Schifffahrt#

Shipping: Austria primarily uses the Danube for shipping ( Donau-Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft, Danube Ports, Danube Shipping) and Lakes Constance, Achensee and Wolfgangsee, etc. for Lake Navigation. In 1993 a total of 2,897,267 passengers were transported on Austria's lakes. Ocean shipping ( Oesterreichischer Lloyd) has to rely on foreign ports. Austria's shipping fleet consists of 32 ships which are able to carry 290,000 tonnes. All in all shipping only makes up a very modest portion of the Austrian transportation sector. With 6.5 million tonnes, the shipping of goods via inland waterways accounted for only 4 % of the entire amount of transported goods in 1993. When the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal is completed, shipping on the Danube is expected to increase.