The full shelterdeck provides cover for the crew working on deck and for the 25,000 hook automated baiting and magazine storage system, as well as the processing line with its automatic gutting machine.
The huge yellow gantry cranes, cavernous sheds and slipways of the Szczecin Shipyard dominate the Port of Szczecin.
At one time 10,000 workers built as many as 21 deep-sea ships every year in this sprawling yard, while today only a fraction of that number work for a diverse group of small independent marine companies who lease space in the shuttered shipyard.
Where the huge state-owned corporation was unable to make the transition to EU membership and the global economy, these small independent contractors are gaining a reputation for cost effective and quality maritime work.
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