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Pro Danube had the honour of taking part in the first meeting in the Danube Region with Ms. Margarida Marques, the newly appointed European Coordinator of the TEN-T Rhine-Danube Corridor. The meeting, held at thinkport VIENNA, brought together several Pro Danube members and key partners from across the sector to discuss the most pressing topics in Danube waterborne transport sector.

The event featured engaging and inspiring discussions with Ms. Marques and representatives from the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Pro Danube Austria, viadonau, Hafen Wien GmbH (Port of Vienna), RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria AG, Felbermayr, TTS and other important stakeholders from industry, logistics, and research. The lively discussions highlighted the shared commitment to advancing sustainable and efficient transport along the Danube Corridor.

Pro Danube extends its best wishes to Ms. Margarida Marques for a successful and impactful term as European Coordinator and looks forward to continuing close cooperation for the future of Danube transport.

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.

 

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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