The design regarding final constructing of structures of the cascade structure on the Upper Vistula River upstream Cracow has been implemented since 1974 and it is about to be completed soon. After the two stages are put into operation, there will be a waterway almost 90 kilometres long. Then, it could be used by 1000-ton barges for transporting coal from the port near Oświęcim to the reloading facilities in combined heat and power plants in Cracow area. The problem is that there is no interest in designing and constructing the barges, the port and the reloading facilities. The author ponders whether there is still enough time to encourage investors and whether they can take efficient actions.