Szczecin Shipyard fails to attract a buyer

The offer to sell the debt-ridden Szczecin Shipyard (Stocznia Szczecińska) has failed to attract a single investor, Stanisław Koś, the representative of the company's receiver, said yesterday. Despite the fact that the d eadline for the submission of offers expired yesterday, none of the bids received can be treated as a formal offer. "We have received a letter from the Industrial Development Agency, the owner of Stocznia Szczecińska, which is a kind of proposal specifying the planned future of the shipyard, but it is not an offer," Koś stressed. According to the receiver, the value of the bankrupt ship builder is zł. 112 million, and the offer includes all the machinery as well as intangible assets including the company's trademark. (Parkiet, p. 7; www.onet.pl) J.K.