FAIRway Danube II – Procurement of Equipment for Inland Waterway Marking
FAIRway Danube II – Procurement of Equipment for Inland
Waterway Marking
As part of the FAIRway Danube II project, commissioned by
the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of
Croatia, RGO Communications Ltd. is responsible for the procurement and
delivery of advanced equipment for marking inland waterways. The project is a
component of a broader European initiative aimed at improving navigation
conditions along the Danube River.
Under this contract, RGO is in charge of supplying
technically sophisticated and certified elements for visual waterway marking –
including buoys and Aids to Navigation (AtoN) devices equipped with depth
sensors and Automatic Identification System (AIS) functionality. These devices
transmit information via AIS, allowing vessels to accurately locate and
identify river navigation objects such as buoys and beacons, thereby enhancing
navigational safety.
The procured equipment ensures reliable and efficient
marking of river sections in accordance with international standards,
particularly in areas supervised by the Port Authorities of Vukovar and Osijek.
The project directly contributes to the improvement of navigation safety,
interoperability, and alignment with the standards of River Information
Services (RIS).
Lock Management System
RGO Communications Ltd., commissioned by via donau –
Österreichische Wasserstraßen-Gesellschaft mbH, is developing and implementing
the national Lock Management System (LMS) – an integrated IT solution for
managing and monitoring lock operations along the nine Austrian Danube locks.
The project covers all stages of software development – from
requirements specification and system concept, through user interface
prototyping, implementation, installation, testing and multi-year maintenance
and technical support.
LMS enables complete digital management of lock operations,
including vessel passage recording, automated lock cycle planning, real-time
lock chamber visualization, shift and incident management, as well as reporting
and data exchange with related river information systems (DoRIS, CEERIS, EuRIS,
EHDB).
The system integrates advanced functionalities such as
automatic lock scheduling, failure and notification management, user and access
administration, and data synchronization through internal and external APIs.
This project represents a significant milestone in the
digital transformation of inland waterway traffic management, enhancing safety,
interoperability, and operational efficiency within the European River
Information Services (RIS) framework.