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The Serbian navigation lock Djerdap 2 (Iron Gate 2) will not be open to traffic from July 18, 2023, through July 17, 2024, due to an overhaul, announced the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure and the Port Authority of Prahovo. The entire transhipment of vessels, in its zone of competence, between rkm 858th to rkm 868th kilometer on the Danube will be taken over by the Romanian side of the Djerdap 2 navigation lock. The Djerdap 2 navigation lock is being overhauled in order to increase reliability and reduce the times of the raising and lowering cycles.

 

All participants in water traffic are warned to adapt their speed to the general navigation safety and to comply with the orders of the handlers of the navigation lock, the Navigation Safety Inspector, and the Port Authority of Prahovo – the announcement says.

Further information is available in the respective Notice to Skippers and the Plovput website.

Pro Danube will monitor the progress and keep you updated.

Pro Danube invites all port stakeholders to participate in the first survey launched in the frame of the Green Inland Ports Study.

This survey focuses on examining the environmental impact of inland ports, innovative urban and short-range inland waterway transport, and also digitalisation of inland ports.

The aim of the study is to identify the factors that impact the sustainable development of inland ports. Also, we aim to propose solutions for the implementation of green objectives paired with their economic development.

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Initiated by DAPhNE and successfully continued on a yearly basis by DIONYSUS, the Danube Ports Days have become a must-attend event on the agenda of the IWT community in the Danube Region and well beyond, providing a transnational platform to discuss, by bringing together decision-makers, experts and the IWT sector, key aspects related to port development issues. This year's event is organised by Pro Danube in cooperation with the Green Inland Ports, MultiRELOAD, and Synergetics projects with the support of the Danube Ports Network.

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The business of WienCont, a leading Austrian company with over 40 years of experience, is the handling, storage and trading of a wide variety of intermodal loading units, including all the associated repair, testing and services, both stationary and mobile.

Our focus is clearly on neutrality and the highest quality of service paired with maximum flexibility for our partners. We live the diversity of products and solutions and rely on future-oriented, innovative services in technology and processes. Profitable growth for the Freudenau location and the city of Vienna with ecological and communal responsibility is our priority. This motivates us to achieve top performance every day and to strive for permanent improvement.

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