Open Data Albania is investigating into the volume of transported goods at Port of Durr\u00ebs. The need for investigation is related to the decision of the Albanian Government to terminate the existence of Durr\u00ebs Port as a Merchants Port, transforming its territory into a luxury residential area and a port for vessels for individual use only. The data provided by the Institute of Statistics have very little information on the volume and categories of goods and services by value versus the national trade and transport. This article will present data on the volume of goods processed in the Port of Durres in the last decade, identifying the growing trend or interest in transport through this Port.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Durr\u00ebs or, as it is known since antiquity, Dyrrahu, is developed since ancient times as an important gateway for the region. The Roman Empire or the Byzantine Empire in the VII to XII century, recognized Durr\u00ebs as one of the main pillars of trade. The city is long characterized by the development that came along with this Seaport. The port has already exceeded its processing capacity of 1000 tons per linear meter five decades ago, and it also has piers that allow storage and processing of crude ore intended for transport. Currently, the Albanian Government states that it will enable the transfer of the Port and Maritime Volume from Durr\u00ebs to Porto Romano. The latter is a port for which there is no detailed technical project yet and a service provider is needed to create one. The detailed design of the New Integrated Commercial Port of Durr\u00ebs in Porto Romano is the object of a call<\/a> for tenders published in June 2021 by the State Authorities. In any case, an initial project may not be ready until at least the second half of 2022, while a feasibility study is expected to objectively take even longer than the Project. The relocation of the Port of Durres leads to many questions regarding the European Project known as the (Commercial) Corridor VIII, an important corridor for our country and very crucial for the national economy. This Project, Corridor VIII, is a program the country should aim and compete for development. One of the alternatives for the development of international transport in the Region is Corridor X, which engages two other important ports of the Region, located in neighboring Greece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The largest volume of goods in the Port of Durres was recorded in 2019 with 4.6 million tons of goods. The year 2020 has seen a decline in freight transport through this port as a result of restrictions on shipping to some countries caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The lowest volume of goods entering and leaving the port of Durres was recorded in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n