The event streamlined actual topics including innovative solutions to foster energy efficiency, to further enhance digitalisation and to improve the quality of service and reliability of inland waterway transport and port operations. The tour in the Port of Constanta provided an insight to the operations at the gateway to the Danube Region.
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In January 2023, the Commission launched the Green Inland Ports study. The study aims to support European inland ports to become zero-emission, sustainable hubs connecting Europe. The study assesses the environmental impact of ports on their surroundings, looks at the role of digitalisation in becoming more sustainable and identifies opportunities to adopt inland waterway transport for urban mobility and short-distance transport.
The Final Conference will be used to collect stakeholder input for the conclusions of the study and to collect recommendations regarding further development of these tools.
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To support the implementation of the Fairway Rehabilitation and Maintenance Masterplan for the Danube and its navigable tributaries which is an essential framework for coordinated navigation development, the updated Reports on Good Navigation Status (GNS) for 2025 are now available.
These reports have been developed under the CEF co-funded FAIRway Danube II project. As part of this effort, the traditional National Action Plans (NAPs) for project beneficiaries Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Romania, and Bulgaria have been transformed into the more comprehensive GNS Reports. These documents monitor fairway conditions and maintenance activities, aligning with the revised requirements of the TEN-T Regulation.
At the same time, other Danube partner countries, including Germany, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, and Ukraine, continue to voluntarily submit their NAPs. Together, these coordinated efforts ensure a consistent and transnational overview of the Danube waterway's current status and the progress of ongoing maintenance and development initiatives.
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Organised on 16 and 17 September by Pro Danube and hosted by the National Company Maritime Ports Administration SA Constanta, Danube Ports Days 2025, supported by the EU-funded projects PIONEERS, Green Inland Ports Study and SYNERGETICS and the Danube Ports Network successfully concluded. The event brought together policymakers, industry leaders and experts to discuss and evaluate innovative solutions aimed at achieving sustainability and digitalisation within inland ports and inland waterway transport.