Funkcjonowanie i rozwój małych portów morskich - najistotniejsze problemy

Podejmowane przez NIK kontrole koncentrowały się dotychczas na portach o podstawowym znaczeniu dla gospodarki narodowej oraz na problematyce rozwoju średnich i małych portów pod kątem realizacji założeń przyjętych w programach rządowych. W ostatnim czasie Izba zaś sprawdziła, czy działalność małych portów morskich była prowadzona prawidłowo i przyniosła zakładane efekty. Oceniono także ochronę i nadzór nad ich infrastrukturą oraz gospodarkę finansowo-księgową. Artykuł przedstawia szczegółowe wyniki kontroli.

In Poland there are 29 smaller seaports, and 25 of them are located in the Pomorskie and Zachodniopomorskie Regions. They vary as for, among others, infrastructure, surface, functions performed and management forms. These are either regional or local ports, and some of them serve are fishing ports. Their land areas belong to various entities: municipalities (local self-governmental units – JST), the State Treasury and private persons. Usually it is a combination of private and municipal ownership. The form of management for small seaports is decided by the respective municipality if it owns the majority of their land. Small seaports are most frequently managed by JSTs within their organisational structures, or by entities that JSTs establish. If the majority of a port’s assets is owned by the State Treasury and has not been granted for perpetual usufruct, or is subject to the State Treasury’s perpetual usufruct – the managing entity for a port is the respective director of the sea office. The rules for establishing managing entities for seaports and harbours, and the organisation and functioning thereof, have been set forth in the Act of 20th December 1996 on seaports and sea harbours. The manner of performing tasks, stemming from the legal and internal regulations, by seaports managing entities, or supervision of them were not an area of interest for NIK over the last years. That is why NIK started an audit aimed at assessing the activities of small seaports undertaken by various entities. The audit also intended to identify potential barriers and weaknesses that hamper the operations of small seaports, including those related to the way in which seaports are manager.