"We are running over the gravel with the ferry and running the risk of breaking the drivetrain," operator Cornelia Dries said on Sunday. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. Ill see if I can upload an image. I have no idea how to pack! CC Help Jenn Capital Economics' chief economist Andrew Kenningham said Germany is particularly reliant on its rivers to transport freight, especially for industrial raw materials such as coal, crude oil, coke and basic chemicals. In this part of the Rhinelands, the river forms the border between the two countries. Life is still restricted so some things have not happened that normally would at this time of year. We have a storm warning. I should take a short video on a sunny day to give you folks an impression of what it is like. Both sides have said they believe a toxic substance is to blame but have yet to identify it. We cruised on the River Concerto a couple times. This is where you can find it, at kilometre 258: http://fhren-rhein.de/faehren/faehre-rhenanus-kappel-grafenhausen-rheinau/. . Thanks! Water in the river has dropped to "exceptionally low" levels in some. But that is only of concern for the commercial shipping industry as it affects the loading capacity of vessels. But I will get to that another time. For example, the Loreley Star: A ship of 11.20m width and 50.2m length with 600 people on board?? On the Rhine so far 135m barges are still managing round the bends at the Lorelei rock. Here is the thread for 2022 for everything related to the water levels of the Rhine and bits of information on the river. On a trip this week, laden with small piles of iron ore, the boat often hugged the groynes along the riverbank where the water was deepest. No surprise with what all Ive read over the last month tracking the situation. Fingers crossed. Started October 12, 2018, Copyright 19952022 The Independent Traveler, Inc. The most comprehensive solution to manage all your complex and ever-expanding tax and compliance needs. It's now a little over 60 centimeters and is forecast to drop. A couple of paid excursions had to be canceled but we will receive an onboard credit - which if it isnt spent will be returned to our credit card. For outerwear I'm bringing a raincoat with removable lining. Still cannot get over that stupid headline. August 17, 2022 1:27 . Emmerich. Container logistics service company Contargo said on Friday it would largely discontinue its barge operations on the Middle and upper Rhine river, transporting what goods it could overground to its terminals on the Lower Rhine, warning however that its trucking capacities were limited. All in all, it has been a mild winter so far and while the river had a spell of high water levels at the beginning of the month, it has been uneventful as regards flooding so far. What has already been a year from hell for Germany, which is suffering energy hyperinflation as a result of Europes sanctions on Russia, and which is facing the biggest crisis the country has every had according to the president of the German employers association, is about to get even worse as the declining water level of the Rhine river, which has historically been a key infrastructure transit artery across Germany, continues to fall and as it does, the flow of commodities to inland Europe is starting to buckle threatening to make an already historic crisis even worse. "If water. Barges on the Rhine which carry . Businesses located along the Rhine or dependent on it to transport or receive goods are warning that they have been forced to scale back activities and reduce loads drastically and are now on the verge of having to close some production if cargo ships are no longer able to access the river. Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the worlds largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions of people worldwide every day. I am prone to take those 1.5m and 1.6m drafts of the Viking Longships with a grain of salt. But rain is forecast this week. CC Help Jenn One German business article with a nice shot of the bridge at Emmerich: https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/handel-konsumgueter/niedrigwasser-neuer-rekord-tiefstand-rhein-pegel-bei-emmerich-sinkt-auf-null/28602542.html. Normally not a place that is of much interest beyond those that deal with the Rhine or go there for a specific reason, but now the town on the Lower Rhine is in the international news. Previously, no suites, now it has a few. But there could be nice days when the temperatures are in the double digits (Celsius) during the day. Water levels are currently low in the Oder, but authorities are investigating whether the river, which runs through Poland, was polluted. Can't enjoy touring when you're too cold or too hot. Kaili out, Angel in: Is the EU Parliament starting afresh? Water levels are expected to keep dropping in the Rhine, a key shipping route for Germany, Drought disrupts river traffic on Germany's Rhine, Olaf Scholz at Davos: 2022 'challenged us as never before', World in 'sorry state' UN chief Guterres, Davos: Social entrepreneurs eye real change, Egyptian activists: We need to talk about abortion, Japan nuclear plant execs acquitted over Fukushima disaster, 'When you see antisemitism, act immediately'. The Kaub gauge is located around 50 kilometers downstream from the city of Mainz. The Rhein Galaxy has 175 cm and cant cruise anymore while another ship only draws 120 cm. Local water related websites. Hope it is not too much in one place. Getting towards the rain and the weather forecast getting more reliable, Kaub gauge forecast now says the river will rise more slowly and we will see figures of 40cm and above from Saturday. To replace one barge, up to 40 trucks are required to carry the same load of grain.And the trucking industry has long complained of a shortage of drivers, a situation only exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. So much to hear and see with excellent guides when you are in the ports, much more than I know or could ever write in this small space here! Fully loaded ships generally need a level of at least about 1.5 meters, but a persistent lack of rain and high temperatures have led to low water levels. The British North Sea's biggest oil and gas producer Harbour Energy told its staff that it plans job cuts in the wake of a windfall tax imposed on the sector last year, the company said on Wednesday. The S4 class (WaterLevelDataFrame) structures the computation and visualisation The shipping industry and commerce have their own and very specific websites where you may read as headline something like "river still low in the Upper valley" or similar. The low water levels on the key shipping artery for Germany's main industrial areas have already affected freight, even though it is ultimately up to shipping companies to decide which vessels,under what loads, can still navigate the waters. Or have a look through last year's thread on the Rhine. Lynn, thanks for the tip. a persistent lack of rain and high temperatures have led to low water levels. Started on the Viking Eir and switched to the Viking Mani yesterday. Or use a CroisiEurope ship on the Rhine and hope for the best? All quotes delayed a minimum of 15 minutes. So right now we have a vague idea what it will be like when the river cruising season begins in earnest. The Rhine River, a major thoroughfare via Germany that connects the Netherlands, France, and Austria, is running dry, causing major disruptions to both European industry and energy supplies. Barge rates to ship fuel from Rotterdam to Basel, Switzerland, are near an all-time high. Have briefly learnt of that, something with laws of physics of course, I mean about the upstream and downstream difference. Water levels on the River Rhine in Germany continue to sink, forcing companies to seek alternatives for the freight they send up and down the enormous waterway. Expected rain in the coming days is forecast to increase levels in the Rhine by 50-to-80 centimetres in the coming days, a spokesperson for the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration said, adding they would have to climb by 1-1.5 metres to reach levels typical for this time of the year. A "Spring awakening" cruise. One person was injured and three cars on the ferry suffered damage. Web Design by Media Proper, facing the biggest crisis the country has every had, Another European Urethane Supplier Gives Warning. New longship Egdir has a 1.6 meter draft. We will have a look at Rhine ferries of which there are quite a few, seeing that the Rhine is quite a long river. ", To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. There have been a few ship accidents, but damage has been only to material as far as I know. Suite 302 Credit rating agency Moody's said the low Rhine water levels will increase costs for chemicals companies, particularly those with production facilities on the upper Rhine, and could lead to production cuts. Forecasts for 2023 are worse. And the clear answer was that the draft has nothing to do with the size of the ship. They are still running. Crucially, the impending crisis could lead energy companies to cut their output, one of the countrys biggest gas companies has said. The extent of the drop in Rhine water level is monitored at a chokepoint at Kaub in southwestern Germany, where it reached 48 cm on Wednesday compared with the 1.5 metres needed to carry fully loaded vessels. Trimodal transport is standard anyway, so a lot of goods are now on trains and lorries, but capacity is partly reaching its limits there. I am glad we let them book the flights for us. Tomorrow storms will flare up again. Overall, I was happy with our ship swap experience with Avalon, though it meant one additional packing/unpacking event and a handful of additional hours on a bus. A barge loading in the energy hub of Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (or ARA), which can haul 2.5k tons when fully laden, is restricted to taking on about 800 tons if sailing to destinations beyond Kaub. Longships' maximum draft is just about always listed as 2 meters and it seems that they operate as if their minimum operational draft is not less than about 1.8m. We are used to it. Screen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. It depends on how quickly you feel cold. Do you recall the name of the excursion boat? Never seen it before. Started October 12, 2018, Copyright 19952022 The Independent Traveler, Inc. Workers dealing with the dead fish reported skin rashes from contact with the water. That is fascinating about the sister ships. Not good news nowthe Rhine is closing to barge traffic. Barges like the Servia, a 135-metre (148 yards) vessel carrying iron ore from the port of Rotterdam to German steelmaker Thyssenkrupp's (TKAG.DE) plant in Duisburg, can only load 30-40% of its capacity or risk running aground. Plans are under way for the construction of low-lying barges and ships as well as for the deepening of the Rhine, and better forecasting of water levels as a result of the 2018 crisis, but these measures are slow in being realised. You can sign up here for the weekly email newsletter Berlin Briefing. Of course they sit very high in the water now with some of them only having 1/4 of normal load. Maxau is in the Upper Rhine valley, Kaub and Koblenz are in the Middle Rhine valley. "Customers are only ordering the supplies they really need to keep production going," he said. Hello to you and thanks for joining. Water levels at the chokepoint of . You may wonder where I get all the info from as regards water levels. The Rhine valley is on storm warning, there has been quite a bit of damage, mainly fallen trees. While you're here: Every Tuesday, DW editors round up what is happening in German politics and society. According to police it is not clear yet who is at fault in this incident. "Because of the low water levels, the sailing route gets narrower, and we actually start travelling like trains, in a convoy," he added. Oh, about Emmerich. Actually Binnenschifferforum lists Egdir as having a draft of 2.0 m. The draft can be a bit variable, although not much on a passenger vessel. I started in Passau with grey weather and remnants of snow and returned after a gloriously warm day in Budapest to find Passau a week later had Spring finally in the air. Rhine water levels fall to new low as Germany's drought hits shipping Water levels fall to below 40cm on parts of key route for transporting fuel, wheat and other commodities The water. Weird when you think about it, a country that has a substantial area as officially being under sea level. It wasn't a bomb and it wasn't Medieval (or older) graves, so that leaves the third of the "archeologists' trinity" (my words): Roman walls! By "At the beginning of March, the ships could be loaded with roughly 2,200 [metric] tons," Lorenz said. Kaub, the notorious spot for low water, is now actually a bit in the low side. shipping disruptions due to low levels in busy waterways. Fri 5 Aug 2022 10.18 EDT Last modified on Fri 5 Aug 2022 14.26 EDT Germany's Rhine, one of Europe's key waterways, is just days away from being closed to commercial traffic because of very. And it is looking good for Christmas markets. Here goes: These are all good. "I think it's more dangerous this time because the supply situation is tight anyway and the coal-fired power plants in particular, which are extremely important for generating electricity, are likely to be hit harder.. The rare Moselle-only itinerary is done by bike & barge cruises.Viva Cruises does one in September on a large ship, August sailing sold out. Yes, folks, I have already got some day trip travel reports waiting to be posted. What a difference between the two years: https://www.gld.nl/nieuws/7749793/de-waal-vanuit-de-lucht-het-verschil-tussen-nu-en-vorig-jaar. I am sure you will have a great time with Scenic in June. I am prepared for temps around 50F and rainso anything else will be a pleasant surprise. . The hot weather is expected to continue and that will cause the river to drop to a level that has only been seen twice in the last 100 years later this month, a Rijkswaterstaat . Build the strongest argument relying on authoritative content, attorney-editor expertise, and industry defining technology. That is then normally referring to what I have mentioned above. Tastes change and so do our expectations so we get a sparkling new ship to cruise in and the companies can flaunt it without the cost of a complete new vessel. The low water levels are adding to Europe's energy crisis, sparked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The phenomenon facing the Rhine is common across much of Europe and the Northern Hemisphere at present, after an unusually hot and dry summer that has caused water shortages and wildfires from Hawaii to Hungary. Obviously hitting the German headlines and being a photo op par excellence, the zero appearing on the gauge at Emmerich has attracted attention beyond our borders. 2022. "We are continuing to sail today and we will continue sailing until we reach the nautical technical impossibility.". The Black Forest will see some dangerous snow drifts, while we. I expect we will read a weather warning on Thursday morning. Kaub gauge is at 36cm. praying for rain!! The Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG) has forecast that water levels in the Rhine River will continue dropping until the beginning of next week. This is how it works: https://www.contargo.net/en/goodtoknow/lws/. Working in the tourism industry I have experienced negative things with the company and I find it hard to shake that off. Due to the lack of water, ships bringing salt down . The massive heat wave that rocked much of Europe in July caused water levels on the Rhine to sink to lower levels, and at a faster pace than normally seen . The alarming lack of water is contributing to oil product supply problems in Switzerland and preventing at least two power plants in Germany from getting all the coal they need, and whats more, the continents sizzling summer temperatures are forecast to climb even higher in the coming week, leading to even lower water levels. These last items depend on whether you're acclimated to weather in FL or NH! Now I need to do a search. Some companies have adapted since the 2018 drought. 1400 N Providence Rd Oh good. . Businesses along the river say drought means they are on the verge of having to shut production. "Before the war it was definitely 1 in 10 boats were doing coal, and since the war we're definitely at 1 in 5, probably more. Other rivers have faced similar problems, leading to problems for the tourist industry. The challenge for packing this time is that I have a long driving trip prior to flying to Switzerland and so I need to be packed for the river cruise 6 days before I leave home in FL. When the river become narrow it makes for slower and tight bends. The British North Sea's biggest oil and gas producer Harbour Energy told its staff that it plans job cuts in the wake of a windfall tax imposed on the sector last year, the company said on Wednesday. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. Good. The Black Forest will see some dangerous snow drifts, while we here just have unpleasant driving rain. Hmm, perhaps next week. Wow! All the physics. BERLIN, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Water levels on Germany's Rhine river are so low that some vessels cannot sail even when empty, a shipping cooperative said on Friday, although long-awaited rain has begun to ease bottlenecks on one of the country's main commercial routes. Thanks for the updates! Swimmers have also been warned to keep away from the river because a reduction in water levels can lead to narrower channels and stronger currents. Or an official boat that travels across the river and sails along it. Search finished. And passage is regulated with the help of traffic lights that warn before the bends about oncoming ships. The PO river is dried up too. And sturdy shoes that faithfully take you over cobblestones and do not mind splashes of water. It is interesting to follow some ships of where they have ended up. Stefan Schneider, an economist at Deutsche Bank, expects the German economy will fall into a mild recession from the third quarter and that overall growth in 2022 would be 1.2%. Screen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. Ships, in particular, are in demand in the Black Sea to bring grain supplies from Ukraine, now possible for the first time in months. 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