ALSO DANUBE - Advanced Logistic Solutions for Danube Waterway

EU (Kommission der Europäischen Gemeinschaften)

The overall objective of ALSO DANUBE is to increase significantly the use of inland waterway as a key mode within intermodal door-to-door transport chains focusing on the Danube axis. Therefore, ALSO DANUBE aims to:

- develop and implement an advanced European concept to manage intermodal transport chains with inland navigation as core transport mode
- set up and run highly integrated logistic networks and operational platforms to enlarge the current range of logistic services
- integrate advanced traffic and transport management systems
- introduce new systems and technologies in the area of data exchange and communication
- create independent logistic information and communication services
- stimulate the extension of waterway transport relations to port hinterland and combined cargo
- improve the efficiency of Danube transport which shall contribute to the development of the Danube waterway as a backbone for European transport, promoting the sustainable integration of the accession countries into the European Union

(TL: Work package leader of WP 5700: "socio-economic evaluation")