GMU Signs Contract to Conduct Measurements and Research for the Identification and Potential Neutralisation of Hazardous Materials
As the leader of a consortium consisting of Gdynia Maritime University, the Polish Naval Academy, and the company Mewo S.A., the University has this week signed three contracts with the Maritime Office in Gdynia for the "Identification and potential neutralisation of hazardous materials lying on the seabed of the Baltic Sea in selected locations". The work will focus on an area of 925 km2 of the Baltic Sea.
The project is being carried out as part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, Component B3.2.1 - "Investments in the neutralisation of threats and the restoration of large-scale degraded areas and the Baltic Sea."
The consortium will perform measurements and research concerning the identification and potential neutralisation of dangerous materials laying at the bottom of the Baltic Sea in the locations Rynna Słupska and Głębia Gdańska and the wreck of the ship Franken.
Signing the contract on behalf of the Consortium was HM The Rector of Gdynia Maritime University, Professor Adam Weintrit, and the University's Bursar, Eugeniusz Paweł Orzeszek. Also taking part in the signing was HM The Rector-Commander of the Polish Maritime Academy, Rear Admiral Professor Tomasz Szubrycht, and the President of the Management Board of Mewo S.A., Paweł Gajewski. From the Maritime Authority in Gdynia, the contract was signed by Director Anna Stelmaszyk-Świerczyńska and Chief Accountant Katarzyna Brzózka.
The contract will last until the end of 2025.
