Rijkswaterstaat Abandons Nighttime Closure of the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal
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The overnight closure of the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal for large ships and ships with dangerous cargo will not take place, according to Rijkswaterstaat. The government organization said last week that the canal between Amsterdam and Tiel would close at night starting this week due to a shortage of traffic controllers. The decision overtook the inland navigation sector, which would affect dozens of ships per night. There is no place for them to ancho…
The nighttime closure of the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal has been cancelled, Rijkswaterstaat reports. By taking a number of additional safety measures, the waterway can remain open at night after all. The waterway was scheduled to be closed to part of the shipping traffic starting Thursday due to a shortage of traffic controllers at Rijkswaterstaat.
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welingelichtekringen.nlThe nighttime closure of the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal has been cancelled, Rijkswaterstaat reports. By taking a number of additional safety measures, the waterway can remain open at night after all. The waterway was scheduled to be closed to part of the shipping traffic starting Thursday due to a shortage of traffic controllers at Rijkswaterstaat.
The nighttime access restrictions on the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal will not go ahead after all, reports Rijkswaterstaat. Starting this evening, the canal was scheduled to close at night between 10:00 PM and 6:00 AM to large inland vessels and ships carrying hazardous materials due to staff shortages. Rijkswaterstaat says that, following extensive discussions with the sector, it has taken additional measures meaning the closure is no longer necessary…
UTRECHT (ANP) - The nighttime closure of the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal has been cancelled, reports Rijkswaterstaat. By taking a number of additional safety measures, the waterway can remain open at night after all. The waterway was scheduled to be closed to part of the shipping traffic starting Thursday due to...
The Amsterdam-Rhine Canal will remain fully open to shipping at night after all. This was reported by Rijkswaterstaat (RWS). The government agency had intended to close the busy canal to larger vessels at night because no traffic controllers are available during the night. However, a solution has now been found.
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