In 2023, 15.1 million tons of cargo were transshipped on the rivers in Serbia, which is 0.8% less than the previous year, as announced today by the Port Management Agency.
The most commonly transshipped type of cargo is gravel, sand, and stone aggregates, accounting for 33%. Coal is in second place, with a share of 19%, and oil and oil derivatives are in third place, with a share of 16.5%.
In fourth place are ores with a nine percent share.
Coal transshipment increased by six percent compared to 2022, while the transshipment of cereals continues to decline.
“Considering that the conditions in the global grain market are somewhat more favorable, it is expected that this trend will positively impact domestic exports and the increase in grain transshipment in Serbia. In addition, the implementation of infrastructure projects, including projects within the EXPO 2027 framework, will contribute to the increase in the transshipment of gravel, sand, and stone aggregates,” stated the Agency.
Cruisers most commonly docked in Belgrade
It is estimated that the total cargo transshipment on rivers in Serbia will increase by three percent this year, with approximately 15.5 million tons of cargo being transshipped.
In international passenger traffic, the Agency recorded 1,409 cruise ship landings and 183,043 passengers during the last nautical season. The number of landings is at the same level as in 2022, while the number of passengers is 35 percent higher, thanks to better capacity utilization of cruise ships.
Cruise ships most frequently docked in Belgrade, where 567 landings were recorded. In Novi Sad, there were 373 cruise ship landings, in Donji Milanovac 268, and in Golubac 179. The highest number of passengers disembarked in the capital – 74,750.
During the previous year, three new international passenger terminals were opened in Serbia – in Sremska Mitrovica, Zemun, and Šabac, bringing the total to ten in Serbia.
It is expected that this season the number of passengers will increase by ten percent, meaning that around 200,000 tourists will visit Serbia on cruises.
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