Danube ports in May handled a record volume of cargo – more than 3 million tons, the Administration of Sea Ports (AMPU) reported on Facebook.
“According to operational data, more than 3 million tons were transshipped by Danube ports in May. This is an absolute record for the ports of this region,” stated in AMPU.
Such result, as the report says with reference to the head of AMPU Yuriy Litvin, was achieved due to responsible and coordinated actions of business, the team of AMPU and the Ministry of Development of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure.
“Development of the Danube cluster is one of the priority tasks of our company. Already now well-known world companies are investing in the development of port facilities and fleet on the Danube, which allows us to constantly increase the volume of exports and imports. This month, public and private stevedoring companies have renewed their historical records,” he said.
Development of the ports of the Danube cluster, the report points out, is a priority for the European partners. The European Commission and the Danube Commission for Cooperation with the Lower Danube Administration and the Romanian Ministry of Transport are working on increasing the throughput capacity of the Sulina channel, as the productive work of the Danube ports depends on it.
It is expected that by the end of 2023, the volume of cargo handled in the Danube ports could grow to 20 million tons, compared to 16 million tons in 2022, which is three times higher than before the war.
