THE annual publication for a clear picture of the Danube waterway is now available digitally! When it comes to the development of the Danube waterway, the viadonau annual report on Danube navigation in Austria has been providing concrete figures for many years now, e.g. on fairway depths, lock availability and cargo and passenger transport. The facts and figures for 2023 reveal: moderate declines in cargo transport volumes, continued growth in passenger shipping, high availability of the waterway and important infrastructural modernisation successes.
The new Annual Report on Danube Navigation in Austria, source: viadonau
Speaking of successes, just like viadonau's development approach, the project milestones for the sustainable modernisation of the waterway are diverse, with the highlights of 2023 being the new Danube Action Programme, developed in collaboration with the Ministry for Climate Action, the commissioning of the first shore power terminals at upgraded berths for cargo shipping in Linz and Wildungsmauer, as well as the launch of FAIRway Danube II, a major international modernisation project that will set strong accents in terms of marking the waterway, upgrading gauging stations and upgrading the survey fleets.
While the Danube is clearly on course for the future both nationally and internationally, the development of danube navigation in 2023 remains mixed. Cargo transport volumes further declined for around 5 per cent to six million tonnes while at the same time passenger shipping increased further by around 25 per cent. However, only a slight decline in the number of ship units which were locked in 2023 and the high availability of the waterway (361 days of 2023) once again confirm the role of the Danube waterway as a reliable transport option and the importance of proactive and accurate waterway management implemented by viadonau.
More facts and figures can now be found in the viadonau annual report on Danube navigation in Austria 2023.
A digital discovery tour provides an overview of the most important figures
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