The contract was signed by Luka Port Authority director Tomislav Batur and representatives of a consortium comprising the Spanish company Construcciones Y Estudios and the Croatian company Vijadukt.
The contract is worth HRK 406 million and the new terminal will make Ploce a major bulk cargo terminal in this part of the Mediterranean. The terminal's annual capacity will be 4.6 million tonnes
and it will be able to receive ships of up to 180,000 tonnes in deadweight.
The investment will make the Adriatic port more competitive and eco-friendlier.
(EUR 1 = HRK 7.50)