Serbia & Montenegro is geographically the second most important riparian state on the Danube, and has recently held the key to the development of international traffic on the river, as recalled in the introduction. Reconstruction of bridges and restoration of channel dimensions is expected to be completed by 2003, and navigators can now once again plan their long migration through Europe. The Danube flows through Serbia from km 1433 to km 845.65, a length of 587km, the first 138km being shared with Croatia (right bank) and the last 229km with Rumania. This is the only Central European country to have a complete canal network, generally known by the collective name of Danube-Tisza-Danube. These fascinating waterways were built in stages during the 19th century to serve both water supply and navigation…