Tag: low tide
Low water slows down freight shipping – what the economy is now threatened with
Berlin The drought in Germany is becoming a burden for inland shipping. The reason: the water levels of many rivers are so low that ships can only navigate them more…
How the drought is exacerbating the energy crisis
Power plant in Duisburg-Walsum In the middle of the energy crisis, after months of gas shortages, there is suddenly no water. (Photo: IMAGO/Jochen Tack) Berlin Heinrich Kahlbaum drives the blades…
The Kaub Rhine level rises by more than a meter – and soon falls again
The Rhine at Kaub The water levels on the Rhine continue to rise. However, they are likely to sink again in the Middle Rhine before they reach the Lower Rhine.…
The Kaub Rhine level rises by more than a meter – and soon falls again
The Rhine at Kaub The water levels on the Rhine continue to rise. However, they are likely to sink again in the Middle Rhine before they reach the Lower Rhine.…
Bargemen expect long delays
Low water on the Middle Rhine near Kaub on August 14th, 2022 The rain wasn’t enough to push the water levels up. (Photo: IMAGO/Sascha Ditscher) Dusseldorf Despite the heavy rainfall…
Waterways & Co. challenge logisticians
Berlin. In view of the extreme low water on the Rhine, the federal government is becoming more aware of investing more in the waterways that are central to the economy.…
Bahn fails as a savior against delivery bottlenecks
Low water on the Middle Rhine Because of the low water levels on the rivers, transport capacities are becoming scarce. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Germany’s freight rail logisticians currently see little…
Donald Trump’s grip on the electoral systems – Morning Briefing
it sounds like a passage from a Dan Brown novel, but what about Donald Trump and those around him doesn’t evoke political fiction? According to the Washington Post, after the…
Water shortage in the Rhine drives fear – Morning Briefing
those who live in the south of the republic experience a few restrictions when it comes to energy. The delayed power line from north to south, which now runs underground,…
The low water in the Rhine is also a political failure
Low water in the Rhine In 2018, the company and the Ministry of Transport agreed on a plan against low water. The policy has done little. (Photo: Reuters) The annual…
Low Rhine water level jeopardizes industrial business
Dusseldorf The heat wave has its first consequences for goods transport on the Rhine. Its water levels have fallen in the past few days. In Cologne, the river currently only…