The main objective of DAHAR project (Danube Inland Harbour Development) is the improved integration of inland waterways transport within logistics transport chains by analysing and using the multi-modal potential of ports and port areas in the medium-sized cities of South-East Europe located along the Danube.
The total budget of the project, carried out from 2011 to 2014, was of EUR 1.96 Million, of which ERDF funds covered 85% – EUR 1.67 Million, while the budget allocated to Maritime Danube Ports Administration Galati amounted to EUR 146.9 Thousand.
The activities included in the project have sought to obtain integrated, sustainable and long-term results and solutions by developing a Plan for the management of the supply chain and of intermodal transport in the Danube ports in South-East Europe, but also by creating a Master Plan for developing ports in the logistics centres for inland waterways transport and in the intermodal centres of national and international importance. Concrete local feasibility plans have been developed including technical specifications and architectural plans on establishing the multi-modal container terminals and logistics centres and a Master Plan on developing transport connections by rail and road at local and national level has been drafted.
The project has been developed through the South-East Europe Transnational Cooperation Programme, priority axis 3 “Improving accessibility”, intervention area 3.3 “Improving framework conditions for multi-modal platforms”.
The project reunited partners from seven countries with access to the Danube, such as: Dunaujvaros Municipality – Hungary, the National Company Danube Ports Administration Giurgiu – Romania, Galaţi Municipality – Romania, Maritime Da-nube Ports Administration Galaţi – Romania, Ennshafen OO GmbH – Austria, Vidin Municipality – Bulgaria, Institute for Logistics and Production Systems – Bay Zoltán Foundation – Hungary, Public Ports Administration – Slovakia, Silistra Municipality – Bulgaria, Novi Sad Port – Serbia, Via Donau – Austria, Giurgiu Municipality – Romania and Vukovar City – Croatia.
DaHar project has assumed objectives by fully complying with the European and international development trends. The activities, corresponding to the EU Strategy for the Danube Region, are also compliant with the complex regional development perspectives, which can only be developed through the cooperation of several partners from European and international partners.
In conformity with the five theme pillars of the project, five Master Plans have been elaborated including the research-based recommendations representing the foundation of the integrated strategy. This stra-tegy will operate as reference point for the efficient use of non-reimbursable European funds allocated for the financing period 2014-2020 in order to develop small and medium-sized inland ports along the Da-nube.
The implementation in Giurgiu Port of the investments identified within DaHar will improve, ease and reduce the costs of freight, container and passenger transport in the countries crossed by the Danube and on the transport corridors in Romania, especially to large industrial area, will provide connections between the port and the main transport modes in Romania and will also develop inland waterways transport by reducing specific emissions for equivalent volumes of freight compared to long-distance road transport.
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