History timeline

July 1, 1952 - Baza Remontowa - Ostrow state owned enterprise established in the port of Gdansk, on the Ostrow island

November 7, 1952 - name changed to Gdanska Stocznia Remontowa

November, 1958 - the number of employees passed the level of 2000

1961 - shipbuilding trades school established at the company, ensuring inflow of qualified workers until 1991, when the shipyard ceased direct financing of this educational institution

1962-1964 - the construction of a series of 100 dwt barges

1963 - floating dock of 2700 dwt brought from Szczecin and 11 000 dwt dock purchased

1964 - the level of employment reached 4320 persons

1965 and 1967 - two floating docks, 3500 dwt each, built

1968 - the construction of 9000 dwt floating dock

15-17 and 18-20 December, 1970 - strikes resulting in 20 percent rise in hourly payment and erasing the upper allowable level of performance related bonuses

1970 - the construction of a 25 000 dwt floating dock

1974 - the construction of a 55 000 dwt floating dock - then the Europe's largest - for Götaverken Arendal of Göteborg

August 15, 1981 - commencing of the occupation strike, carried on by employees of Gdansk Shipyard, Northern Shipyard and Gdanska Stoczna Remontowa (Gdansk Shiprepair Yard - old name of "Remontowa" SA) leading to signing of so called "August agreements" that triggered democratic and pro market economy changes in the former "Eastern block", including dissolvement of the USSR and breaking down the "Berlin wall"

November 11, 1981 - in result of a poll among yard's employees, the naming of the shipyard after the patron - J. Pilsudski (great Polish political leader, military commander, contributing to Poland's regaining of independence after the First World War)

December 13, 1981 - introduction of martial law in Poland in an effort of communists to stop democratic changes and commencing of the occupation strike at the yard, stopped by brutal military and militia forces (tanks appeared within the yard, arrests and detentions followed)

1986 - purchase of a 33 000 dwt floating dock (the largest one in Poland)

August 23, 1988 - yards' employees joined nation-wide strike action

May 12, 1989 - regaining of the J. Pilsudski name after losing it by government decision after 1981 unrest

1989 - reorganisation of the yard, preparing it for operation in market economy realities, change of major market orientation...  while in 1990 just 8 percent of sales was covering Western markets, in 2001 it was already 86 percent

1993 - Albanian yard in Durrës bought, which, after failed restructurisation attempts and local unrest hampering business, was sold in 2003

1997 - establishment of in-house design office, employing 100 naval architects, marine engineers and other specialists

2001 - privatisation of the yard

2006 - jumboisation of the dock no. 3, increasing its length from 176 m to 189.4 m, breadth from 34 m to 44 m and capacity from 11 000 t to 15 000