This investment concerns the reconstruction and modernisation of Brčko Port, covering the construction and arrangement of the port plateau, the purchase of a new crane, and the reconstruction of the access road from the port to Bijeljinska cesta as well as the industrial railway from the port to Brčko Novo railway station.
The Port of Brčko will play a central role in providing interconnectivity with the land-based transport modes (road, rail) and is an essential transit point for cargo traffic flows to and from the heavy industries in Bosnia and Herzegovina increasing multi-modality.
With an expected increase in cargo volume by 25% after the rehabilitation of the port, the investment will have a significant positive influence on regional economic growth and trade facilitation. As such, it has been identified in the EU's Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans as a Flagship 1 (Connecting East to West) within the investment area 'Sustainable Transport'.
