1. PORT of SMEDEREVO Potential Investments
Port Governance Agency
May, 2015

2. The Republic of Serbia- facts
Port Governance Agency
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: 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)

3. The City of Smederevo - facts
Port Governance Agency
Smederevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Смедерево, is a city on the right bank of the rkm 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.

4. The City of Smederevo
The Obrenović Villa in Plavinac by Smederevo
Port Governance Agency
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.

5. The City of Smederevo Smederevo fortress
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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.

6. The City of Smederevo - facts
Port Governance Agency

7. Potential Investments
Legal framework
Port Governance Agency
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.

8. Passenger Ports and Terminals in the Republic of Serbia
Port Governance Agency
Passenger Ports and Terminals in the Republic of Serbia
KANJIZA
Passenger Ports and Terminals
Passenger Ports and Terminals
- the locations of the future
SENTA
Navigation lock
APATIN
Danube (International inland waterway)
BECEJ
Sava (International inland waterway)
Tisa (International inland waterway)
Tisa
State inland waterways
BACKA PALANKA
NOVI SAD
Danube
TITEL
S.KARLOVCI
S.MITROVICA
BELGRADE
KOSTOLAC
V.GRADISTE
SABAC
DJERDAP I
Danube
LEPENSKI VIR
Sava
SMEDEREVO
GOLUBAC
KLADOVO
DJERDAP II
D.MILANOVAC
NEGOTIN

9. The Strategy on Waterborne Transport Development
Port Governance Agency
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.

10. Potential for Investments International Passenger Teminal Smederevo
Port Governance Agency
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.

11. European River Cruises - facts
Port Governance Agency
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

12. INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER TERMINAL SMEDEREVO
Port Governance Agency
INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER TERMINAL SMEDEREVO

13. Potential Investments
International Passenger Teminal Smederevo
Port Governance Agency

14. Potential Investments
International Passenger Teminal Smederevo
Port Governance Agency
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 Smederevo-Belgrade).
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

15. Potentials Investments
– General Urban Plan of Smederevo
Port Governance Agency
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.

16. Potential Investments
Plan of detailed regulation of zone "Dunavska obala"
Port Governance Agency
Port of Smederevo has a dual role:
a primary passenger terminal river transport and
within of the recreational tourist pedestrian zone of the City.

17. Potential for Investments
International Passenger Teminal Smederevo
Port Governance Agency
THE INVESTMENT IN INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER TERMINAL GENERALLY REFERS TO INVESTMENTS IN:
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.

18. INTERNATIONAL CARGO TERMINAL SMEDEREVO
Port Governance Agency
INTERNATIONAL CARGO TERMINAL SMEDEREVO

19. Potential Investments
The New Cargo Port
Port Governance Agency

20. Potential for Investments
Plan of General Regulation of Industrial zones
Port Governance Agency
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.

21. Potential for Investments
The New Cargo Port
Port Governance Agency
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.

22. The City of Smederevo The City of Smederevo, www.smederevo.org.rs
Port Governance Agency
The City of Smederevo,
Touristic Organization of Smederevo,
Regional Institute for Protection of Cultural Monuments in Smederevo,
Smederevo fortress,
Museum in Smederevo,
Smederevo Autumn,

23. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
Port Governance Agency
General Manager
Vuk Perović
Nemanjina 4
Belgrade
The Republic of Serbia
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