Inland Shipping: Rhine River Water Levels Rising Slowly
The rain in southern Germany is causing the water levels on the Rhine to continue rising slowly. However, the river is still far from a normal water level.
Heavy rainfall in southern Germany has slightly increased the water level of the Rhine River, which had reached historic lows. Many ferries have resumed operations, but cargo ships are still only carrying around 20% of their usual load due to low water levels. The Duisburg port, Germany's largest inland port, expects a slight recovery but a significant improvement is not anticipated until late September or early October.
The water level at Kaub in Rhineland-Palatinate was 46cm on Friday, well below the 77cm benchmark, and 1.49m in Duisburg, still below the 2018 low of 1.53m.
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