shaping conditions favorable for conducting business activities in Poland by shipowners and ship managers with respect to the principles of fair competition and maintaining a level playing field;

introductions and development of new forms of shipping operations;

comprehensive development of Polish maritime economy, including fishing, especially on the basis of regional shipping operations and ship management centres.

protection of Association members’ interests in relations with governmental administration, local communities, trade unions, as well as with other agencies, organizations and associations.

representation of Members’ interests in relations with international organizations

ensuring the necessary professional level of services provided by the members to the contracting parties, in accordance with international standards and quality norms.

initiating and expanding cooperation among the members in the sphere of expanding of ship services and implementing new techniques;

lobbing for introducing regulations allowing for correct development of entrepreneurship in the area of maritime economy.

shaping and implementing safe shipping rules;

initiating activities in the sphere of developing modern form of shipping operations, in particular implementing modern organizational and technical forms of operating merchant vessels, their technical and crew support base as well as in the field of marine risk management;

to observe the Good Practices regarding the activity in the sphere of maritime economy.