▁by ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁government ▁for ▁transport ing ▁passengers ▁and ▁cargo ▁on ▁the ▁River ▁Dan ube . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁the ▁D DS G ▁was ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁river ▁sh ipping ▁company ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 0 ▁steam bo at ▁ships ▁and ▁about ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁cargo ▁tub s . ▁ ▁Ste am bo ats ▁on ▁the ▁Dan ube ▁were , ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁domin ated ▁by ▁the ▁Aust rian - based ▁D DS G . ▁ ▁A ▁new ▁organisation ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁H abs burg ▁emp ire , ▁which ▁was ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁significant ▁player ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁fre ight ▁ha ul age ▁and ▁passenger ▁business es . ▁The ▁M F TR ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁fleet ▁of ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁Rail ways ▁( MA V ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁and ▁eventually ▁became ▁MA H ART , ▁a ▁company ▁which ▁continues ▁to ▁exist ▁in ▁the ▁Dan ube ▁fre ight ▁business . ▁ ▁Ste am ers ▁Ste am ers ▁acquired ▁from ▁M AV ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁were ▁the ▁L uk acs ▁B ela , ▁and ▁later ▁Cs oka , ▁Rak osi ▁Mat y as , ▁C song rad ▁ ▁Ste am ers ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 - 7 : ▁De ak ▁Fer enc , ▁ ▁later ▁Dun agy ong ye ; ▁Er