The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has thrown the whole transportation system into a never before seen level of uncertainty.

Representing a network of more than 150 businesses, Pro Danube International is closely following the measures introduced by the different Danube-riparian countries announced in national notice(s) to skippers. In order to keep track of the measures and also to prepare for the next steps, we kindly ask our members to inform us on additional measures and changes based on their daily experiences and/or information received from authorities.
 
We kindly ask you to do this via the PDI Administrative Barrier Reporting Tool (available in all languages of the Danube Region) and/or email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We will consolidate the inputs and update our community on a regular basis.

The current status of national measures and actions adopted so far by national authorities can be seen below.

Germany Measures
River Cruise  All activities practically stopped.
Cargo transportation No restriction to foreign fleets.
Port operations Working normally.
Austria Measures
River Cruise  All activities practically stopped.
Cargo transportation No restriction to foreign fleets.
Port operations Working normally.
Slovakia Measures
River Cruise  All activities practically stopped.
Cargo transportation No restrictions to foreign fleets; Foreign crew members are not allowed to go on shore.
Port operations Working normally.
Hungary Measures
River Cruise All activities practically stopped.
Cargo transportation No restrictions to foreign fleets; Foreign crew members are not allowed to go on shore.
Port operations  Working normally.
Croatia Measures
River Cruise All activities practically stopped.
Cargo transportation Restrictions to foreign fleets; Foreign crew members are not allowed to go on shore; Inbound & Outbound revision to be done in either Bezdan or Pancevo;
Port operations Working normally.
Serbia Measures
River Cruise All activities practically stopped.
Cargo transportation Restrictions to foreign fleets; Foreign crew members are not allowed to go on shore; Inbound & Outbound revision to be done in either Bezdan, Pancevo or Veliko Gradiste; Transiting  Serbia is limited to certain sailing hours up- and downstream;
Port operations Working normally.
Romania Measures
River Cruise All activities practically stopped.
Cargo transportation Restrictions to foreign fleets; Foreign crew members are not allowed to go on shore in Calafat, Giurgiu and Moldova Noua; Revisions not possiblee to be done in Orsova, Severin, Bechet, Magurele, Zimnicea;

Also, it is forbidden to access the maritime and fluvio-maritime vessels in the ports located on the maritime Danube, until the 14-day quarantine period from the last port of call located in a red / yellow area, in the next two parking areas in anchor:

a) the port of Sulina port, for vessels coming from the Black Sea;

b) The Danube, naval mile 44, for ships coming from the Bâstroe canal.

Port operations Working normally.
Bulgaria Measures
River Cruise All activities practically stopped.
Cargo transportation No restrictions to foreign fleets; Foreign crew members are not allowed to go on shore.
Port operations Working normally.
Moldova Measures
River Cruise All activities practically stopped.
Cargo transportation No restrictions to foreign fleets; Foreign crew members are not allowed to go on shore.
Port operations Working normally.
Ukraine Measures
River Cruise All activities practically stopped.
Cargo transportation No restrictions to foreign fleets; Foreign crew members are not allowed to go on shore.
Port operations Working normally.