Vectori ai intereselor austriece în navigaţia pe Dunărea românească 1830 – 1878

Vectors of Austrian Interests in Navigation on the Romanian Danube 1830 – 1878

Abstract

The study aims at a brief analysis of the presence and activity in Romanian ports, for the period 1830 - 1878, of the shipping companies Donaudampfschiffahrtsgessellschaft (DDSG) and Österreichischer Lloyd - Austrian Lloyd, as vectors of Austrian interests on the Maritime Danube.
The two shipping companies received substantial subsidies and support from the Austrian imperial authorities, which enabled them to develop strong capabilities for the reference period and to have supremacy in river navigation. The first stage of the evolution of these companies on the Romanian Danube was focused on the development of passenger traffic, later, the commercial component acquiring a special importance with the full entry of the ports of Brăila and Galați in the routes of the great international trade.