Polish yacht industry on the rise

The Polish yacht industry's turnover could reach PLN 1 billion this year, the Polish Chamber of Marine Industry and Water Sports predicted. This year, Polish shipyards will manufacture some 17,000 yachts, the chamber estimated. "We are at the point of recovering from the crisis. We can see significant growth in interest in new boats in Poland and Europe. Our continent is very important [for the Polish industry], because exports account for 95 percent of the total production output," Sebastian Nietupski, the president of the chamber pointed out. Nietupski added that this year's output is to stand at 17,000 and the chamber predicts a yearly increase of 5 percent.