With the help of an innovative logistics solution, high-value goods – in this case new cars – can also be moved by inland waterway transport. Since 1998, new cars of Mitsubishi, Ford and Renault have been carried on the Danube from Kelheim and Vienna to Budapest. On the way back, Suzuki cars are transported from Budapest to Kelheim. This strategy avoids empty runs and increases the cost-efficiency of water transport. The service schedule depends on capacity utilization, so that there is no regular operation during the year. Runs may be added or cancelled at short notice, in order to quickly and flexibly respond to sector-specific fluctuations in demand.

 
Regular services are operated with the motor cargo vessel “Heilbronn”. The ship has three decks with grid floors made for vehicles up to 2,000 kg each. The Heilbronn can load 205 to 270 cars, depending on the type. The vehicles are loaded on and unloaded from the ship via a bow ramp lowered on the concreted roll-on/roll-off ramp of the port.