Project summary

The aim of the project is to build a High & Heavy Cargo Terminal within the current port basin of the Danube port of Straubing-Sand, which is part of the comprehensive TEN-T network. The project will expand the port of Straubing-Sand by four additional handling and berths and an additional port operating area of 3,840 m² with trimodal connections (road, rail and inland waterway) for the handling of high and heavy cargo. The planned terminal can also be used for lightering cargo ships.

• To enable independent handling of high & heavy goods without disrupting ongoing transhipments/operations at the quay areas, a new port peninsula will be built at the western end of the existing port basin. The planned key measures include:Construction of a new high and heavy cargo terminal in the form of a 160 x 24 m port peninsula with four additional berths for ships of 86 m in length;
• Construction of a heavy-lift slab approximately 60 m long;
• Replacement of the existing RoRo ramp with a new structure;
• Consideration of precautionary measures for the future construction of rail tracks to connect the port peninsula to the existing national rail network;
• Consideration of precautionary measures for the future acquisition of a 130-ton gantry crane.

In combination with the ongoing Danube upgrading project between the lock Straubing and the railroad bridge Bogen, the planned measures will create added value for the region and the port. This will be achieved by shifting heavy goods transports from the road to the inland waterway, providing reliable transport options in case of bridge closures and construction sites, reducing accidents and traffic jams in the region and reducing climate-relevant emissions such as greenhouse gases by shifting traffic to inland waterway.

Project area: Danube port Straubing (Germany)