After more than ten years, the first ship owned by Slovenian shipping company Splošna plovba has moored in the Port of Koper
The ship “Portorož”, named after the very known Slovenian touristic town on the coast, is one of the thirteen vessels in the fleet of Splošna plovba who operates mainly outside the Adriatic Sea. “Portorož” is their most modern ship. It is 190 meters long, 32 meters wide, and its draft is 12.80 meters. It brought to Koper 11.000 tons of steel products.
The President of the Management Board of Luka Koper Dragomir Matić has greeted the first arrival of “Portorož” and it’s captain Vitaly Ermolaev in Koper with a symbolic photo of the first ship moored in, at that time new Koper port late in the 1958. It was the ship “Gorica” which also belonged to Splošna plovba.
Splošna plovba was established on October 22, 1954 and began operating with one vessel of 525 dwt. Today, Splošna plovba operates 13 vessels of 611.442 dwt in the worldwide tramp trade. Its present position on the international market has been achieved by providing quality transport services that meet the needs and requirements of the market, and is continuously striving to improve its services.
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