Steel Producing and Automotive Industry Depending on Geopolitical Circumstances – A Case Study for Inland Navigation

This document focuses on a logistical chain that uses multimodal transport, including rail, inland waterways, bulk transport and general freight transport. The article describes the logistics of iron ore drilling and its transport as the basic raw materials of steel production. The process also oversees the distribution of final products in the automotive industry, namely galvanised steel rods, the highest-quality and expensive products in the steel industry. The authors used statistical tools to analyse the throughput of Danube River ports and the impact of the war conflict in Ukraine on their throughput.