Despite restrictions following the collapse of the Carola Bridge and railroad construction work in Bad Schandau, the Sächsische Binnenhäfen Oberelbe (SBO) have drawn a positive balance for 2025. Freight throughput at the ports of Dresden, Riesa and Torgau increased by 4.27 percent, according to the SBO. A total of 2.14 million tons were handled.
In the current difficult economic situation in Saxony and beyond, it is important to survive as a company, said SBO Managing Director Heiko Loroff at the presentation of the balance sheet. "Thanks to our breadth and positioning, we have been able to master these times very well."
However, the Czech subsidiary CSP, with its two ports in Decin and Lovosice, was affected by the multiple long-term track closures in Bad Schandau and the clearing of the collapsed Carola Bridge, which lasted until August. Freight handling there fell by nine per cent to around 390,000 tons.
