Binnenschifffahrt: BDB: Niedrigwasser könnte Rhein-Route praktisch zweiteilen
Der Bundesverband der Deutschen Binnenschifffahrt befürchtet im Wochenverlauf erstmals einen einstelligen Pegelstand bei Kaub zwischen Koblenz und Mainz. Damit wäre der Rhein laut BDB nicht mehr durchgängig befahrbar.
Low water in the Rhine is causing concern among barge operators. The trade association for inland waterway transport, BDB, warns that the weekly low water level at the "Kaub" gauge in Rhineland-Palatinate, expected to be only single-digit meters, could disrupt river transport. This reference point between Cologne and Mainz is particularly concerning as the canal here is naturally shallow.
BDB's Jens Schwanen explains that with such low water levels, commercial barges and day trips/cruises will be unable to navigate the region. Consequently, the Rhine is effectively split into two separate stretches, no longer navigable end-to-end. Barges can still travel between the ARA ports of Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Antwerp and across North Rhine-Westphalia up to Cologne.
South of this point, traffic continues on the Rhine's tributaries Neckar, Mosel and Main, as well as on the Main-Danube Canal.
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