Tinku_Szathmary_Balazs_Amikor a Duna nemzetkozi aruforgalmi folyosova valt.

The regulation of the Iron Gates Gorge, completed in 1898, gave a new impetus to Danube freight transport, with the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy becoming the biggest beneficiary of the process. Thanks to the records of the Royal Hungarian Navigation Authority of the Lower Danube region (Aldunai m. kir. Hajózási Hatóság), authorised to collect shipping and towage dues, detailed data are available on the ships passing through the Lower Danube. The records kept from 1898 onwards were published in the Statistics section of the annual Government Report, published by the Central Statistical Office. The data series allows the analysis of the cross-section of records to provide insight into the characteristics of freight traffic on the Danube. Since these data are independent of those recorded in the customs offices of the countries involved and are arranged by shipping company, the analysis extends to the freight volume of the shipping companies and the business cycle of the goods they transported. The study focuses on the first Danube Steamship Company (Dunagőzhajózási Társaság / Donau-Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft: DGT/DDSG) as an unavoidable major player in Danube freight transport. In addition to the traffic volume of DDSG, the study also explores the factors that gave this company a competitive edge, such as corporate investments, vessel fleet, agency network, and coal loading solutions.