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International ship winter shelter on the Danube in Opatovac on 1314 rkm

International ship winter shelter on the Danube in Opatovac

Source of funding

OPCC

Completion phase:

Project implementation

Total eligible costs (EUR)

6.399.524,48

EU grant (EUR)

5.439.595,81

Date of conclusion of the contract

01.10.2020

Project completion

31.12.2023

Project description

The project envisages the construction of a winter shelter to accommodate vessels in fast ice / pack ice conditions, in the Danube distributary between Opatovac islet and the settlement of Opatovac, on the VIc class international waterway, at approximately 1,314 rkm.

The project comprises the following investment measures
Winter shelter:
• initial site cleanup: excavation of approx. 175.000 m3 of material (sand, granulation 0-4 mm).
• construction of revetment and anchor blocks: sloping shore type, slope ratio 1:2, made up of blocks and quarried stone coating. Contiguous with the revetment structure, development of an earthwork shore plateau at an elevation of 84,00 m above sea level.
• mooring elements: bollards and spacer slots (30 blocks)
• guardhouse: guardhouse structure (single-storey, “L” shaped floor plan) total net surface area 67 m2
• supporting winter shelter infrastructure: internal access road, water supply and sewerage network, power supply.

The project implementation would result in the formation of a wintering area with a min. depth of 2.5 m, 40m wide waterway (outside the mooring area) and a 150 m turning basin, as well as the winter shelter with space for 23 vessels of standard dimensions 76.5×11.4 m, and a revetment in the length of 700 m.

Project goal

The completion of the project will achieve coverage of the Danube on the extended Budapest-Belgrade section by a port or winter storage at intervals of approx. 50 rkm, which is the daily reach of the typical cargo vessel navigating inland waterways.