PORT of SMEDEREVO
Potential Investments
Port Governance Agency
May, 2015
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The Republic of Serbia- facts
Capital city: Belgrade, population more than
1,600,000
Geographic location: Southeastern and Central
Europe, Balkan Peninsula, Western Balkans
Area: 88,509 km2
Climate: moderate continental
Longest rivers: Danube, Serbian section, 588 km
Sava, Serbian section, 210 km
Tisa,
Serbian section, 164 km
Population: 7.164 millions
Official language: Serbian
Religion: 85% Eastern Orthodox Christian, 5.5%
Roman Catholic Christian, 3.2% Muslim, 6,3 %
other.
Time zone: central European, CET (GMT + 1 hour)
Water from public mains: Safe to drink
GDP: $42.52 billion (2013 World Bank figure)
Official currency: the dinar (RSD)
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The City of Smederevo - facts
Smederevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Смедерево,
is a city on the right bank of the rkm 1116
of the Danube river, about 45 kilometres
(28 miles) downstream of the capital
Belgrade.
The city has a population of 64,105, and
108,209 people live in its administrative
area.
The City was founded in the 1st century
BC by Roman Empire, called Vinceia.
The modern city traces its roots back to the
late Medieval in the 15th century when the
fortified city of Smederevo was the capital
of the last independent Serbian state
before the Ottoman conquest.
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The City of Smederevo
The Obrenović Villa in Plavinac by Smederevo
In an exquisite surroundings, on the
right Danube riverbank, woods in the
background and a view on the
vineyard, the river and Banat plane,
the is a summer court of the
Obrenović Dynasty which has gone
through many alterations during the
period of nearly two centuries.
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The City of Smederevo
Smederevo fortress
Smederevo city is one of the largest
cities – fortress not only in Serbia
but in Europe. The fortress was
built in the form of irregular triangle.
Each side has its length over 500m
and internal space inside the walls
is more then 10 hectares.
Smederevo city built a serbian
despot Djuradj Brankovic in year
1430.
The history of Smederevo as a
military fortress is completed.
The fortress, that once had the
exceptional power where were
invests the enormous efforts of the
founders and builders, today also
gathers exploratories and tourists.
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The City of Smederevo - facts
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Legal framework
 The Law on Navigation and Ports on Inland Waters
(The Official Gazette of RS, No. 73/10, 121/12 and 18/15);
 Regulation on determination the conditions that must be fulfilled by ports,
harbors and temporary transshipment points
(The Official Gazette of RS, No. 33/15);
 The Strategy on Waterborne Transport Development of the Republic of
Serbia, 2015 – 2025
(The Official Gazette of RS, No. 3/15);
 The Tourism Development Strategy of the Republic of Serbia;
 European Union Strategy for the Danube Region;
 Spatial Plan of Smederevo;
 General Urban Plan of Smederevo;
 Plan of General Regulation of industrial zones and industrial parks in
Smederevo;
 Plan of Detailed Regulation of zone "Dunavska obala" in Smederevo.
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Passenger Ports and Terminals in the Republic of Serbia
Passenger Ports and Terminals
KANJIZA
Passenger Ports and Terminals
- the locations of the future
SENTA
Navigation lock
APATIN
Danube (International inland waterway)
Sava (International inland waterway)
Tisa (International inland waterway)
State inland waterways
BECEJ
BACKA PALANKA NOVI SAD
TITEL
Danube
S.KARLOVCI
S.MITROVICA
BELGRADE
KOSTOLAC V.GRADISTE
DJERDAP I
SABAC
LEPENSKI VIR
SMEDEREVO
GOLUBAC
D.MILANOVAC
KLADOVO
DJERDAP II
NEGOTIN
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The Strategy on Waterborne Transport Development
 As defined by the European Union Strategy for the Danube Region
and the Tourism Development Strategy of the Republic of Serbia,
the Republic of Serbia is fully focused on evaluating tourist
destinations on the Danube, the Sava and the Tisa rivers;
 In order to enlarge the scope of tourism offer, a network of
passenger terminals open to international traffic has been
determined. Along with Belgrade and Novi Sad this network of
passenger terminals also predicts:
 The Danube River : Apatin, Backa Palanka, Sremski Karlovci,
Smederevo (at the current 'Old Port' site), Kostolac, Veliko
Gradiste, Golubac, Lepenski Vir, Kladovo and Negotin;
 The Sava River : Sremska Mitrovica and Sabac
 The Tisa River : Kaniza, Senta, Becej and Titel.
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Potential for Investments
International Passenger Teminal Smederevo
The passenger ports in the Republic of Serbia had the following
number of port calls in 2013:
Port of call
Number of port
calls
Port calls
(%)
Announced port
calls
Belgrade
510
56
550
Novi Sad
330
37
350
Donji Milanovac
62
7
90
Smederevo is situated on the middle course of the Danube River, and it is
a midpoint along cruise routes.
The analysis of the scope and the flow rate of organized international
tours through the passenger port in Serbia are considered relevant for the
plans of Smederevo passenger terminal.
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European River Cruises - facts
The advertising slogan for Danube
cruises is:
"Visit 7 countries and 5 capital cities"
 Cruises are now one of the leading areas of international tourism in terms of the
rate of development and increase in demand;
 Cruises on inland waterways, as a way of travelling, have a steady grow rate at
the global level, ranging from 5% to 7%;
 Passenger vessels with cabins - cruisers - are best described as high class
hotels;
 Cruise operators or passenger carriers operate in a highly competitive market,
constantly improving the quality of their services rather reducing their prices;
 Shipbuilding companies start their investment cycles based on a good
knowledge of trends in supply and demand
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INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER TERMINAL
SMEDEREVO
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International Passenger Teminal Smederevo
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International Passenger Teminal Smederevo
BASIS FOR CONSIDERATION OF
INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER
TERMINAL CAPACITY IN SMEDEREVO:
 The immediate vicinity of Belgrade and
the Archaeological Park Viminacium.
 VILLA "Golden Hill", better known as a
summer house Obrenovic dynasty, is
located at 4 kilometers from the center
of town Plavinac (old road SmederevoBelgrade).
 The famous royal wineyards
in
Smederevo.
 Connection of international highway
E75, E70, as well as the nearby
international airport „Nikola Tesla“, and
„Kovin Airport“.
 Port has the possibility to become the
main factor of linking the City as the
first gate to the touristic market
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– General Urban Plan of Smederevo
The Old Port is in the center of
the town, close to a protected
historical site – the Smederevo
Fortress.
After an assessment of the site,
only an international passenger
terminal is planned to be built.
The handling equipment from the
Old Port will be re-located to the
New Port site.
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Plan of detailed regulation of zone "Dunavska obala"
Port of Smederevo has a dual role:
 a primary passenger terminal river
transport and
 within of the recreational tourist
pedestrian zone of the City.
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Potential for Investments
International Passenger Teminal Smederevo
THE INVESTMENT IN INTERNATIONAL
GENERALLY REFERS TO INVESTMENTS IN:
PASSENGER
TERMINAL
 the system links between the coast and terminal;
 building the links for the movement of passengers between the coast and
terminal;
 building installations for supplying ships;
 installation of basic electrical and telecommunications infrastructure;
 providing conditions for technical and fire protection;
 installation of video surveillance;
 installation of light-signaling devices.
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INTERNATIONAL CARGO TERMINAL
SMEDEREVO
Potential Investments
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The New Cargo Port
Potential for Investments
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Plan of General Regulation of Industrial zones
BASIS FOR CONSIDERATION
INTERNATIONAL CARGO TERMINAL
SMEDEREVO
 Port has the possibility to become
the main factor of linking the City
of Smederevo with other cities of
the Danube countries.
 The aim is to become Smederevo
as one of the stops on the fairway
of the Danube from the Black Sea
and the river Rhine and the North
Sea under a new changed
circumstances,
primarily
technological and organizational
modern and at the new location.
 Planed
area
has
good
connections with the main road
and rail highways.
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Potential for Investments
The New Cargo Port
THE INVESTMENT IN INTERNATIONAL
CARGO TERMINAL GENERALLY REFERS
TO INVESTMENTS IN:
 A priority is to invest in the
construction of an operational railway
track on the New Port quay and in its
connection to the siding within the
Steel Plant complex.
 Expanding the port area and building
new terminals for dangerous goods,
general cargo, bulk cargo and
containers.
 The investment required for the port
infrastructure is estimated at 22.9
million euros, and for the
superstructure at 34.3 million euros.
Port Governance Agency
The City of Smederevo
The City of Smederevo, www.smederevo.org.rs
Touristic Organization of Smederevo, www.toosd.com
Regional Institute for Protection of Cultural Monuments in Smederevo,
http://spomenicikulture.org.rs
Smederevo fortress, www.tvrdjava.com
Museum in Smederevo, http://www.mus.org.rs
Smederevo Autumn, www.smederevskajesen.com
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
Port Governance Agency
General Manager
Vuk Perović
Nemanjina 4
11 000 Belgrade
The Republic of Serbia
E-mail: vuk.perovic@aul.gov.rs
url: www.aul.gov.rs