Today,we inaugurated three new investments in the Port of Koper. The first is a smaller one, namely a petrol station for the supply of working machines and vehicles in the port. It is a replacement facility, as the old pump will be closed because of the planned expansion of the container terminal. The second is a new gate for trucks, and the third is a new multi-storey garage for cars.
The Slovenian Minister of Infrastructure, Mr. Jernej Vrtovec, who was the keynote speaker at today’s event, set the logistics sector high on the ministry’s priority list: “The more we create conditions for the development of the port, the faster Slovenian logistics will develop.
The government has determined a list of 187 important investments for starting the economy after the epidemic, of which 12 projects are in the Port of Koper.”
The new gate for trucks is already the third entrance to the port. It will be intended mainly for container trucks, which represent more than half of the trucks entering the port (last year we registered a total of 330,000 trucks). This will improve internal logistics and traffic safety, while relieving the burden on city roads. “Every time the port expands, the city loses something, but the new entrance is a win-win situation, as there will be fewer trucks on the city streets,” said the mayor of Koper, Mr. Aleš Bržan.
