Mainly on the Elbe River - Central Europe

Picture 32 - Distance from Amsterdam to the major European centers
Source: http://www.portofamsterdam.nl/
Szczecin and Swinoujscie
The convenient location of the Szczecin and Swinoujscie ports is reinforced by a quality railway
network connecting the two ports with the business centers in Western and Southern Europe by
the long-distance railway line Oder and with Szczecin and Poznań. The E-59 and C-E 59 railway
lines connect the port with the central and southern part of Poland and with Southern and Eastern
Europe. The Szczecin - Berlin railway interconnects the two Polish ports with the railway network in
Germany.
The E65 speedway links the ports of Szczecin and Swinoujscie with the motorway network
leading to the Czech Republic, Germany, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary and Slovenia. Szczecin and
Berlin are connected with the A11 motorway (E28) and thus with the European motorway network.
The twin ports are also connected with the Western European inland waterway network.
In 1998, a large part of the Szczecin - Berlin waterway was modernized on the German side; the
modernization in the full length is scheduled for the year 2010. These adjustments are supposed to
make the transportation more effective by utilizing larger cargo vessels and supporting regular
container transportation.
A feasibility study for “Improvement of Conditions for the River Transport in Central Europe (mainly on the Elbe
River)“ realized within the ChemLog project 117