ABSTRACT

This title was first published in 2001. A look at Polish shipping under communism, arguing that it was one of the great achievements of the Communist years. Michael Roe's point is to examine how the political and economic system of the time combined through an industry achieve aims other than those of a conventional, capitalist economy.

chapter 1|2 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|9 pages

The Communist System and Polish Shipping

chapter 3|35 pages

Polish Shipping and the CMEA

chapter 4|17 pages

The Crisis of the 1980s

chapter 5|22 pages

Polish Shipping Policy

chapter 6|43 pages

Polish Ocean Lines

chapter 7|45 pages

Polish Steamship Company (PZM)

chapter 8|9 pages

The Polish Tanker Fleet

chapter 9|42 pages

The Polish Ferry Industry

chapter 10|22 pages

Port and Shipping Agencies

chapter 11|41 pages

Polfracht Shipbroking and Chartering

chapter 12|31 pages

Forwarding

chapter 13|11 pages

Baltona Shipchandlers

chapter 14|14 pages

The Instytut Morski

chapter 15|16 pages

The Polish Chamber of Foreign Trade

chapter 16|16 pages

Polish Maritime Law and Insurance

chapter 17|20 pages

Road and Rail Transport

chapter 18|23 pages

Containerisation

chapter 19|10 pages

Computers in Polish Shipping

chapter 20|9 pages

Dredging and Salvage

chapter 21|5 pages

Bunkers

chapter 22|26 pages

Maritime Education

chapter 23|10 pages

Social Services in Polish Shipping

chapter 25|5 pages

Polish Register of Shipping

chapter 26|8 pages

Maritime Employment

chapter 28|44 pages

Polish Transit