The technical innovations in the inland navigation industry in general, and more specifically in the Danube region, aim at increasing the profitability and improving the environmental performance of this mode of transport. The new technologies affect not only vessel design and engineering but also navigation-related activities and logistics. More particularly, ongoing research projects and tests focus on

• Reducing fuel consumption and its consequent emissions
• Enhancing security on shipping operations
• Cutting indirect costs by increasing intermodality
• Cutting direct costs by reducing headcount

Innovation areas in navigation technologies