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Silistra site to be developed into industrial zone

Dunav Industrial Park, a unit of the local Alfa Finance Holding, will develop a 4.0 ha site in the city of Silistra, on the Danube, into an industrial zone, it was announced during Monday's inauguration of the Silistra-Calarasi ferry boat complex.

The existing 900 m quay wall of the site will be equipped over the next couple of months to operate as a multi-purpose cargo port.

Over 13 mln euro have been invested in the new ferry complex, including the cost of a port terminal. The 65,189 sq m terminal is designed to handle ro-ro cargo and mail shipments and to provide passenger and technical services.

The ferry complex is operated by Dunav Industrial Park under a concession agreement. It was the first domestic concession contract granted on the build-operate-transfer principle.

There a further three ferry lines between Romanian and Bulgarian ports, at Vidin, Oryahovo and Nikopol.

Alfa Finance Holding is a leading Bulgarian industrial and financial group active in financial services, real estate management, mining and logistics.(Dnevnik)