The marine facility, built by Rolls-Royce Marine Poland Sp. z o.o. and covering an area of approximately 2,000 square meters, will provide repair services and maintenance consulting. The Rolls-Royce Marine Service Centre, located on land managed by the Gdynia Maritime Port Authority S.A., will attract foreign investors through its ship repair and maintenance operations. Consequently, it will increase the importance of the Port of Gdynia, both through business contacts and the creation of local jobs.
The lease agreement signed on May 12, 2010, with this important partner for the Gdynia port was concluded for a period of 30 years and is the result of intensive efforts by the Gdynia Maritime Port Authority S.A. to create new areas of activity within the port.
Rolls-Royce Marine Poland Sp. z o.o. belongs to the Rolls-Royce group, one of the world’s largest suppliers of ship designs, marine equipment, and integrated system solutions for vessels. The company is involved in, among other things, the production of marine propulsion systems. The full range of Rolls-Royce’s marine capabilities includes ship design, deck machinery, propulsion systems such as diesel engines and gas turbines, propellers, thrusters and waterjets, and many other marine control systems, equipment, and devices.