SUBJECT: HALFWAY DOWN THE DANUBE - A ROUGH PASSAGE THROUGH MURKY WATERS
SUMMARY
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1. With 2850 kilometers of navigable waterway snaking through nine European countries, the Danube is the second longest river on the continent and the only major river to flow from West to East. It presents a major economic opportunity for Serbia, which has 25 percent or 588 km of the waterway, making it a natural connection between neighboring countries. The river is a low-cost transport corridor for bulk shippers, and it is now starting to show its potential for container shipping, as well. With neigbors Bulgaria and Romania now in the EU, and the signing by all countries in South East Europe of a new and improved CEFTA, the Danube signifies an integral symbol of potential for a further unified Europe. END SUMMARY.
VOLUME OF WATERWAY TRANSPORT IN SERBIA
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2. The most important use of the Danube is the movement of freight. According to the......
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