Mr Knežević: Belgrade is getting another international passenger terminal

Published on April 24, 2018.

State Secretary in the Ministry of Trade, Tourism, and Telecommunications Miroslav Knežević has said early today, at the ceremonial signing of the Contract on contraction of the passenger terminal in Zemun, that for the construction of that terminal and another five small pontoon wharves on the Danube and Sava in Belgrade, the line Ministry has allocated approximately 145 million dinars.

The contract was signed by the Mayor of Zemun Dejan Matić, director of the Port Governance Agency Vuk Perović, and director of the Public Water Management Company “Beogradvode” Nenad Đinđić.

Mr Knežević has said that Belgrade being the most visited touristic destination in Serbia apart from the existing international terminal on the Sava, deserves another international terminal on the Danube, which will significantly influence the increase of the touristic traffic.

Mr Knežević: Belgrade is getting another international passenger terminal

State Secretary has said that nautical tourism is recognised in the Strategy for Tourism Development of the Republic of Serbia until 2025, as a touristic product of special importance.

He has reminded that the Ministry of Trade, Tourism, and Telecommunications allocated 163 million dinars in the period from 2015 to 2017, for the construction of seven international passenger terminals on the Danube.

Mayor of Zemun Dejan Matić has said that the touristic cruisers sailing along Zemun will soon be able to stay there so that the tourists could learn about the cultural and historical heritage.

He has underlined that this project is an example of a single policy pursued by the Government of the Republic of Serbia, City of Belgrade, and City Municipality of Zemun and is an important encouragement to other municipalities to launch the development of tourism.

The total value of this capital investment is almost 150 million dinars, the terminal in Zemun will be ready to have ships in the next nautical season.

The planned location for the construction of the terminal for international passenger ships up to 120 metres of length and 15 metres wide is near Stara kapetanija, place of the former terminal.