Exec: Gdynia Shipyard to bid for Gdansk Shipyard

"We will make a bid as Gdynia Shipyard next week," said president Jan Szlanta. "We will cooperate with one bank, but I can't reveal which one. It is hardly possible that it is Pekao S.A." This calls into question the existence of the consortium that was to include Gdynia Shipyard, Pekao S.A., development firm Nederpol Investment and the Solidarity with Gdansk Shipyard Association. "The members of the consortium were not kindly welcomed by the shipyard's staff," said Gdansk Shipyard spokesman Miroslaw Piotrowski. So far only one bid has been placed, by the Ship Building Consortium (KBO). KBO presented a complete package, including investment plan, price offer and satisfactory payment guarantees. (Gazeta Wyborcza, page 20)