DANUBE LOGISTICS: Flooding in Giurgiulesti causes the stop of constructions works
I.C.S DANUBE LOGISTICS S.R.L., the general investor and operator of Giurgiulesti International Free Port, reported earlier today that it was forced to temporarily stop the construction of the Container and General Cargo Terminal due to the flooding of the construction site located on the river Pruth. Heavy rains in Central and Eastern Europe, including Moldova, caused a significant increase of the water levels of the rivers Danube and Pruth.
Danube Logistics, Giurgiulesti International Free Port
Giurgiulesti International Free Ports (GIFP) entire 120 ha territory has a status of a free economic zone and consists of an oil product terminal, a grain terminal as well as a general cargo and container terminal including a RoRo ramp (start of operation by September 2011). Due to its location on the Lower Danube with available water depths of up to 7 meters, GIFP is capable of receiving both inland and sea-going vessels.
Against this background the GIFP serves its clients as:
- the only direct sea/river-borne transshipment and distribution point to and from the Republic of Moldova,
- a regional logistics hub on the border of the EU with access to road, European and Russian railway, river, sea, and
- an excellent business location, because of its strategic location, tri-modal transport infrastructure, low cost environment and a unique customs and tax regime.
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