Middle Danube

The final AVIS pilot is expected to take place on the Lower Danube, at the end of October 2026!

The area of interest is Budapest in Hungary. This landlocked country is situated in the heart of the Danube basin.

The river is an integrated part of the city life and is an important international inland navigation route for cargo and passenger vessels.

The Hungarian stretch of the Danube is 400km long in the middle of the Trans-European Corridor VII. Budapest has the highest inland waterway traffic of the Hungarian Danube.

The identified vessel is The ‘MS Luppa’ Marking Vessel. It is the waterway authority’s ship to maintain the Budapest stretch and nearby areas on the Danube.