General Figures
- Poland has a coastline of 634 km.
- Poland has 18% of its territory within the sub-basin of the Baltic Sea, with 40% of its population living in this area.
- 45% of the the goods exported by Poland are transported by sea.
- There are 55 seaports and harbours in Poland which aproximately handle 55 million tonnes and service over 3 million passengers per year.
Maritime Activities
- Poland has the 2nd largest shipbuilding industry in EU in terms of output and in 2004 was the 5th in the world (with 2.3% of the global market).
- Polish Marine equipment sector provides almost one quarter of the EU jobs in that sector.
- The majority of the European Searfarers are Polish (aproximately 12%).
Employment in maritime activities
| Maritime activity | Jobs |
| Coastal Tourism and recreation | 33 500 |
| Fisheries a) | 19 923 |
| Marine Equipment | 50 000-80 000 |
| Recreational boating | 3 000 |
| Shipbuilding | 18 700 |
| Shipping | 35 000 |
| a) Data comprise employment in fishing, fish processing and aquaculture | |
Further Information
http://europa.eu
http://ec.europa.eu/maritimeaffairs
http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/publications/studiews_reports_en.htm
http://www.europa.eu/comm/eurostat
http://www.eea.europa.eu/
http://www.eurosion.org
http://www.mgm.gov.pt
http://www.stat.gov.pl/szczec/specjalizacja_PLK_HTML.htm
http://www.iopan.gda.pl/
Source: EU Maritime Policy: Facts and Figures - Poland, 2008. [To consult the full document]
