Zarządzanie transportem wodnym na Odrze w ujęciu historycznym

Formally the management over the shipping and the whole Odra infrastructure was directed to Poland not earlier than 12 of August 1946. In order to properly manage the Odra river, the proper units of state administration had to be appointed. In 1946 came into being the state water boards separate for every harbour city. After a number of reorganizations, there came into being two ship owners enterprises on the Odra. The first is a state enterprise, Shipping on the Odra with the head office in Wrocław, that operated on the whole Odra river, and the second was a state enterprise Szczecin Shipping with the head office in Szczecin, that operated on the Lower Odra, from the aggregate main in Belinek to Świnoujście. For more than a half of a century, the lack of imagination of managers and at the same time, designation of too little resources lead to the degradation of infrastructure and means of transport on the Odra river. Currently accepted by Poland and the European Union development- repair programmes give hope that the water transport on the Odra river will be given back its proper place among other means of transport.