The cargo transhippment on rivers in Serbia reached 15 million tons.

The Port Governance Agency recorded a transhippment of 15.1 million tons of cargo on the rivers in Serbia last year. Compared to 2022, there was a decrease of 125,000 tons of cargo, representing a reduction of 0.8 percent.

The most commonly transhippes type of cargo is gravel, sand, and stone aggregates, accounting for 33 percent. Coal is in second place with 19 percent, and oil and oil products are in third place with 16.5 percent. Ores are in fourth place with a participation of nine percent. The transhippment of coal increased by six percent compared to 2022, while the quantities of grain continues to decline.

Considering that conditions on the global grain market are somewhat more favorable, it is expected that this trend will positively impact domestic exports and the increase in grain transhippment in Serbia. In addition, the implementation of infrastructure projects, including projects within EXPO 2027, will contribute to the increase in the transhippment of gravel, sand, and stone aggregates. In line with these predictions, the overall cargo transhippment on the rivers in our country is expected to increase by three percent this year, with about 15.5 million tons of cargo.

In international passenger traffic, the Agency recorded 1,409 port calls and 183,043 passengers during last year's nautical season. The number of port calls remained the same as in 2022, while the number of passengers increased by 35%, thanks to better occupancy of cruise ship capacities.

Cruise ships most frequently docked in Belgrade, where 567 port calls were recorded. In Novi Sad, there were 373 port calls, 268 in Donji Milanovac, and 179 in Golubac. The highest number of passengers disembarked in the capital – 74,750.

Three new international passenger terminals were opened in Serbia last year – in Sremska Mitrovica, Zemun, and Šabac, bringing the total number to ten in our country.

It is expected that this season the number of passengers will increase by ten percent, with around 200,000 tourists visiting Serbia from cruise ships.