President wants Gdynia Shipyard to stay in Polish hands

One of the bids was submitted by Norwegian Aker, while the other by Italian Lloyd Sicily, which became famous in SG by ordering ships and then refusing to pay for them. The shipyard does not want to be taken over by the either of the investors as it prefers companies controlled, directly or indirectly, by the State Treasury. "We would like the shipyard to be restructured by a domestic investor for two to three years. There are three entities, which could meet our expectations. These are Energa, the Industrial Development Agency (ARP) and Polish Shipyards Corporation (KPS)," said Andrzej Jaworski, proxy of President Kaczyński and acting president of SG. He went on to say that Energa might enter the company despite not having submitted an offer, but due to substantial liabilities of the shipyard, which could be transformed into shares. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 8) M.M.