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The Rhine Dries: the Drought that Triggers Logistics and Threatens Energy in Europe
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Continuous heat waves and a lack of snow have dramatically reduced the water level in the Rhine, causing serious problems for navigation, increasing transport costs and threatening the supply of European industry.
With barges operating at 50% of their capacity, the supply of vital raw materials — coal, chemicals, automotive components — is strangled in the bottleneck of Kaub, Germany. Keys of the operation The flow of the Rhine in historical minimum reduces the payload. Barges can barely operate at 50% of their capacity, doubling the costs of river freight and straining the entire supply chain. Energy and industrial supply, in check.
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