Bulker specialist Polish Steamship Co (Polsteam) has seen a big increase in cargo during the first half of this year, although chief executive Pawel Brzezicki has warned that maritime transport is far from booming.

The state-owned, Szczecin-based dry cargo giant has seen its vessels carry 8.1m tonnes in the first six months of 2019 — a 1m tonne increase on the same period a year earlier.