Baltexpo 2023. The fair has started “full speed ahead”
Photo: MTG
By Marek Grzybowski
4,600 guests registered for BALTEXPO 2023. Maritime industries are represented by 200 exhibitors and sponsors.
The opening ceremony of BALTEXPO 2023 was performed by former Deputy Speaker of the Senate Bogdan Borusewicz, Vice-Marshal of the Pomeranian Voivodeship Leszek Bonna, Vice-President of Gdańsk Piotr Borawski and President of MTG Andrzej Bojanowski.
Golden Anchors were awarded to organizations and companies whose activities and achievements are or may be important for the maritime economy.
The CRIST shipyard received the Golden Anchor for the construction of a barge for the tunnel construction project at the bottom of the Baltic Sea. The ship with construction number NB 131 (official name – MPP) was ceremonially handed over to the operator. The Golden Anchor was received on behalf of the company by Jacek Milewski, member of the Management Board and financial director.
Elektryka Morska for the Research and Development Center in Szczecin and the Maritime University of Gdynia received awards in the “Offshore” category. The “Infrastructure” category consists of two equal awards. for Maritime Offices in Gdynia and Szczecin. In the “Military” category. The Remontowa Shipbuilding shipyard was awarded for the construction of the OORP Albatros and Mewa ships. Paweł Łuniewski, owner of the Mapalu company, received the Golden Anchor in the “Innovation” category for the development of a peripheral thruster. President of the Management Board of Remontowa Holding S.A. Adam Ruszkowski received the Golden Anchor award in the “Personality of maritime economy” category.
BALEXPO 2023 began with the Opening Debate of the Conference: Geopolitical importance of maritime economy – can anything else surprise us?
The debate was attended by the Deputy Speaker of the Senate Bogdan Borusewicz, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark Ole Toft and the Czech Ambassador to Poland in 2008-2013 Jan Sechter. Commented by Dr. Jacek Bartosiak, head of the Strategy & Future think tank. The debate was moderated by Krzysztof Wojtowicz from Deloitte,
➡ ZŁOTA KOTWICA w kategorii OSOBOWOŚĆ GOSPODARKI MORSKIEJ – Pan @Adam Ruszkowski, Prezes Zarządu REMONTOWA HOLDING S.A.
➡ ZŁOTA KOTWICA w kategorii INFRASTRUKTURA:
Urząd Morski w Szczecinie (Modernizacja toru wodnego Świnoujście-Szczecin do głębokości 12,5 m)
Urząd Morski w Gdyni (Modernizacja układu falochronów osłonowych w Porcie Północnym w Gdańsku)
➡ ZŁOTA KOTWICA w kategorii OFFSHORE:
Uniwersytet Morski w Gdyni (Edukacja i badania morskiej energetyki wiatrowej MEW)
Wyróżnienie: Elektryka Morska SP. Z O.O. (Centrum Badawczo-Rozwojowe w Szczecinie)
➡ZŁOTA KOTWICA w kategorii MILITARIA:
REMONTOWA HOLDING S.A. (Okręty OORP Albatros i Mewa)
➡ZŁOTA KOTWICA w kategorii INNOWACJA:
Mapalu Paweł Łuniewski (Obwodowy ster strumieniowy)
Wyróżnienie: Stocznia Szczecińska “Wulkan” sp. z o.o. (Utworzenie nowego ośrodka do montażu i przeładunku komponentów dla MEW o macie do 4500 ton a także pierwszy w Polsce certyfikat dla firmy w zakresie powłok antykorozyjnych FROSIO).