We are very pleased to announce that following the decision of 3rd July 2018 of the SJIF index evaluation team, the publishing quality of the Scientific Journals of the Maritime University of Szczecin has been evaluated by means of SJIF Journal Rank which is equal to 2014 - 2.683, 2015 - 3.834, 2016 - 6.415, 2017 - 6.449, 2018 - 6.739. Thus, in the period mentioned, the index has increased by 151%.It must be emphasised here that the constant improvement of our magazine’s publishing quality is a result of hard work of the editorial team, members of the scientific board, reviewers, and university authorities through their policy supporting the development of our quarterly.