In Brief: Gdynia tankers; e-fund.pl launched; FUS arrears; PKP Act endorsed

Stocznia Gdynia shipyard has signed a deal for the construction of two tanker ships, each costing $20 million, for Werner Bockstiegel of Germany. The deal also confirms the contract for another four tankers for another German company, Rickmers Reederei. (Puls Biznesu, page 3) ... Vegetable and juice retailer Hortex has changed its name to Hortino and shut some plants due to soaring losses. (Gazeta Wyborzca, page 30) ... A new portal to be called e-fund.pl has been launched aimed at serving investment funds. (Gazeta Wyborcza, page 32) ...The arrears of the Social Insurance Fund (FUS) have soared to zl. 10.6 billion, mostly due to the high loans taken by the Social Insurance Company (ZUS) from commercial banks. (Rzeczpospolita, page B1) ... President Aleksander Kwasniewski has signed the Polish State Railways (PKP) Act, paving the way for the commercializing, restructuring and then privatization of PKP. (Prawo i Gospodarka, page 3)