Poland’s Maritime Heritage: from the coast to the Tatra mountains
The Polish Nautological Society (PTN) held its annual meeting at the Maritime Office in Gdynia, marking nearly 460 years of Poland’s maritime administration, which began with the establishment of the Royal Sea Commission by King Sigismund II Augustus in 1568.
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The Polish Nautological Society met at the Maritime Office in Gdynia, marking nearly 460 years of Polish maritime administration, counted from the Maritime Commission set up by King Sigismund II Augustus in 1568. Professor Marek Grzybowski, head of the Baltic Sea and Space Cluster, was re-elected chairman of the Polish Nautological Society. Maritime Office in Gdynia director Anna Stelmaszyk-Świerczyńska hosted the meeting. Debate covered a sailing ship for Gdynia Maritime University and an instrumental vessel for the Maritime University of Szczecin, worth over one billion zlotys.
The event was hosted by Anna Stelmaszyk-Świerczyńska, director of the Maritime Office in Gdynia, awarded the Golden Cross of Merit by the Piłsudski Association. The meeting featured a ceremonial “launch” of the latest issue of the PTN journal, Nautologia.
Prof. Marek Grzybowski, head of PTN and president of the Baltic Maritime and Space Cluster, was re-elected as chair. He emphasized:
- Poland stretches from the coast to the Tatra Mountains. Access to the sea is a national treasure, and we must protect and develop it with all our efforts.
The Scientific Committee was confirmed as the Society’s key body, responsible for shaping knowledge and guiding future initiatives.
Discussion also focused on the government’s planned investment in a new training sailing ship for the Gdynia Maritime University and an instrumental research vessel for the Maritime University of Szczecin, worth over PLN 1 billion. Some participants stressed the need for broader debate on the rationale and allocation of such significant funds.
Source: Gazeta Morska · Compiled by: Kamil Kusier
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