Market analysis confirms the high potential of Danube navigation
Comprehensive market analysis by viadonau shows the strengths of river shipping for projects and raw material-intensive industries
In order to analyse the potential of transport of specific cargo types on the Danube corridor, a comprehensive market study was carried out in the framework of the EU Project Platina II („Platform for the implementation of NAIADES II“) in 2014. The Team Transport Development of viadonau analysed and 28 different products from 7 types of cargo in terms of production level, trading volumes and specific transport requirements.
One of the main features of the market analysis was highlighting the advantages of Danube navigation for the transport of large volumes of cargo as well as its particular suitability for certain commodities. The study showed that the transport of goods from raw material-intensive industries such as steel, agro- or petrochemical industry on inland waterways proved particularly cost-efficient.
The high transport capacity of the Danube is also of particular interest for the segment of project cargo and high-quality general cargo due to the increasing size and weight of the goods produced in the energy, building and engineering sector (e.g. generators, transformers, concrete components).
In its function as transport corridor the Danube connects key production and sales markets that are of European importance. The waterway makes a major contribution to strengthening the transport network within the Danube Region but also to connecting this area via the sea ports along North Sea and Black Sea to the rest of the world. Furthermore, the Danube waterway is of particular importance as a cost-effective transport mode for the industrial sites that are located along the Danube corridor.
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