The whole area of the port of Ploce has a free zone status, which is managed by the Ploce port authority . According to the laws of free zones, it is possible to to conduct production, processing operations, port activities, wholesale, trading intermediation and other services. Apart from the already built facilities and infrastructure, the port has a reserved surface for development of zone activities, which offers huge possibilities to domestic and foreign parters for investment in the zone area. Some key facts that make Port of Ploce attractive :

• geotraffic position of the Port of Ploce in relation to a potential market (natural seaboard for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Middle European countries and proximity of EU)
• built infrastructure in the port area
• existence of port capacities and available work force for transshipment, storage and services for organizing transportation and performing trading
• the possibility to use persuasive measures while developing logistical and distributive activities
• customs and tax privileges
• operative support related to the size of the investment and the number of newly opened work places