The project idea comprises of the development of an Environmental Management System (EMS) for Constanta Port, obtaining the EMAS & PERS certification for the port, increased cooperation between stakeholders active within the port, the improvement of the social climate, health, safety and training of port workers, etc.

The project's overall objective is to foster the use of LNG in the inland navigation sector across the Danube, therefore contributing to the European alternative fuels implementation strategy. The project includes a study and a real-life pilot deployment and is implemented in the core port of Csepel-Freeport.

DBS Gateway Region project aimed at supporting the Danube-Black Sea region to become an attractive gateway region for maritime and inland waterway transport between Central Europe and the Black Sea, the Caspian region and the Far East by facilitating increased intensity and quality of cooperation between ports, regions and other key actors.

The LNG Masterplan created a platform for cooperation between authorities and industry stakeholders with the purpose to facilitate the elaboration of a harmonised European regulatory framework for LNG as fuel and cargo in inland navigation and to promote the introduction of LNG as a fuel and cargo for inland shipping. A comprehensive strategy with a detailed roadmap was elaborated and pilot components were tested and monitored.

The port of Vukovar is strategically important, as it is the only Croatian port on the Danube River. The project encompasses the acquisition and construction of infrastructural port facilities, port loading and unloading Equipment and terminal-related equipment.

Only part of the project was finished in Slovakia: the Gabčíkovo Water Structure. Further project activities depend on an agreement between the authorities of the Slovak Republic and Hungary.

The South East Europe area is a sea and river transit area of vessels carrying hazardous freight which constitute many potential environmental risks for coasts and inland waterways. The project was a result of the need to provide greater environmental protection through a coherent monitoring and response mechanism.

The navigation lock at the Serbian side of the dam at Đerdap 1 (river-km 943) has been in operation for about 40 years and the lock at the Serbian side of the dam at Đerdap 2 (river-km 863) for about 25 years. The structural, mechanical and electric installations which are necessary for locks operation are in poor condition. The Iron Gate I navigational lock (Đerdap 1) will be rehabilitated and upgraded within the next years.