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Port of Gdynia sets new reloading record in 2020

"It's very substantial growth at a time of a global pandemic and economic slowdown," the president of the port's management board, Adam Meller, was quoted in a release as saying. Leszek Szymański/PAP

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.

Drones to join fight against coronavirus by shuttling blood and test swabs between hospitals

The drones from Katowice-based company Spartaqs, will take just four minutes to carry blood and test swabs between hospitals in Warsaw.

Cargo shipments down 8.4 pct y/y in August - stats office

Poland's cargo shipments fell in all transport sectors in August 2020 by 8.4 percent year on year to 46.2 million tonnes, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) said on Wednesday.

Cargo shipments down 10.9 pct y/y in July - stats office

Poland's cargo shipments fell in all transport sectors in July 2020 by 10.9 percent year on year to 46.3 million tonnes, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) said on Tuesday.

LOT in talks with Boeing to convert Dreamliners into cargo planes

While airlines worldwide seek novel ways to protect their bottom lines in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic that has grounded virtually all passenger flights, LOT hopes the switch to cargo will cut its losses.

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Identity of mystery woman photographed nearly 40 years ago uncovered following museum appeal

Taken in Wrocław by world-renowned photographer Chris Niedenthal, the photo shows a young, rosy-cheeked woman in a floral dress, leaning one arm against a concrete balcony as the other appears to brush back a lock of her raven hair. Originally published in a German magazine in 1982, the photo quickly became as iconic as the building itself.

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Forgotten composer who played for Polish king and co-founded Edinburgh Festival rediscovered after distant relative finds online ad for his rare piano

Josie Dixon had little idea that her great-great-great-great grandfather Felix Yaniewicz was one of the 19th century’s most notable composers until a chance conversation about a Stradivarius violin led her on a path of discovery.

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