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Prace Komisji Geografii Przemysłu

Polskiego Towarzystwa Geograficznego

kwartalnik naukowy

Studies of the Industrial Geography Commission

of the Polish Geographical Society

a scientific quarterly

34(4)

·

2020

DOI 10.24917/20801653.344

ROLA PRZEMYSŁU

W ROZWOJU UKŁADÓW PRZESTRZENNYCH

pod redakcją

Zbigniewa Zioło i Tomasza Rachwała

THE ROLE OF INDUSTRY

IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPATIAL SYSTEMS

edited by

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Polish Geographical Society – Industrial Geography Commission Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny im. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie – Instytut Geografii, Katedra Przedsiębiorczości i Gospodarki Przestrzennej Pedagogical University of Krakow

– Institute of Geography, Department of Entrepreneurship and Spatial Management PRACE KOMISJI GEOGRAFII PRZEMYSŁU

POLSKIEGO TOWARZYSTWA GEOGRAFICZNEGO STUDIES OF THE INDUSTRIAL GEOGRAPHY COMMISSION OF THE POLISH GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY

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Prace Komisji Geografii Przemysłu Polskiego Towarzystwa Geograficznego Studies of the Industrial Geography Commission of the Polish Geographical Society

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Wprowadzenie

Lata transformacji gospodarczej oraz wdrażanie reguł gospodarki rynkowej w Polsce i innych krajach Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej stwarzały nowe uwarunkowania dla funkcjonowania i przemian przestrzenno-sektorowych struktur przemysłu. Następo-wały one w wyniku: upadku przedsiębiorstw, które nie były w stanie sprostać kon-kurencji napływających towarów z krajów zachodnioeuropejskich, zakupu zakładów a następnie często ich likwidacji jako potencjalnych konkurentów dla firm zachodnich, przejęć przedsiębiorstw i uruchamiania w nich produkcji podzespołów dla firm przej-mujących oraz lokalizacji nowych firm, wykorzystujących tanie i dobrze wykształcone zasoby pracy. Czynniki te wpłynęły na przemiany istniejących wcześniej i formowanie się nowych struktur przemysłowych funkcjonujących w przestrzeni społeczno-gospo-darczej. Do tego głównego nurtu nawiązują prace ilustrujące na wybranych przykła-dach czynniki i mechanizmy zmian struktur przemysłowych w ukłaprzykła-dach przestrzen-nych.

Ważnym czynnikiem przemian struktur przemysłowych jest lokalizacja nowych form działalności gospodarczej, które dokonują się dzięki odkryciu i wykorzystaniu istniejących nisz rynkowych. Przykładem tego jest rozwój polskiej produkcji jachtów, które osiągnęły wysokim poziom konkurencyjności na rynku międzynarodowym. Mają one duże uznanie, dzięki oferowaniu atrakcyjnego produktu z wykorzystywaniem nowoczesnych materiałów, technologii, innowacyjnych projektów, przy sprawnej or-ganizacji pracy i powiązań produkcyjnych z podwykonawcami, a także odpowiedniej działalności marketingowej. Stwierdzono, że czynniki te wpływają na systematyczny wzrost pozycji polskiego przemysłu jachtowego na rynkach międzynarodowych, a tak-że na rynku krajowym. Dutak-że znaczenie dla unowocześnienia i rozwoju tej produkcji mają fakty, że jacht jest znaczącym wyznacznikiem poziomu zamożności oraz upo-wszechniająca się moda spędzanie wolnego czasu na wodzie (P. Czapliński).

Procesy przemian struktur przemysłowych w różnych kierunkach zaznaczają się w strukturach regionalnych. Wskazuje na to reaktywacja funkcji przemysłowych w obszarze nadmorskim. Aktywizacja miast portowych związana jest z rozwojem ist-niejącego wcześniej przemysłu (głównie stoczniowego i przetwórstwa ryb) pobudza-jącego rozwój sektora gospodarki morskiej oraz ich relacjami z lokalnym otoczeniem. W strukturze przestrzennej w zależności od potencjału ekonomicznego i spełnianych funkcji wyróżniono cztery grupy miast: ze zróżnicowaną strukturą przemysłu (Gdańsk i Szczecin), z jednym sektorem dominującym (Gdynia, Police, Elbląg), z przemysłem stoczniowym o mniejszym potencjale ekonomicznym, pracującym na potrzeby rybo-łówstwa (Świnoujście, Kołobrzeg, Władysławowo, Ustka, Łeba) oraz mniejsze miasta usługowe (T. Bocheński).

W procesie historycznym zmienia się potencjał gospodarczy, struktura branżowa i przestrzenna przemysłu układów metropolitalnych. Ilustracją tego jest analiza prze-mian strukturalno-przestrzennych przemysłu Szczecina w latach 1888–2018. Okres

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początkowy charakteryzował się nasileniem koncentracji przestrzennej lokalizacji firm, po czym nastąpił okres postępującej dekoncentracji przestrzennej działalności przemy-słowej. W układzie przestrzennym Szczecina wyróżniono tereny nadodrzańskie, które nadal stanowią atrakcyjny obszar dla lokalizacji przemysłu związanego z gospodar-ką morsgospodar-ką oraz nowe tereny inwestycyjne w jego zachodniej części (A. Kiepas-Kokot, M. Kupiec, A. Łysko, E. Dusza-Zwolińska). W ogólnej tendencji, przejawiającej się w dą-żeniu do deindustrializacji, przemysł nadal odgrywa znaczącą rolę w strukturze bazy ekonomicznej większości małych i średnich miast województwa łódzkiego. Rozwój du-żych i średnich miast związany jest z lokowaniem nowoczesnych usług bazujących na wiedzy, natomiast rozwój gospodarczy małych i średnich miast, nadal zależy od pozio-mu rozwoju przemysłu (J. May, K. Wiedermann, P. Śleszyński). Procesy relokacji przed-siębiorstw przemysłowych w strukturach przestrzennych obszarów metropolitalnych przebiegają w różnych kierunkach i z różnym nasileniem. Wskazuje na to analiza zmian i dynamika rozmieszczenia działalności produkcyjnej we Wrocławiu i w strefie pod-miejskiej w latach 2008–2016. Stwierdzono, że relokacja przedsiębiorstw w tym okre-sie ma niewielki wpływ na zmiany rozmieszczenia działalności przemysłowej w struk-turze przestrzennej Wrocławia (D. Sikorski).

Zróżnicowany wpływ na rozwój działalności przedsiębiorstw krajów europejskich ma innowacyjność oferowanych produktów. Nawiązuje do tego analiza dotycząca okre-ślenia stopnia innowacyjności przemysłu nowych państw członkowskich UE w latach 2008–2017. Stwierdzono, że wśród krajów występują znaczne różnice pod względem potencjału innowacyjnego przemysłu (P. Brezdeń). Proces przemian struktur przemy-słowych dokonuje się także w znacznym stopniu poprzez wdrażanie nowych techno-logii. Problematykę tą podejmuje praca dotycząca realizacji koncepcji „Przemysłu 4.0”. Na przykładzie siedmiu państw członkowskich UE w lata 2011–2018, przedstawiono wpływ nowych technologii na: przyspieszanie procesu transformacji firm, zmiany w strukturach zatrudnienia, metodach zarządzania oraz na obszary rynkowe towarów i usług (G. Węgrzyn). Duże znaczenie dla warunków rozwoju społeczno-gospodarczego miast ma ich potencjał marketingowy, który nie zawsze zostaje odpowiednio wykorzy-stany. W tym zakresie szczególne znaczenie ma: cena oferowanych produktów i usług, dostępność do edukacji na poziomie akademickim oraz nasycenie placówkami służby zdrowia i kultury. Zalety te nie zawsze są pozytywnie oceniane przez aktualnych i po-tencjalnych mieszkańców miast (M. Vikhoreva, A. Jakobson).

Wyrazem nasilających się procesów globalizacji jest powstawanie nowej infra-struktury sieciowej, umożliwiającej przemieszczanie produktów w przestrzeni świa-towej, europejskiej, krajowej i regionalnej. Obecnie proces ten bardzo silnie zaznacza się na obszarze euroazjatyckiej przestrzeni gospodarczej. Wyrazem tego jest budowa infrastruktury transportowej łączącej Chiny, kraje azjatyckie, obszar Federacji Rosyj-skiej z krajami Unii EuropejRosyj-skiej. Ten nowy korytarz transportowy w znacznie więk-szym stopniu umożliwi nasilanie powiązań gospodarczych, poprzez rozwijanie wymia-ny towarowej między analizowawymia-nymi krajami (A. Burnasov, M. Ilyushkina, Y. Kovalev, A. Stepanov).

W procesie upadku przedsiębiorstw w przestrzeni miejskiej pojawiają się obsza-ry, które zmieniają swoje dawne funkcje przemysłowe. Ilustrują to przykłady z prze-strzeni Krakowa, gdzie poprzemysłowe tereny położone w bezpośrednim sąsiedztwie śródmieścia, przejmują nowe funkcje przestrzeni publicznych (A. Brzosko-Sermak, D. Wantuch-Matla).

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Wprowadzenie 5 Tradycyjne sektory przemysłowe zmieniają swoje funkcje. Ilustracją tego jest zmieniająca się jakościowo produkcja hutnicza. Nadal stanowi ona podstawową bazę rozwoju gospodarczego, jako źródło dostaw określonych asortymentów produkcji dla pozostałych działów przemysłu i sektorów gospodarczych. W latach 1990–2020 w pro-cesie przemian przemysłu hutniczego zmieniało się jego znaczenie i potencjał wytwór-czy, pojawiały się nowe produkty oraz następowały zmiany jego struktury przestrzen-nej w krajach europejskich (P. Wilczyński).

Wobec znacznego ograniczenia możliwości dostępu do informacji statystycznych, ważną rolę odgrywa poszukiwanie metod pozwalających na szacunki wartości wybra-nych cech ekonomiczwybra-nych, zwłaszcza dla lokalwybra-nych układów przestrzenwybra-nych. Przykła-dem tego jest zaprezentowana metoda szacowania liczby i struktury pracujących na ich obszarze, w oparciu o koncepcję bazy ekonomicznej (P. Śleszyński, K. Wiedermann).

Zachęcamy Państwa do dyskusji i rozwijania tej szczególnie aktualnej problema-tyki badawczej, w celu coraz precyzyjniejszego poznania reguł przemian struktur prze-mysłowych, a także społeczno-gospodarczych i kulturowych, dokonujących się w róż-nej skali układów przestrzennych. Wdrażanie ich wyników do praktyki gospodarczej może w znacznym stopniu przyczynić się do podnoszenia efektów gospodarowania w przestrzeni krajowej, regionalnej i lokalnej na tle zmieniających się uwarunkowań międzynarodowych i światowych.

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Studies of the Industrial Geography Commission of the Polish Geographical Society

34 (4) · 2020

Introduction

Years of economic transformation and implementation of market economy rules in Poland and other Central and Eastern European countries created new conditions for the functioning and transformation of spatial and sectoral structures of industry. They resulted from: decline of companies that were unable to withstand the competition of incoming goods from Western European countries, the purchase and then often the liquidation of businesses as they were potential competitors for Western ones, the ac-quisition of enterprises and launching the production of components for companies overtaking them, as well as location of new companies using cheap and well-educated labour resources. These factors have contributed to the transformation of pre-existing industrial structures and the formation of new ones operating in the socio-economic space. Works presented in the current issue refer to this general idea. Based on selected examples they illustrate the factors and mechanisms of changes in industrial structures in spatial systems.

An important factor in the transformation of industrial structures is the location of new forms of economic activity, which are carried out through the discovery and use of existing market niches. An example of this is the development of Polish yacht production, which have achieved a high level of competitiveness on the internation-al market. They are widely acknowledged for offering an attractive product with the use of modern materials, technologies, innovative projects with efficient organisation of work and production links with subcontractors, as well as appropriate marketing activities. It was found that these factors contribute to the systematic advancement of Polish yacht industry position on international markets, as well as on the domestic one. Of great importance for the modernisation and development of this production is the fact that a yacht is a significant determinant of affluence, as well as and the growing trend of spending free time on water (P. Czapliński).

The processes of transformation of industrial structures in different directions are marked in regional structures. This is indicated by the reactivation of industrial func-tions in the coastal area. The activation of port cities is linked with the development of pre-existing industries (mainly shipbuilding and fish processing) stimulating the de-velopment of the maritime sector and their relations with the local environment. In the spatial structure, depending on the economic potential and the functions performed, four groups of Polish cities were distinguished: with a diverse structure of industry (Gdańsk and Szczecin), with one dominant sector (Gdynia, Elbląg), with shipbuild-ing sector of less economic potential workshipbuild-ing for fisheries (Świnoujście, Kołobrzeg, Władysławowo, Ustka, Łeba), and smaller service cities (T. Bocheński).

In the historical process, the economic potential, professional and spatial structure of industry in the metropolitan systems is changing. An illustration of this is an analysis of the structural and spatial changes of Szczecin (Poland) industry in the years 1888– 2018. The initial period was characterised by an increase in the spatial concentration of

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7 Introduction

the location of companies, followed by a period of progressive spatial deconcentration of industrial activities. Szczecin’s spatial layout distinguishes the areas around Odra, which are still an attractive area for the location of maritime industry and new invest-ment areas in its Western part (A. Kiepas, M. Kupiec, A. Łysko, E. Dusza-Zwolińska). In the general trend towards deindustrialisation, industry continues to play a significant role in the economic base structure of most small and medium-sized cities in Łódzkie Voivodeship (Poland). The development of large and medium-sized cities is connected with the placement of modern knowledge-based services, while the economic opment of small and medium-sized cities still depends on the level of industrial devel-opment (J. May, K. Wiedermann, P. Śleszyński). The relocation processes of industrial enterprises in the spatial structures of metropolitan areas take place in different direc-tions and with varying degrees of intensity. This is indicated by the analysis of changes and dynamics of the distribution of production activities in Wrocław (Poland) and the suburban area in the years 2008–2016. It was found that the relocation of companies during this period has little impact on the relocation of industrial activities in the spatial structure of Wrocław (D. Sikorski).

The innovation of the products offered has a diverse impact on the development of European countries’ businesses. This is referred to in the analysis on the level of innovation of industry in the new EU Member States in the years 2008–2017. It was found that there are significant differences among countries in terms of the innovation potential of industry (P. Brezdeń). The process of transformation of industrial struc-tures is also largely achieved through the implementation of new technologies. This issue is studied in the article on the implementation of the concept of “Industry 4.0”. Based on the example of seven EU Member States in 2011–2018, presented was the impact of new technologies on: accelerating business transformations, changes in the employment structure, management methods and market areas for goods and services (G. Węgrzyn). Of great importance for the conditions for the socio-economic develop-ment of cities is their marketing potential, which is not always properly exploited. In this respect, the price of the products and services offered, the availability of education at academic level and the saturation with health and cultural institutions are of particu-lar importance. These advantages are not always positively assessed by current and potential city dwellers (M. Vikhoreva, A. Jakobson).

The growing processes of globalisation are reflected in the emergence of new net-work infrastructure enabling products to be transported throughout the world, Europe, national and regional areas. Nowadays, this process is very clearly visible in the Eura-sian economic area. An expression of this is the construction of transport infrastructure connecting China, Asian countries, the area of the Russian Federation with the countries of the European Union. This new transport corridor will make it much more possible to increase economic links by developing trade in goods between the countries concerned (A. Burnasov, M. Ilyushkina, Y. Kovalev, A. Stepanov).

In the process of the collapse of enterprises in urban space appear areas that change their former industrial functions. This is illustrated by examples from Krakow (Poland), where post-industrial areas located in the immediate vicinity of the city cen-tre take on new function of public spaces (A. Brzosko-Sermak, D. Wantuch-Matla).

Traditional industrial sectors are changing their functions. An illustration of this is the qualitatively changing metallurgical production. It continues to be the main basis for economic development as a source of supply of specific production assortments for

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other industrial and economic sectors. Between 1990 and 2020, the process of trans-formation of the metallurgical industry changed its importance and manufacturing po-tential, new products appeared and its spatial structure changed in European countries (P. Wilczyński).

In view of the significant limitation of access to statistical information, the search for methods to estimate the value of selected economic characteristics, especially for local spatial systems, plays an important role. An example of this is the presented meth-od of estimating the number and structure of employees in their area, based on the concept of economic base (P. Śleszyński, K. Wiedermann).

We encourage you to discuss and to develop this particularly topical research issue in order to more and more precisely learn the rules for the transformation of industrial structures, as well as socio-economic and cultural structures, taking place in different scales of spatial systems. The implementation of the results of research into economic practice can make a significant contribution to improving management outcomes in the national, regional and local areas against the changing international and global cir-cumstances.

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Prace Komisji Geografii Przemysłu Polskiego Towarzystwa Geograficznego Studies of the Industrial Geography Commission of the Polish Geographical Society

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ISSN 2080-1653 DOI 10.24917/20801653.344.1

Paweł Czapliński

University of Szczecin, Poland

Determinants and prospects for the development of the Polish yacht industry

Abstract: The growing position of the Polish yacht industry in international markets is the result of many years of innovative activity by enterprises in terms of product, process, organisation and marketing. The competitive advantage achieved has led to a gradual increase in domestic production, in the number of en-tities involved in construction, as well as in the production and sales of yachting equipment. The following study aims to define the determinants and prospects for the development of the Polish yacht industry against a background of market processes and socio-cultural phenomena. With further exploitation of the market niche, Polish producers can be competitive in international markets thanks to material, technology, design, project, organisation and marketing innovativeness. Having good brands, no need for relocation of produc-tion, a favourable price-quality ratio, but above all, the quality and quantity of the products allow for opti-mism concerning the production and sales of yachts in the future. It is also indicated by demand, including an increasing domestic component which significantly exceeds supply. Its fundamental determinant is the growing wealth level and the fashion for spending free time on the water, and this includes the fashion for water houses.

Keywords: development trends; innovation; SWOT analysis; yacht industry Received: 6 January 2020

Accepted: 20 June 2020 Suggested citation:

Czapliński, P. (2020). Determinants and prospects for the development of the Polish yacht industry. Prace

Komisji Geografii Przemysłu Polskiego Towarzystwa Geograficznego [Studies of the Industrial Geography Commission of the Polish Geographical Society], 34(4), 9–21. doi: 10.24917/20801653.344.1

Introduction

An attempt to describe the functioning of the Polish yacht industry seems to be an in-credibly complex task, not only due to formal conditions but also the complex socio-eco-nomic context of the sources of its development and market success. The very use of the term ‘yacht industry’ is today a result of cultural rather than technical or functional reasons, as the commonly used terminology leaves a wide margin for interpretation. It applies, for example, to the use of the terms ‘motor yacht’ and ‘motorboat’. According to the Polish Register of Shipping (PRS, Polski Rejestr Statków S.A.), the main factor that

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distinguishes a motor yacht from a motorboat is the intended use. However, the expla-nation states that motor yachts are used only for sport and/or tourist purposes, and motorboats are just used for sport and recreation, although their purpose is broader. It does not dispel doubts, just as PRS uses the term ‘yacht’ only for sea-going versions (Register of Sea Yachts, 2017), calling all the others boats1 (Register of Motorboats,

2017). It should also be added that in the current system under the Polish Classification of Economic Activities (PKD), the term ‘yacht’ does not appear at all2.

This ambiguity requires a much broader reflection on the phenomenon of owning/ using a yacht, a reflection of particular interest on the cultural plane where a yacht is perceived as a manifestation of luxury, which by definition means a high price and high quality, rarity, originality and luxury (Kapferer, 1997). It should be emphasised that in Polish society3 the importance of the cultural plane in purchasing decisions,

espe-cially luxury goods, is growing because their possession evokes widespread, at least officially, expressed admiration and respect (Bochańczyk-Kupka, 2014). On the other hand, financial barriers, although they are still the primary demand determinant on the yacht market, are losing their importance from year to year due to growing wealth. In Poland, in less than ten years (2011–2018) the number of rich and very rich people4

doubled from 522 000 up to 983 000. Thus, the number of potential yacht buyers has doubled. However, this is still a minimal number compared to citizens of more devel-oped countries. In 2018, in the United Kingdom, France and Germany, the number of HNWI5 amounted to over 2 million, while in Poland, it was only 62 000 (KPMG, 2018). It

is equally important that the wealth of Poles has a significant spatial differentiation, and this translates into yacht ownership and marketing activity related to the yacht market.

However, the growing production of the Polish yacht industry is not only the re-sult of growing demand but is also a consequence of expanding the offer to products with broader availability. It means maintaining production of so-called extreme luxury (unique, individual vessels) and luxury (limited series production), with the simulta-neous launches of products of so-called affordable luxury (standardised products of very high quality) which are aimed mainly at a much larger group of people aspiring to become rich. This process is facilitated by marketing campaigns targeted at specific groups and much more extensive distribution channels.

For the functioning of the yacht industry, including Poland, a growing interest in tourism on water is also essential. For many years, the attractiveness of water recrea-tion has been rated very highly. However, now, due to the increase in wealth and much

1 Official website of PRS S.A. https://www.prs.pl/wydawnictwa/rejestry-statkow-jachtow-lodzi.

Accessed on 01.01. 2020.

2 PKD (Polish register of economic activities) does not include the terms ‘yacht’, ‘yacht production’, etc.,

and the entire discussed production activity is included under subclass 30.12 Z – production of pleasure and sports boats. This subclass includes many more activities than those related to the production of yachts, but yacht production is most often considered to be the production of sailing boats, including those with an engi-ne, and the production of motorboats. The lists of the International Council of Marine Industry Associations ICOMIA also distinguish the group of the so-called ‘other boats’, including outboard motorboats.

3 Consumers may have different perceptions of luxury goods due to different interactions between

in-dividuals in a given society. In some societies, displaying glamour is respected, and in others, it produces negative judgments (Vigneron, Johnson 1999).

4 According to KPMG (2018), rich people are those with a monthly income of over PLN 20 000 gross and

very rich people – more than PLN 50 000 gross. Note: the terms ‘rich’ and ‘very rich’ refer only to the achieved monthly gross income and are not the same as the value of property owned by such people.

5 HNWI, or high net worth individuals, are a group of the richest people in a given country whose net

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Determinants and prospects for the development of the Polish yacht industry 11 more free time, it can be concluded that yacht tourism and recreation are experiencing a renaissance by developing existing or promoting new forms, including living on the water.

In light of the above premises, the research aims to characterise the functioning of the Polish yacht industry in a cross-sectional study with a particular emphasis on pro-duction6. An attempt is also made to interpret development trends in the Polish yacht

industry against selected countries. The determinants of the success of the Polish yacht industry are identified using a SWOT analysis.

Production of the yacht industry in Poland

Referring to data from the International Council of Marine Industry Associations ICO-MIA, in 2017 Poland produced 21 915 vessels considered as yachts, 68% of which were small motorboats with outboard motors, the length of which did not exceed 7,5 m. The most important, however, is the presence of products from Polish yacht shipyards in most market segments, including those associated with extreme luxury. Polish ship-yards are also recognisable as producers of large luxury motor yachts and personalised catamarans (Table 1).

Table 1. Production structure of the yacht industry in Poland in 2017

Specification Sailing yachts Motorboats (inboard) Motorboats (outboard)

TOTAL 1 419 543 19 750

by hull length (LOA – length overall)

2.5–7.5 m 1 205 255 14 900

7.6–12.0 m 204 240 4 800

12.1–24.0 m 8 48 50

over 24.0 m 2 – –

Source: ICOMIA 2018

Production figures are not the result of single-year market success of Polish en-terprises, but a moderate albeit constant upward trend that has been maintained for several years and is visible in every segment (Figure 1). Therefore, in an optimistic scenario, assuming favourable conditions, it can be concluded that the situation in the Polish yacht industry is good, and it does not raise concerns in the short term.

The domestic yacht market, which has been experiencing a revival for several years, is still not large and rich enough to become the primary recipient of Polish pro-duction. Hence most of the yachts go to foreign markets. In 2017, 14 726 were exported, most of which, 83,2%, were small motor yachts. Their value, which amounted to EUR 361,3 million, was the main component of Polish yacht industry exports (Figure 2).

For both kinds of motorboats, exports exceed imports, demonstrating the export orientation of yacht production. For sailing yachts, the situation is different as imports expressed in the number of vessels exceeds exports. It is due to the commercial activity of Polish importers on the international secondary market. Imported vessels, unlike

6 Due to insufficient data, the dynamic approach was abandoned. Most of the findings are based on data

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Figure 2. Yacht imports and exports in Poland: 2017

Figure 1. Sales value* of sea-going yachts as well as recreational and sports motorboats in Poland

Source: ICOMIA 2018

*Data concerns economic entities with more than nine employees Source: Rocznik Statystyczny Gospodarki Morskiej… (2014–2018)

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 sailboats

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exported ones, have had previous owners and show high variability in terms of wear and its extent. The relatively low value of imports confirms it in this segment. It is worth adding, however, that despite the clear advantage in the production and sale of motor yachts in Poland, most domestic vessels are sailing yachts, which is the result of several decades of sailing tradition, and at the same time the still relatively weak purchasing power of potential boat owners (Table 2).

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Table 2. Number of vessels in Poland in 2017

Type of vessels Number of vessels Share

sailing boats 71149 92.0 motorboats 156 0.2 other boats 3 197 4.1 pontoons 1 605 2.1 jet skis 1 257 1.6 TOTAL 77 364 100.0 Source: ICOMIA 2018

Due to the lack of domestic production, Polish yachts are supplied with motors depending not only on technical requirements but also the tastes or capabilities of the customer/buyer. Hence, the relatively large scale of imports of engines of various pro-pulsion categories, reaching several thousand a year, especially outboard motors. For yacht accessories, the situation is entirely different and Polish companies cover a part of the market’s needs. Imports cover existing shortages, but in some segments, this is apparent because of fashion, tastes or stereotypes, vital in the case of luxury prod-ucts. Polish producers of yacht equipment are also valued suppliers of parts for foreign producers. The export scale of yacht accessories in 2017 amounted to EUR 44 million. However, there are still unbranded deliveries abroad which, apart from the immediate profit of producers, should be treated as unfavourable.

As already mentioned, most yachts manufactured in Poland go to foreign markets. In 2018, their value accounted for 60% of the total value of EU yacht exports, and in the period 2014–2018, it doubled from EUR 184,8 million to EUR 395,8 million (PIE, 2019). It is worth noting that the value of Polish yacht exports accounts for approxi-mately 0.19% of the total value of Polish exports. It is one of the few Polish industries in which many companies are producers of international luxury brands which, apart from the economic dimension, also has a socio-cultural significance, although this is not so widely known (Figure 3).

The main directions of exports for the Polish yacht industry refer to traditional markets, commonly including the following:

– Western Europe (the main export direction of Polish shipyards; the main target countries are Norway, France and Germany – the value of sales to these three co-untries only is over EUR 160 million),

– North America (an important export destination for Polish shipyards; exports ma-inly to the United States of America),

– Australia and New Zealand,  

– Japan.

On these markets, Polish products are recognisable, and Polish producers can be competitive thanks to innovative materials, technology, design, organisation and mar-keting. A favourable price-quality ratio is also essential. Besides these, the so-called developing markets, which include Russia, Brazil and South Africa as well as the Per-sian Gulf states, are also perceived as significant. These markets are already there, and soon, they will become the main target of marketing activities. On the other hand, the remaining South American countries, India and the countries of Southeast Asia can be considered prospective markets in the longer term.

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At the end of 2017, there were 105 shipyards in Poland, employing a total of abo-ut 42 000 (ICOMIA, 2018). These were both manufacturers selling yachts under their brand and companies manufacturing them to order by foreign shipyards, e.g. Ameri-can, French or Scandinavian. This division is essential when considering the scale of the market success of Polish products, and indirectly influences the promotion of their brands. Also, in 2017, there were 89 enterprises producing yacht fittings and equip-ment in Poland, employing 5500 people. However, the size of the entire industry is estimated at around 1000 enterprises, which includes a large group of component sup-pliers, equipment wholesalers and entities selling yachts from foreign producers. There is a concentration of companies in the voivodeships of northern Poland (Zachodniopo-morskie, Po(Zachodniopo-morskie, Warmińsko-Mazurskie, Podlaskie). Their position determined not only by the naturally strong boatbuilding traditions of Ostróda, Augustów, Chojnice, Gdańsk and Szczecin but also accessibility because the size of the yachts produced is primarily limited by their dimensions, mainly a width up to 3 m, which allows them to be transported without significant difficulties all over Europe on specially adapted vehicles with trailers (Centkowski, 2014). Transport accessibility is also closely related to the accessibility to suppliers, labour resources, and business environment entities, which in the case of yacht industry enterprises are mostly located away from large ag-glomerations (or on their periphery) and this is of crucial importance to their further operation. Hence the observed location pattern where Polish yacht shipyards operate near important roads of at least national importance.

The largest yacht shipyards employing from 500 to 1500 people include Ostróda Yacht, Model Art from Ostróda, MPPB J.W. Ślepsk from Augustów, HTEP Polska from Gdańsk, Delphia Yachts Kot from Olecko, and Galeon from Straszyn near Gdańsk (Wasilewski, 2018). However, smaller yacht shipyards and other companies are located throughout the country. The distribution of the Polish yacht industry allows for a trans-formation of passion and boatbuilding traditions into a modern sector functioning as

Figure 3. Yacht exports in the European Union by selected countries in 2018

Source: PIE (2019) 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Poland Finland Italy Portugal France Germany Netherlands UK Greece Latvia %

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Determinants and prospects for the development of the Polish yacht industry 15 a non-metropolitan, dispersed cluster of medium and high technology industries. Its functioning is based on individualised projects, high production flexibility and research that sets global development trends, provided that the cluster is fully aware of them.

Trends in the Polish yacht industry

compared to selected countries

Based on trends in the global recreational boat industry in 2018 (ICOMIA, 2018: 44–45), two for Polish yachting were distinguished. Both are presented in graphic form and analysed below.

The first concerns trends based on sales revenues in the first two quarters of 2018 for six selected market segments (Figure 4). As these result from analysing market seg-ments included in sales revenues, further growth is expected in four of them. They cu-rrently include the essential segment of the Polish yacht industry, i.e. motorboats with that of outboard motors closely related to it, which should be viewed as an assembly process. This group also includes the production of yacht accessories and equipment whose success is related to the growing domestic production of boats, and also the supply of accessories for foreign customers. The fourth market segment for which an upward trend was identified is the second-hand boat market. It means that the deve-lopment of the domestic yacht market is expected but mainly based on the secondary market. The observed increase in the wealth of Poles as the leading force for demand should translate into more significant interest in the purchase of yachts, but it is not yet large enough to consider new vessels in most cases. The development of the domestic market for used yachts may contribute to an increase in demand for new ones, espe-cially among the wealthiest people who will be able to replace used with new; but in the long term, the secondary boat market may become a threat to domestic production, especially with the uncontrolled import of vessels.

Experts assume stagnation in the case of two market segments, i.e. sailing yachts and inboard engines. In the case of sailing yachts, it is an expression of a global trend that means a decline in the popularity of sailing as it requires considerable skill and high physical fitness, and is much more dependent on hydrometeorological conditions. However, this does not mean that this form of yachting has been entirely ruled out, but that it should be directed more towards sport or education. When it comes to classic inboard motors, stagnation results from a specificity which manifests itself in relatively high costs of purchase, operation and possible replacement. Furthermore, these engines show low flexibility of use as they are usually dedicated to a specific boat. Another issue is lack of compactness as they take up much space, which in the case of small and even medium-sized vessels is not without significance. It is also worth adding that for ecologi-cal reasons, electric motors are increasingly used, and offered in a wide selection.

Poland’s national yacht industry is among the leaders. It follows the countries of Mediterranean Europe (Spain, Italy and France, followed by Greece and Croatia), which are traditional and recognised places of yacht production, as well as Central European countries (apart from Poland, Czechia and Hungary) which so far due to locations less associated with yacht production can be considered developing markets.

In the case of many other countries, including Nordic ones, prospects for the de-velopment of the yacht industry are much smaller, and experts predict upward trends in only a few market segments. However, this may not be entirely due to the collapse of

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Figure 4. Sales trends in the Polish yacht industry compared to selected countries of the world (based on sales revenues in the first two quarters of

2018) Source: the graph based on ICOMIA data (2018)

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Determinants and prospects for the development of the Polish yacht industry 17 Figure 5. Trends in the Polish yacht industry compared to selected countries of the world in terms of corporate policy (based on the size of invest

-ments and employment declared by enterprises and the assessment of economic prospects and expectations from government in 2018) Source: the graph based on ICOMIA data (2018)

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the yacht industry. The reason could be the gradual reduction of domestic production and the outsourcing of all or part of the production to other countries.

The second group of trends analysed is based on the size of investment and employ-ment declared by enterprises and the declared assessemploy-ment of economic prospects and expectations by the government in 2018. Taking into account selected socio-economic elements from the entire yacht industry, Poland is one of those countries where an in-crease is expected in investment and employment resulting from the growth of econom-ic optimism among the owners and management of yachting enterprises (Figure 5).

According to the declarations of Polish yacht industry enterprises, their expecta-tions regarding support from government will increase soon. It is worth adding that Polish yacht industry companies, despite their excellent reputation, do not yet have such a strong national brand as French, British, Italian and American companies. There-fore, they need much more activity in the field of product and area marketing. Howev-er, the Polish yacht industry, apart from the promotional support it receives, including foreign promotion, also needs more effective support in educating new staff because of the problem of a shortage of employees and the question of increasing their qualifi-cations is being raised more and more often. It requires not only systemic and capital solutions, but above all, more effective shaping of entrepreneurial attitudes, especially among those entering the labour market, not without significance in shaping an inno-vative economy.

Conditions for the market success of the Polish yacht industry

In the process of identifying the determinants of the success of the Polish yacht industry, the starting point was the opinion of Zioło (2009: 11) who believes that “a significant role in the process of shaping the modern industry is played by the created, developed and implemented innovations, which can be created by a suitably prepared person equipped with specific knowledge resources and the ability to use them. The combi-nation of these features will increasingly affect the growing competitive advantage of companies, regions and countries”. Emphasising the importance of the human factor and its ability to create a market in a geographically defined place is crucial for un-derstanding the construction of the current competitive advantages of the Polish yacht industry. The spatial aspect should be stressed, and is indeed pointed out by many au-thors, e.g. Janasz (2012: 743) who claims that “...economic and civilisation success will be achieved by those communities, countries, regions and enterprises that develop and liberate the ability to generate creativity and innovation (creative knowledge, intellec-tual capital)”. The above quotations lead to the conclusion that not all communities, countries or regions will achieve socio-economic success, but rather those that can at-tract appropriately competent labour resources capable of using their knowledge and skills to generate creativity and innovation. It is worth remembering that human re-sources are now mobile as never before (real and virtual), therefore it is desirable not only to select the best individuals but also to maintain them. Recruitment on a local or even regional scale, initially effective over time, may turn out to be insufficient not only for purely substantive reasons but also for demographic, economic and socio-cultural reasons. Today, the Polish yacht industry faces such dilemmas, for which people seem to be the most crucial strength that determines all the others (Table 3).

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Table 3. SWOT analysis for the Polish yacht industry

Weight Strengths Weight Weaknesses

0.4 Human capital(knowledge, experience, relatively

low costs, openness to cooperation) 0.3

High costs

(of constructing, designing, producing, marketing etc.)

0.15 Yacht design (individualised, innovative) 0.2 Small and medium companies dominate

0.15

Technology

(modern, seeking new solutions such as fully automated yachts, using graphene, own R&D departments)

0.2 Limited transport availability affecting the size of production, speed and safety of transport

0.15

Production

(precision, keeping deadlines, national, cooperation, attractive price)

0.2 Spatially distributed production and completion

0.15 Products (good reputation, wide offer,

personalisation) 0.1

Production of semi-finished products e.g. hulls for other manufacturers without brand marks

Weight Opportunities Weight Threats

0.4 Increase in the wealth of societies 0.4 Sensitivity to economic crisis

0.3 Fashion for water recreation 0.2 Big competition

0.1 Technological progress 0.2 Rising labor costs

0.1 Growing interest and support from institutions and authorities 0.1 Weakness of the domestic market

0.1 Growing investments in waterways and port infrastructure 0.1 Growing ecological requirements in production (e.g. the problem of styrene)

Source: author

The growing position of the Polish yacht industry on international markets is the result of many years of innovative product, process, organisation and marketing acti-vities of enterprises. The competitive advantage the industry has achieved in this way has resulted in a gradual increase in domestic production, the number of companies involved in the construction of vessels as well as the production and sale of yacht ac-cessories. However, the innovative strategies adopted in the majority of yacht industry companies require significant expenditure, which, given the high sensitivity of the ac-tivity to the economic crisis, may prove to be a difficult task to implement without, for example, support from the government. The question of what support is allowed, i.e. compatible with the common EU market, remains an open question. It is also worth taking into account the consolidation process that is carried out in other industrial de-partments, e.g. in Polish fish processing (Czapliński, 2018). Its effects could mitigate most of the weaknesses.

As already mentioned, the wealth of societies, including Poland, is growing, which theoretically widens the circle of people interested in buying yachts. The growing fa-shion for water tourism also strengthens it for which new locations are being opened. Nevertheless, it is worth remembering that yachts are luxury goods, the sale of which is sensitive to economic shocks and for which new ideas are expected all the time. With strong competition on foreign markets, a still weak domestic market and relatively weak national brand, although already existing, it seems to be a difficult task.

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Summary and conclusions

The results of the author’s SWOT analysis (presented above) based on research into the functioning of many companies, allow for a definition of a strategic position, and, consequently, for the type of primary strategy needed for the entire Polish yacht in-dustry. This strategy is an aggressive one (maxi-maxi), in which, thanks to the many strengths, opportunities should be taken up, mainly through strong market expansion and attempts to achieve diversified development. The research carried out allows such a generalisation even though there are no top-down findings at the level of the industry. The similarity of the functioning of enterprises at a strategic level should instead be associated with the deliberate or unintended process of learning from the better, more successful ones on the market, and with the scale of active and passive links that deter-mine the functioning of, primarily, smaller economic entities.

The following facts confirm the defined, common strategy:  

– companies in the yacht industry, from all their strengths, and especially human resources, should take advantage of opportunities in the business environment (using the synergy effect) which has resulted in a steady market expansion (main-ly in foreign markets)

– the rapidly growing market allows for further investments in new products (e.g. work on autonomous yachts) and new market segments, e.g. water houses

– the concentration of resources still concerns the most competitive products, i.e. “small motor yachts” (6–9 meters)

– enterprises compete with each other, mainly on foreign markets, but at the same time cooperate in those areas where it is possible to release synergistic effects of joint actions (e.g. marketing activities, policy towards state authorities).

The critical question is how long the Polish yacht industry will remain on an upward trend. The answer to this question is very complex and mainly results from the conditions presented above. However, it is worth paying attention to one more aspect: changing the paradigm of industrial development. The foundations were defined after the recent global financial crisis (Poniatowska-Jaksch, 2015 after Jung-Woo, Deuk-Kyu, Young-Il, 2010) and are now strengthened in the context of ongoing climate change. According to these authors, the period of mass production based on increasing energy consumption is a thing of the past and is being replaced by indicators of industrial deve-lopment such as ecology, convergence (intelligent functions) and protection. Whether and how, and above all, when, it will affect the Polish yacht industry, remains unknown, but it is worth considering this element in creating long-term strategies. It is also a chal-lenge for further research.

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Paweł Czapliński, is a professor at the University of Szczecin, Faculty of Economics, Finance and Manage-ment, Institute of Spatial Management and Socio-Economic Geography. Member of the editorial board of jour-nals: Studies of the Industrial Geography Commission of the Polish Geographical Society, Entrepreneurship – Education and Scientific Journal of Kherson State University – Geography. Author of publications and mon-ographs on the transformation of spatial patterns of industry in Northern Poland, performance and prospects for the development of the fish processing industry in Poland, entrepreneurship of young people and the elderly and some aspects of the management and administration of local government.

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5093-941X Address:

University of Szczecin

Faculty of Economics, Finance and Management,

Institute of Spatial Management and Socio-Economic Geography ul. Mickiewicza 18/118, 70-383 Szczecin

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Studies of the Industrial Geography Commission of the Polish Geographical Society

34 (4) · 2020

ISSN 2080-1653 DOI 10.24917/20801653.344.2

Tadeusz Bocheński

University of Szczecin, Poland

Industry in seaports in Poland

Abstract: The study aims to classify port cities in Poland in terms of the development of their industrial functions and those in their immediate surroundings. Industrial plants currently operating in the vicinity of seaports were identified in the area where the port and its industrial districts have developed. Data on the volume of transhipments in individual ports, the number of manufacturing entities in gminas, including ports themselves, and on employment in industry in powiats where seaports are located, were used. The research includes both the industry directly related to the maritime economy, including shipbuilding and fish processing, as well as industrial enterprises located there for economic reasons following classical location theories. Seaports in Poland, due to the level of industrial development, can be divided into four groups: with a developed and diverse industry (Gdańsk and Szczecin), with one sector dominating (Gdynia, Police, Elbląg), with a small shipbuilding industry and factories operating for the needs of fisheries (Świnoujście, Kołobrzeg, Władysławowo, Ustka, Łeba), without any developed industry (others).

Keywords: industrial ports; port industry; seaports; shipbuilding Received: 23 December 2019

Accepted: 11 May 2020 Suggested citation:

Bocheński, T. (2020). Industry in seaports in Poland. Prace Komisji Geografii Przemysłu Polskiego Towarzystwa

Geograficznego [Studies of the Industrial Geography Commission of the Polish Geographical Society], 34(4),

22–37. doi: 10.24917/20801653.344.2

Introduction

The industrialisation of seaports in Poland was the subject of numerous geographical studies at the turn of the 1980s, including Adrjanowska (1977), Łangowski (1982), Szwankowski (1982), Piskozub (1982), and Dutkowski (1983). After the political trans-formation, interest in this subject decreased. Several studies were written on issues of the revitalisation of post-shipyard areas, especially in Gdańsk and Gdynia (e.g. Czep-czyński, 2001; Palmowski et al., 2001), on the shipbuilding industry and its restruc-turing (e.g. Bernacki, 2010; Dajczak, 2008; Palmowski, Tarkowski, 2016) or offshore industry (e.g. Czapliński, 2015; Witoński, 2013). The topic of fish processing in Poland was also present (Czapliński, 2011; Czapliński, 2018; Kapusta, 2014; Kieliszewska,

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Industry in seaports in Poland 23 2016; Szostak, Dróżdż, 2017). Bocheński (2019) wrote about the connections between seaports and industry not directly related to the maritime economy in the Baltic Sea region. In contemporary foreign literature, the subject of the functioning of ports and industrial complexes was present and not limited to Wiegmans, Louw, 2011 and Bou-los (2016). In this context, numerous publications on the evolution of the relationship between a port and a city/town are also thought-provoking (e.g. Bird, 1973; Norcliffe, Basset, Hoare, 1996; Hoyle, 1998). This article is primarily empirical; hence the litera-ture review is brief.

The political and economic transformation, as well as Poland’s accession to the European Union, has resulted in severe changes in the Polish maritime economy in-cluding its ownership and organisational structures. This reform of the political system completely shattered the state naval economy, and the shipyards initially found them-selves in a tough situation, but then rebounded though some companies went bankrupt. However, ship repair yards continued to develop, although deep-sea fishing and related processing plants on land have completely collapsed (Dutkowski, 2017). According to Grzelakowski (2017: 165), there has been a significant strengthening of transportation through Polish ports along with their distribution functions (including warehousing, storage, processing and other operations both inward and outward). At the same time, the importance of their industrial role has decreased. This study will show contempo-rary connections between Polish seaports and industry.

To begin with, defining fundamental issues such as the port area and related indus-try is essential. A seaport can be understood in a narrower or broader sense, depending on whether and to what extent its surroundings are taken into account (Table 1). In this article, the study focuses on seaports in the functional sense as well as with the city/ town and industrial districts.

Table 1. The seaport and its surroundings

Area Characteristics

port in a dominant sense the area under the seaport management, regardless of the function currently performed

port in a functional sense all quays, terminals or piers with transhipping equipment and warehousing or storage facilities – function counts, not the area owner

port and industrial district an area where transhipping, warehouse and storage, and industrial functions are located, including the entire logistic base of the port serving land transport, such

as railways and facilities for servicing rolling stock along with road haulage port and industrial

agglomeration

covers the entire administrative unit (gmina – municipality) where the seaport is located. In case of an urban complex, other units (gminas) within the agglomeration are included as well.

Source: author’s study

Following the division of industry located in seaports by Koselnik (1960) and Za-remba (1962), there are five groups of industrial plants operating in ports and their immediate vicinities (cf. Piskozub, 1982). The division respects two essential criteria, i.e. the type of activity and its relationship with the maritime economy (Table 2).

The shipbuilding industry and some plants of the near-port industry can create a kind of maritime cluster, for instance in the Polish People’s Republic, Zrzeszenie

Przemysłu Okrętowego (Shipbuilding Industry Association) performed this function

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association of entities directly related to the maritime economy. Apart from the ship-building industry, they include shipowners and managers of seaports, etc. Currently, there are two cluster initiatives of this type in Poland: the Baltic Sea & Space Cluster (Bałtycki Klaster Morski i Kosmiczny) based in Gdynia (Bałtycki Klaster…, 2020), and the Klaster Morski Pomorza Zachodniego based in Szczecin (Klaster Morski…, 2020).

Table 2. Industries in seaports

Criterion Type of industry Characteristics

Type of activity

shipyard

(shipbuilding) includes the construction and renovation of ships and boats as well as the infrastructure of the maritime industry

fish processing

directly related to sea fishing. Mainly preliminary processing plants (i.e. gutting, filleting, freezing) are located in the port, while processing and/or preservation takes place more often inland. Fish processing can also take place at sea (deep-sea trawlers).

others various sectors, which some plants cooperate with

Links between the port and maritime economy

port industry

includes offshore and shipbuilding as well as the industry associated with the port as a transport node where the supply chain is broken – transhipment of raw materials, semi-finished products, components and finished products, e.g. metallurgical, chemical, cellulose, food industry.

near-port industry

existing production links with the shipbuilding industry, fish processing and the port itself, located in a port or nearby industrial district, e.g. metal and machinery industry.

non-port industry not related to port activities – location in a port and industrial district for other reasons than proximity or with any port industry.

Source: author’s study

Study assumptions

The study aims to classify ports in Poland in terms of the development of industrial functions and those in their immediate vicinity. For this purpose, industrial plants cur-rently operating were identified, and the areas where the ports and industrial districts have developed were indicated. When assessing the level of industrial development, the number of manufacturing industries in the gmina of the port and industrial plants in its immediate vicinity were taken into account, including those with access to the quays or infrastructure linked to the port terminal (internal transport system, e.g. conveyor belt, pipeline).

The analysis was based on data published by the Central Statistical Office (GUS) on the number of manufacturing entities in the gminas of ports and on employment in industry located in an administrative unit called a powiat1.

Geoportal (2019) and Google Maps (2019) were used to define industrial and port districts. Information about industrial entities in the ports was collected with the use of the Maritime Economy Guide (Informator gospodarki morskiej, 2019), National Register

1 The data published by the Central Statistical Office (GUS) are not fully reliable. The number of entities

in the REGON register database is far greater than those actually active – confirmed by comparison with the data of the Ministry of Finance from 2018, made by P. Śleszyński (unpublished materials). However, it mainly concerned the service sector. Whereas, the data on the number of employees do not include those working in plants with fewer than 10 employees. For the purpose of this study, it was decided to include them to show the economic environment in which individual port centres operate. They do not have a decisive impact on the result of the analysis.

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Industry in seaports in Poland 25 (Krajowy Rejestr Sądowy, 2019), and information published by individual companies. The use of several sources enabled the continued operation of a given enterprise to be checked and to assign it to an appropriate sector. The boundaries of industrial and port districts were determined by land-use planning documents for industrial and storage functions, and industrial land ownership.

Industry in ports in Poland

There were 32 seaports in Poland (Figure 1), nine of which in the second decade of the 21st century served as cargo ports (transhipping). This group included four commercial

ports of primary importance (Gdańsk, Gdynia, Świnoujście, Szczecin) – transhipping from seven to over 30 million tonnes per year, Police industrial port with over 1,5 mil-lion tonnes and four commercial ports of regional importance from 15 000 to 400 000 tonnes (Kołobrzeg, Darłowo, Elbląg, Stepnica). The remaining 23 operated mainly as fisheries or for leisure. Transhipment took place in Władysławowo and sporadically in Ustka and Trzebież (Table 3). However, it had disappeared entirely from Wolin, Kamień Pomorski, and Łeba. In the past, goods were transhipped in 15 ports (Bocheński, Pal-mowski, 2015).

The level of industrial development of a port and its importance for the economy is reflected in the number of manufacturing enterprises, their share in the total number of economic entities and the percentage of employees in the industry.

In ten ports, there were over ten manufacturing entities per 1000 inhabitants con-cerning both the cities/towns with the most important ports and with small ports that do not handle transhipments, i.e. Tolkmicko, Wolin, Puck, and Łeba (Table 3). Accord-ing to Śleszyński’s calculations, the share of active economic entities in the total num-ber (according to the data of the Central Statistical Office (GUS) in 2018) amounted to 73% in Elbląg, 66% in Gdańsk, 63% in Gdynia, 60% in Świnoujście and 58% in Szczecin (unpublished materials). This overestimation concerned mainly the service sector and to a lesser extent, manufacturing.

Data on employment structure published by the Central Statistical Office (GUS) was available only at the powiat level, and this made the analysis difficult. Ports were

Figure 1. Location of seaports in Poland

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Table 3.

Seaports and cargo turnover along with ports and the number of industrial entities in Poland: 2018 Port Seaport cargo turnover [in 000’] Percentage of manufacturing entities in the total number Selected divisions of manufacturing (Section C of PKD 2007) in ports

Number of

manufacturing entities per 1000 residents

Number of entities (Section C) Chemical and petrochemical industries,

including plastics (Divisions 19, 20, 22) Metallurgical and metal industry (Divisions 24 and 25) Production of machines and equipment (Divisions 27 and 28) production of other transport equipment (Division 30)

Szczecin 9 362.3 7.9 5 452 222 1090 172 200 13.5 Police 1 534.4 13.7 475 72c (96) 150 (202) 3(8) 47 (53) 14.5 Stepnica 16.4 11.6 32a 2 – 2 2 13.0 Świnoujście 16 806.8 7.1 442 5 50 5 5 10.8 Wolin – 11.0 78 3 (6) 14 (32) 0 (1) 0 (2) 16.2 Kamień Pomorski – 4.7 72 2 10 2 21 8.1 Dziwnów – 2.5 15 – 4 – – 5.6 Kołobrzeg 296.7 4,1 340 16 30 13 5 7.3 Darłowo 255.8 4.8 93 1 16 2 1 6.8 Ustka 0.5 6.4 137b 1 (4) 18 (32) 2 (3) 7 (7) 8.8 Łeba – 3.0 38 – 6 – 2 10.3 Władysławowo 7.3 3.0 72 1 10 – 1 7.2 Hel – 2.2 14 – 1 – – 4.3 Puck – 8.8 128 4 43 5 8 11.4 Gdynia 20 974.3 10.1 4 039 154 1006 138 133 16.4 Gdańsk 42 437.6 8.7 6 670 212 1531 234 447 14.3 Frombork – 6.5 16 1 5 1 – 6.8 Tolkmicko – 19.5 58 – 47 – – 21.5 Elbląg 106.0 8.4 1 059 33 363 24 9 8.8

number of entities: (…) including a

rural

gmina

(municipality) or a

rural area of an urban-rural

gmina (municipality) a in the neighbouring gmina of Goleniów there is a

large industrial park and special economic

zone;

b the special economic

zone

operates

on the border

of

the town and

the

gmina

of Słupsk;

c including one of the largest chemical plants in Poland

Source: author’s study based on the Local Data Bank of the Central Statistical Office (

GUS

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