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Barge surcharges skyrocket as Europe’s inland waterways struggle

Surcharges for Rhine barge transport have skyrocketed in the past few days as water levels continue to plummet, with forecasts only showing further falls as Northern Europe waits f...

Low Rhine water forces cargo shift from barges to rail

Low water levels on the Rhine are pushing more freight onto rail as inland shipping capacity comes under growing pressure. RheinCargo has added trains between Rotterdam and Duisbu....

Congestion fear as ‘unnavigable’ Rhine means cargo shift to road and rail

Water levels along the Rhine are continuing to fall, as repeated heatwaves across Europe prolong drought, with shipping bosses now warning the river could effectively be being “spl...

Barge operations almost at a halt amid perilously low Rhine water

The waters of the Rhine have hit perilously low levels, reducing barge activity on the river almost to a complete halt, and forecasts indicate minimal chances of rain this week and...

Port of Hamburg promotes rail alternative amid low Rhine water levels

Hamburg is shifting container transport to rail due to low water levels on the Rhine

The Port of Hamburg is promoting regular rail links with Cologne and Duisburg as an alternative for container shipments affected [...]

Inland waterway congestion grows as river levels fall and barge costs rise

North Europe’s inland transport sector could grind to a halt after water levels along the Rhine sink to a point at which navigation is all but impossible, forcing volumes onto an a...

German railway ups cargo capacity as low water forces waterway cuts

Germany's national rail operator, Deutsche Bahn, is trying to help out with the cargo crunch produced by low water in rivers by offering more freight transports by rail, according...

Niedrigwasser am Rhein: Bahn will wegen Niedrigwassers alte Güterwaggons in Betrieb nehmen

Wegen des Niedrigwassers auf Flüssen soll Schiffsfracht auf Straßen und Schienen verlagert werden. Die Deutsche Bahn will dafür auch alte Güterwaggons reaktivieren.

MSC steps up with viable alternatives to drought-hit European barge traffic

MSC appears to have got ahead of the competition along North Europe’s beleaguered inland waterways, informing customers that it has implemented a series of measures to ensure conti...

Low water on Rhine risks pushing bottlenecks back to Rotterdam, Antwerp

Logistics executives raised concerns that congestion building across heavily disrupted inland supply chains could flow downriver to Europe’s two largest gateways and tie up import...

Low water on Rhine risks pushing bottlenecks back to Rotterdam, Antwerp

Logistics executives raised concerns that congestion building across heavily disrupted inland supply chains could flow downriver to Europe’s two largest gateways and tie up import...

Danube cargo capacity squeezed by low water

Low water levels on the Danube are squeezing cargo capacity across Central and Eastern Europe, forcing inland vessels to reduce their loads and making river shipments slower and mo...

Niedrigwasser im Liveticker: Branche drängt Bilger – 1000 neue Binnenschiffe bis 2035

Nach der Hitze bleibt die Trockenheit: An zahlreichen Flüssen sinken die Pegelstände, was zum großen Problem für die Binnenschifffahrt wird. Wir informieren Sie im Liveticker über...

Niedrigwasser: Diese Schiffe sollen unsere Industrie am Laufen halten

Speziell konstruierte Niedrigwasserschiffe ermöglichen Transport auch bei extrem niedrigen Wasserständen wie aktuell im Rhein. Wie die Technik funktioniert – und wo ihre Grenzen li...

Niedrigwasser am Rhein: Bilger hebt Lkw-Fahrverbot an Sonntagen auf

Kurzfristig soll die Aufhebung des Lkw-Fahrverbots an Sonn- und Feiertagen dabei helfen, Güter zu transportieren. Und auch DB Cargo unterstützt. Der enge Austausch mit der Branche...

Lage waterstand dwingt bedrijven om ander vervoer te zoeken

Niedrigwasser in deutschen Flüssen: BUND kritisiert Aussetzung von Lkw-Fahrverbot

Schiffstransport dürfe nicht wegen Niedrigwasser durch mehr Lkw-Fahrten ersetzt werden, warnt die Umweltorganisation. Die Industrie begrüßt dagegen die Lockerung. mehr...

Pilot project to improve traffic efficiency on the Rotterdam Port railway

Six rail operators—Rail Force One, HSL Netherlands, DB Cargo Nederland, RTB Cargo, LTE, and Rail Cargo Group—have signed a cooperation [...]

Folgen des Niedrigwassers: Rheinschifffahrt droht die Zweiteilung

Weil die Pegelstände im mittleren Rheinabschnitt zu niedrig sind, könnte die Transportroute dort unterbrochen werden, fürchten Binnenschiffer. mehr...

Braen Stone Turns to Barges for New York, New Jersey Freight

Braen Stone has acquired six barges to move aggregates around New York and New Jersey, with each vessel carrying as much as 80 truckloads.

HGK Has a $14.5B Plan to Make the Rhine Barge Fleet Ready for Drought

German barge line HGK has put out a policy recommendation for a generational investment in new tonnage for the nation's inland fleet. According to HGK...

Europe’s inland transport: higher rates, longer journeys, and pressure on raw materials

Record-low Rhine water levels, restricted rail capacity and limited road alternatives are increasing operational pressures on overland freight networks across Germany, the Netherla...

Europe’s Rivers Are Becoming Variable-Capacity Supply Chains

Low water on the Rhine and Danube is once again disrupting European freight. But companies are no longer treating drought as an exceptional event. From shallow-draught vessels to b...