On the Austrian part of the Danube 9.1 million tonnes of goods were transported in 2016 according to calculations by Statistics Austria. Compared to 2015 the transport volumes increased by 5.5% or 0.5 million tonnes respectively. The total transport capacity (product from transport volume and distance travelled) rose by 11.3% to 9.3 billion tonne kilometres (billion tkm), of which 2.0 billion tkm (+8.7%) were reached within the federal territory. On the other hand, the number of loaded journeys decreased by 2.4% from 8,658 to 8,448. 

The increase in transport volumes and capacity, despite the declining number of loaded journeys, can be explained due to the higher utilization per kilometre (+ 7.6%). After the marked declines because of the weather-related low water in 2015 (-15.0% to 8.6 million tonnes compared to 2014) a slight upward trend regarding the freight transport on the Danube can be registered again for 2016 (Source: Statistik Austria).