The experience with barges on the south bound Danube

Import, trade with raw materials for

animal feed

Production of compound animal feed, TMR, crude oil, pelletizing of wheat bran,

agricultural production, trade with grain and raw materials for animal feed

Export, trade with raw materials for

animal feed

Danube river

• 2 852 km, second largest in Europe• 10 European countries• 2 415 km navigable river area

Connection North sea - Black sea through RMD canal

Advantages of the river transport

Cost effectiveness ✔ • for infrastructure - does not require huge capital investments in the

construction of its track, as it is an existing part of the nature

• for transportation – the most cost effective way of transport, compared with railway and trucks

Advantages of the river transport Large capacities  ✔

• the largest carrying capacity for carrying goods in bulk over long distances

Energy efficiency  ✔• the most energy efficient way of transport, compared with railway and

trucks

Environmentally friendly  ✔• ecologically the most appropriate way of transportation• causes 70% less CO2 emission than transportation by road

Safety of navigation ✔• the risks of accidents are minimum • lower traffic• less congestions

Advantages of the river transport

Disadvantages

- Dependence of meteorological conditionsMain problem of the

river navigation

influence on the carrying capacity

influence on the operating cost

influence on the speed

influence on the scheduled ETA

Disadvantages

- Transit time• relatively long transit time due to relatively slow

speed

Dunafoldvar, Hungary -Constanta, Romania

• Transit 15 / 20 days

Constanta, Romania

• Transshipment 5 / 6 daysConstanta, Romania –

Turkish ports• Transit 3 / 4 days

Turkish ports• Analysis performance 3 / 4 days• Unloading 3 / 4 days

Receipt of the cargo in 1 month term

Other factors, influencing south bound navigation

• Grain campaign o the increasing of the freight volume marks an increase in river

units demando the harvest characteristics ( quality, prices ) effect the navigation

• Returning cargoes from the North side o coal, fertilizers, metal

ConclusionsThe complex procedure of the river transportation of goods and their

transshipment on sea vessels requires: • Dealing with multiple priorities and effective management of the transport

chain – river, maritime, by road• Constant contact and cooperation between the business partners• The everyday information about vessel’s movement, the conditions,

influencing it and the ship owner’s program help to estimate the ETA, i.e. improve the planning and keep the further logistics plan

• Crucial is the coordination in the intermediary port of the arrival and handling of the barges and sea vessel at the same time - considering the weather and navigation conditions both on Danube and Black sea, the traffic intensity and passage planning of the straits, the schedule of the last unloading port of the sea vessel, the schedule of Constanta port

• In order to be successful executed, high level of communication, cooperation, coordination and professionalism must be maintained by all parties involved

Sea vessels, which we

often use for DDGS

transshipment

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