CONCEPT FOR AN AUSTRIAN-TURKISH DANUBE
TRANSPORT SEMINAR IN VIENNA & KREMS
Motivation
Last November via donau seized new opportunities to promote the Danube waterway and the Austrian
inland navigation sector beyond the Austrian borders. Both at the international logistics fair “Logitrans”
and during the “Danube Transport Seminar”, an experts exchange took place initiated by the Turkish
Ministry of Economy and the Turkish Ministry of Transport. via donau’s expertise regarding Danube
logistics was in demand and allowed the Austrian Waterway Management Company to open new
perspectives for its Danube partners.
High-level expert presentations and discussions on international level were at the core of the experts
exchange seminar on transport solutions on the Danube, the "Danube Transport Seminar" which took
place on 16 November 2012 in the Exhibition Center of Istanbul. Answering the invitation of the
Turkish Ministry of Economy, Reinhard Vorderwinkler (Austrian Supreme Shipping Authority), HansPeter Hasenbichler (CEO via donau) and Simon Hartl (Head of Transport Development via donau)
shared their experience, expectations and perspectives for Danube navigation with representatives of
the Turkish government.
Based on the positive feedback and experience from the event in Istanbul the cooperation should be
intensified during a seminar in Austria. The event in Istanbul was focused on a first overview of
technical and market aspects of Danube logistics. The Danube Transport Seminar in Austria will go
one step further and focus on the collaboration between ministries and administrative bodies as well
as the involved Economic Chambers with the target of evaluating the establishment of regular forums
for cooperation in dedicated workshops (e.g. joint projects, workshops, etc).
In parallel to this knowledge exchange, the Seminar should offer the interested business sectors a
Business-2-Business platform for the fruitful development of the Danube axis as link between the
Danube Region and Turkey.
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Target Groups for Participation
Ministries, Public Administrations and Economic Chambers
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Austria
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Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology (bmvit)
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via donau – Austrian Waterway Management Company
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Austrian Economic Chambers (WKO)
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Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth (bmwfi)
Turkey
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Turkish Ministry of Economy
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Turkish Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communication
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Turkish Chambers of Commerce
Business Sector
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(Potential) shippers
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Danube logistics providers
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Austrian Danube ports
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Black Sea shipping companies
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Successful best practice examples
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Union of logistics service providers in maritime business
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Preliminary Programme:
Austrian-Turkish Danube Transport Seminar
Bus service for day 1 will be organised from the following Hotels in Vienna:
Address
E-mail
Phone
Price
indication
Attaché
Wiedner Hauptstrasse 71
1040 Vienna
[email protected]
+4315051818
65 EUR
Johann
Strauss
Favoritenstraße 12
1040 Vienna
[email protected]
+4315057624
92-97 EUR
Ananas
Rechte Wienzeile 93-95
1050 Vienna
[email protected]
+43154620
88 EUR
Hotel
The Hotels are sorted by distance from the WKO (Conference site on Day 2)
Attaché and Johann Strauss are within walking distance from WKO
Please refer to the Austrian-Turkish Transport Seminar when you are booking to receive special prices
Day 1: Krems and the Wachau Region, 1 October 2013
Conference site:
via donau – Austrian Waterway Management Company
Am Schutzdamm 1
3500 Krems
8:00
Departure at hotel in Vienna by bus
9:15
Arrival at premises of via donau in Krems and welcome coffee
9.45
Welcome
Introduction to tasks and initiatives of via donau
Introduction to Danube logistics
10:30
WKO and Turkish Chamber of Commerce/Turkish Ministry of Economy
Flows of goods between Austria and Turkey and vice versa and used modes of
transport
11:30
Presentation: good practice example
12:00
Buffet lunch at via donau Krems and Bus transfer to Melk
13:50
Boat Trip from Melk through the Wachau to Krems (along the famous villages of
Dürnstein, Weißenkirchen and Spitz)
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15:30
Disembarkment and transfer to via donau Krems
16:00
Presentation of the Public Austrian Danube Ports
17:00
Transfer to the Port of Krems and port visit
18:15
Transfer to dinner place in the greater area of Krems
18:30
Networking dinner
20:30
Bus trip back to Vienna
21:00
Arrival at the Hotel in Vienna
Day 2: Vienna, 2 October 2013
Conference site:
Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKO)
Wiedner Hauptstrasse 63
A-1040 Vienna
9:00
Presentation of shipping and forwarding companies on the river Danube
12:00
Lunch
13:00
Plenary Session with all delegates
14:00
Business-2-Business Session with participation of authority delegates
15:30
Authority Delegates Session:
 Potential of collaboration of Danube Riparian Countries and Turkey to enjoy the
benefits of transport on the Danube (projects, workshops/events, etc)
 In-depth analysis of cargo flows between Turkey and the Danube Region
(including definition of next steps)
 Possibilities to carry out pre-feasibility studies for new transport services
(expertise, financing, etc)
 Terms for Transport Processes
17:00
Wrap up and closure
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via donau – Austrian Waterway
Management Company
Established and owned by the Austrian Federal Ministry for
Transport, Innovation and Technology (bmvit)
via donau provides a reliable and safe waterway infrastructure
preserves and enhances the Danube habitat
supports environment-friendly navigation to strengthen Austria as a
successful business location
modernises and operates facilities aimed at protecting the population
from floods
www.via-donau.org
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Company Pillars
Economy
Environment
Safety
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via donau sites & course of Austrian Danube
Founded in 2005 on the legal basis of the Austrian Waterway Act
78% impounded sections
2 free-flowing sections
Passau
Wachau
Lock
Bratislava
Head office
Site
Office
East of Vienna
350 km Danube
9 Danube locks
9 Company locations
270 Employees
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Infrastructure Management
• River engineering measures
(maintenance and improvement)
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Renaturation projects
Landscape preservation
Towpath maintenance
Hydrology and Hydrography
Administration of public property
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Traffic Management
• Efficient operation, extension and improvement of
Austrian River Information Services DoRIS
(National RIS operator)
• Provision of user-oriented information services
• Supervision and traffic control at river locks
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Danube Navigation Development
• Improvement of the competitiveness of inland waterway
transport through innovation
• Support of and contribution to a dynamic Austrian inland
navigation policy in the European context
• Development of cost-effective logistics solutions on the
Danube river in co-operation with private businesses and
public authorities
• Public relations and lobbying for Danube transportation
• Dissemination of expertise
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Flood Prevention
• Construction and operation of flood prevention
facilities in the framework of the Management of the
Danube Flood Control Agency
• Construction and operation of flood prevention
facilities on the March river under the authority of the
flood prevention task forces
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Transport Development Team
Simon Hartl
Bettina Matzner
Maja Dolinsek
Georg Schnabel
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Transport development –
the role of via donau
Neutral platform for contacts between
supply and demand side as well as
between logistics providers (including
Business to Business platforms)
Support logistics professionals by providing
technical know-how regarding the
Danube waterway, nautics and logistics
Provide information on available funding
schemes regarding inland waterway
transport and Danube logistics
Collect data and information on the
Danube logistics axis and disseminate
them to relevant stakeholders
Photo credits: via donau
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State of the art in Danube Logistics
Active addressing of players and lobbies as
a strong signal of customer orientation
(key account management)
Information about logistics developments
along the Danube and monitoring of
success of projects
Specific know-how and relevant network
for the execution of projects in the field of
Danube logistics and multimodality
Bundling of knowledge and expertise
in Danube logistics (incl. market analysis)
Internet services on Danube Logistics
Photo credits: via donau, ILL
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Freight transport on the Danube 2010
approx. 45 Mio. tons in 2010
Source: Danube Navigation in Austria, Annual Report 2011, via donau
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Transport volume on the Austrian
Danube by commodity group 2011
Total
9,943,288 tons
Source: Danube Navigation in Austria,Annual Report 2011, via donau
Water transhipment at Austrian Danube
ports and transhipment sites 2011
Total
8,240,319 tons
Source: Danube Navigation in Austria,Annual Report 2011, via donau
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