cartel hid the cocaine in 74 bags which cops seized in a dramatic swoop on Gdynia port. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki was quick to praise the police and tax authorities who used the ‘latest technology’ to track down and pre-empt the traffickers and said: “On a European scale, it was a very fruitful operation, as it thwarted the spreading of drugs throughout the whole continent.”

Szczecin-Świnoujście and Rotterdam sign memorandum on cooperation

A memorandum of agreement on cooperation between Poland's north-western port of Szczecin-Swinoujscie and the port of Rotterdam was signed in the latter city on Wednesday in the presence of Polish President Andrzej Duda.

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Four tonnes of Nazi gold found in buried 18th century palace canister, say WWII treasure hunters

Measuring between 1.3 to 1.5 metres long and 50cm in depth, the cylindrical metal canister was found in the conservatory of an 18th century palace used by Hitler’s SS as a brothel.

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