Rhine Water Levels Reaching Critical Point Impacting Shipping

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The heat in Germany has a great impact on the Rhine. Low water levels threaten shipping and the ecosystem. The coming days promise no improvement.

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Economists predict that the low water levels on Germany's most important waterway, the Rhine, could put a strain on the economy if the situation worsens. "Low water levels in the Rhine can have noticeably negative effects on the economy as a whole," Nils Jannsen, head of the German Economic Analysis Department at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), told the "Handelsblatt" (Thursday edition). He cited historical experience. According …

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BINGEN – The continuing drought causes falling water levels on the Rhine and thus restricts shipping. "There is no longer a ship that is fully loaded," said a spokesman for the Rhine Waterway and Shipping Authority in Bingen. There are therefore no restrictions on the official side. Improvement is not in sight, as long as there is no rain [...]

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Far and wide no rain in sight - and in the meantime the sun bounces: on the Rhine the water levels fall. This has consequences - not only for shipping.