The Danube Business Talks offer private and public stakeholders an opportunity for targeted networking and knowledge exchange on economic impulses and innovations in the field of Danube navigation. This year’s motto: Power for the River. This is the fourth time via donau organises this event.
The cargo shipping sector the business plattform will focus on shifting high & heavy goods and chemical products onto the Danube – for these two market segments are expected to show particularly powerful growth rates according to experts.
The passenger shipping sector will focus on the supply of passenger vessels with shore power. In order to strengthen competitiveness and environmental performance of the Danube waterway, an efficient and environmental friendly energy supply is particularly important in urban areas.
“The new climate and environmental protection goals of the Austrian Federal Government provide a favourable framework for the development of cross-border solutions to strengthen the Danube transport corridor in the European transport network. In addition to the international exchange between companies, public authorities and politicians, the B2B platform Danube Business Dating will provide once again opportunities for establishing new business contacts” reads a press release by via donau.