At the moment MS "Danio" still in Szczecin. However, the Polish harbour is only a stopover on the journey from Sheerness in the UK to Schwedt on the Oder. The "Danio" is a so-called river-sea vessel, i.e. a seaworthy inland waterway vessel, which is characterised by a higher freeboard and a wave-repellent bow like real coasters.
While river-sea ships on the Rhine, for example, have long been part of the normal picture, the Oder has so far only been used for test purposes. Schwedt is, according to the New Waterways Construction Office Berlin is the only harbour in Brandenburg that can be called at by this type of vessel. In addition to the town's public jetty, the private transshipment centres of two large paper mills are also equipped accordingly. The destination of the 80 metre long "Danio" is the Leipa plant.
Christian Tiedt
Editor Travel
