Summary: | Inland waterways and maritime transport network consists of two equally important
elements: links and nodes. For an efficient and reliable functioning of the transport network both
elements must be equally developed and harmonized. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive
image of the status of the port infrastructure in the Danube area and clarify questions related to the
usage, port development and rehabilitation plans and infrastructure gaps. For the purposes of
transforming the Danube area ports into efficient and reliable logistics nodes, infrastructure gaps need
to be dealt with in a coordinated manner, which needs to be embedded in the resulting common strategy
and action plan for port development in the Danube area.
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