Port of Belgrade
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Port of Belgrade is a cargo
port
on the Danube
river in Belgrade
, Serbia
. It is located in the center of Belgrade, near Pančevo Bridge
. The port also manages the passenger terminal on the nearby Sava river. Port transfer capacity is 3,000,000 tons per year and 10 000 TEUs. It also has 300,000 m² of warehouses and 650,000 m² of open-air storage areas.
The port has operated since 1961. There is a possibility to move the port to the other side of the Danube, providing more space for the development of Belgrade.
Cargo
Cargo is goods or produce transported, generally for commercial gain, by ship, aircraft, train, van or truck. In modern times, containers are used in most intermodal long-haul cargo transport.-Marine:...
port
Port
A port is a location on a coast or shore containing one or more harbors where ships can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land....
on the Danube
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
river in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
. It is located in the center of Belgrade, near Pančevo Bridge
Pancevo Bridge
Pančevo Bridge or colloquially Pančevac is the only bridge over the Danube in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia...
. The port also manages the passenger terminal on the nearby Sava river. Port transfer capacity is 3,000,000 tons per year and 10 000 TEUs. It also has 300,000 m² of warehouses and 650,000 m² of open-air storage areas.
The port has operated since 1961. There is a possibility to move the port to the other side of the Danube, providing more space for the development of Belgrade.