In 2015, József Kollár was appointed director of the Balaton shipping company. It leaves about a year and a half after the company became majority state-owned.

The general manager of Balatoni Hajózási Zrt. (Bahart) will resign by mutual agreement – confirmed the MTIthe Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTÜ). The CEO declined to comment and the MTÜ did not justify the reason for József Kollár’s departure.

In May 2015, József Kollár was appointed director of the company by the general meeting of the company, which was then owned by 22 and later 21 municipalities on the shores of the lake.

The state acquired a 75 percent stake in the shipping company at the end of August last year, when it increased Bahart’s capital by HUF 6.6 billion. Subsequently, the company’s reorganization plan was approved and since then the profile of the shipping company was refined. Magyar Nemzeti Vagyonkezelő Zrt. Put several of your assets – Csopak’s public port, campsites, hotels, beachfront properties – up for auction.

In September, Kollár spoke at a meeting that Bahart needs about 20 billion guilders in the next decade to create sustainable competitiveness, with state support for scheduled shipping. Bahart can develop 400 to 450 million guilders a year on its own, which is not enough. The biggest concern is technical obsolescence. Furthermore, the shortage of manpower in the fleet has become a strategic issue, leading to the cancellation of some flights this year. He stressed that the company had reached a milestone by becoming majority state-owned.



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Economy

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Real estate

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