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First commercial voyage Vistula
Author:Mariusz Dasiewicz
The Kujawsko-Pomorskie region organizes the first transport of containers in history, carrying real goods, using the Vistula waterway. This pilot project aims to check the functionality of inland transport in the supply chain and to highlight the benefits of transport, which is still unique in Poland.
Four days, over 300 kilometres, six 40-foot containers with goods that will sail on the first commercial Vistula cruise.
Kujawsko-Pomorskie Region organises the first ever transport of containers with goods, using the Vistula waterway. This pilot project aims to check the functionality of inland waterway transport in the supply chain and to highlight the benefits of transport in this mode of transport.
Tuesday, April 6, 2021, around 9:00 p.m. with Port of Gdańsk We'll go first. voyage Vistula with cargo for the Kuyavian-Pomeranian production companies.
Inland shipping is a safe, cheap and environmentally friendly way of transporting goods across Europe.
The first company in the region to be interested in the carriage of goods by water is Toruń Zakłady Obatrunkowe (TZMO). The calculation of transport costs indicated its high competitiveness. IKEA will also send its goods. The goods will reach Chelmn (Kujawsko-Pomeranian Voivodeship) on Thursday, April 8, where they will take placeCargo on trucks and then the barge will return to the Port of Gdańsk. The entire operation, during which more than 300 tons of goods will be transported, will take about four days.
Source: Port of Gdansk
