The waiting berth will be located on the left bank of the Danube–Black Sea Canal (DBSC), upstream from the junction with the Poarta Alb?–Midia N?vodari Canal (PABSC), between km 29+720 and 30+020. The waiting berth for the dismantling/remaking of pushed convoys was designed at the time of the design for both canals and is a functional need for the transit of convoys, because of the difference in fairway parameters between the canals and the difference between the geometries of the convoys transiting the two canals. The navigation convoy for the DBSC is made up of 6 barges of 3,000 ton, in two lines, propelled by a pusher of 2 x 820 HP (L = 296 m; B = 22.80 m, D = 3.80 m). The navigation convoy for the PABSC is made up of a 3,000 t barge with its pusher (L = 119.5 m; B = 11.40 m, D = 3.80 m).The waiting berth will be 300 m long. It will have three piers and a quay depth of 5.5 m. Taking into account the current traffic and the traffic forecast for the following years, a capacity of dismantling/remaking of around 12 barges/day is estimated for the future berth (the reference convoy is made up of two units).OjectivesThe main goal of the waiting berth for convoys is to facilitate the convoys assembling/dismantling operations, including the assurance of cargo safety and the simple vessels mooring as well and to lower the unit waterway transport cost. Given a lower unit cost, waterway transport will become more attractive (in comparison to road or rail alternatives) and the market equilibrium will shift to a higher transported volume.