For that you need to be in the right place of course. Water levels are currently low in the Oder, but authorities are investigating whether the river, which runs through Poland, was polluted. August 25, 2022, 10:09 AM UTC Updated on August 25 . If that happened to us we would give up and just book a hotel to drive to in England. praying for rain!! Any ship deeper than that was likely to get stuck, they warned, adding that captains carry the sole responsibility for the safe manoeuvre of their vessels. Downstream is not possible as the double-width barge is too dangerous to pass. 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. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you through the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning. The Rhine valley is on storm warning, there has been quite a bit of damage, mainly fallen trees. I just hope it does not produce dangerous heavy downpours in isolated areas. Unconnected to Mary Rose, but named after a singer with the artist's name Mary Roos who was born in Bingen. I also brought lightweight long-underwear and wool socks on river cruises in August; mornings and evenings on the upper (open) decks can be chilly. What areas along the river? Oh, about Emmerich. On August 5, authorities reported that water levels on the river have fallen to just 56 centimetres (22 inches) -- so low that cargo ships plying the Rhine are being forced to sail nearly. By the way, Arosa have posted online which cruises right now on the Danube are running. Not sure how/where the ship swapping happens. No injuries of note. LowRhinewater level combined with capacity problems on German railways are the reasons, managing director Roland Bilang told Bloomberg, adding that supply problems mainly concern diesel/heating oil. "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.. https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/germanys-crisis-about-get-even-worse-rhine-water-levels-plummet, Everchem Specialty Chemicals Ships, in particular, are in demand in the Black Sea to bring grain supplies from Ukraine, now possible for the first time in months. I was on the Danube in the first week in April for a Passau return trip. Kaub, the notorious spot for low water, is now actually a bit in the low side. Lynn, thanks for the tip. We say "April, April, der macht was er will" - it means April is unpredictable. I was trying to explain that earlier. We will see. The ships I have been on were busy but pleasant. My state Rhineland-Palatinate is completely on level 2 (scale has 4 levels) while parts of Baden-Wrttemberg and Bavaria are on 3. 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. Helps if you are informed and educated (thanks to everyone on this forum) and go with the flow. 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. We will have a look at a couple of the others in the list another time. Looks like the perfect weather pattern Thursday into Friday over the Rhine catchment area. Extended heat and low rainfall across Europe are causing major rivers to dry up. ", To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. . Yes, folks, I have already got some day trip travel reports waiting to be posted. Started June 21, 2021, By "Empty ships can no longer sail in some cases," Roberto Spranzi, director of the DTG shipping cooperative that operates about 100 cargo vessels on the Rhine, said on Friday. across much of Europe and the Northern Hemisphere at present. So coal transport since the war in Ukraine jumped up all at once," Claereboets said. https://valueworldcruises.com/cruise-ships/ms-vivienne/ 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. Then several hours later it has officially been cancelled. As long as I have layers and some ability to shed them if it warms up unexpectedly I should be good. There have been a few ship accidents, but damage has been only to material as far as I know. Quite a few years ago now, I went on a weekend trip to Europa Park theme park. Ill see if I can upload an image. Separately, masses of dead fish were reported in the eastern Oder river. Rather than driving on the Eastern side of the river all the way through Germany, we chose to go through France and cross the river. notamermaid, January 31, 2022 in River Cruising. Not sure if land trip is your thing. She is definitely a different ship. We have a storm warning. In the small town of Nierstein, south of Mainz and north of Mannheim, a car and passenger ferry service across the river shut down entirely late on Sunday and later said that it would not be able to restart operations on Monday as it had hoped. Low Rhine water will hit output at two German coal-fired power stations. Search finished. You should find some news in English when you google Emmerich Rhine. But who knows, there is hope for good signs coming from Berlin. 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'. Will NEVER do one of those excursion boats again. Build the strongest argument relying on authoritative content, attorney-editor expertise, and industry defining technology. I understand when phone reps have no real clue regarding a certain itinerary, but I still think the communication could be better with their customers. 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. Chemicals group BASF (BASFn.DE) said it could not rule out production cuts if low water disrupts logistics. a persistent lack of rain and high temperatures have led to low water levels. 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. Of more immediate concern are the levels of gas stored at almost two dozen facilities around the country, standing on Thursday at 70.39%. To the south, Switzerland is releasing 245,000 cubic metres of its oil reserves to plug supply constraints caused by the low Rhine levels. The industry leader for online information for tax, accounting and finance professionals. It has happened from time to time in the past that temporarily not enough mineral oil products could be transported to Switzerland and therefore the compulsory stocks had to be tapped. Biland recommends private households fill their heating oil tanks early. For wind you may find a scarf useful. The 800-mile (1,288-kilometer) Rhine river runs from Switzerland all the way to the North Sea and is used to transport tens of millions of tons of commodities through inland Europe. The most comprehensive solution to manage all your complex and ever-expanding tax and compliance needs. Rhine, Germany Author #679 Posted August 17, 2022 On 8/17/2022 at 2:21 PM, travellovervic said: We are getting off at Zons, and get bused to Cologne for our excursions. Weird when you think about it, a country that has a substantial area as officially being under sea level. 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. But that is only of concern for the commercial shipping industry as it affects the loading capacity of vessels. Of major concern, as Germany braces itself for a winter of energy rationing due to an 80% reduction in gas flows from Russia, is the knock-on effect the depletion in river traffic could have on energy output. [1/5]The passenger ferry Rheinnixe stops its operation due to low water in the Rhine in Bonn, Germany, August 16, 2022. Frankfurt to Nuremberg is still on, if you can find such an itinerary. "Traffic has not yet come to a complete standstill. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. No wonder the river gauge forecast at Maxau shows a huge spike after Thursday. Will see what happens to the street celebrations. We left the ship at Strasbourg then bussed to Speyer for our included excursion then on to Cologne. Thank you for the encouragement. The island cuts the river in two here. August 2, 2022 1:48 PM EDT. Other boats, unable to cope with shallower waters, have stopped sailing altogether. 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. And sturdy shoes that faithfully take you over cobblestones and do not mind splashes of water. Hull design and where the propeller is, materials used, the water tanks etc. Fingers crossed. Reports from Brandenburg said several tons of dead fish washed up on the banks of the river in Brandenburg. Crucially, the impending crisis could lead energy companies to cut their output, one of the countrys biggest gas companies has said. "If water. For outerwear I'm bringing a raincoat with removable lining. CC Help Jenn Forecast and predictions into the future are not possible for more than a few days in advance. Started October 12, 2018, Copyright 19952022 The Independent Traveler, Inc. Unfortunately, statistics struck a ferry yesterday, meaning a tanker collided with the ferry at Bad Honnef, that is South of Bonn. It looks pretty heavy in the forecast symbols. Freight charges on the Rhine have risen to around 110 euros ($112) per tonne from around 20 euros in June for a liquid tanker barge. In 2018, even lower water levels led to production problems and supply bottlenecks for German companies. Top 10 Midwest Insurance Journal Stories of 2022 ; Insurance Jobs. LauraS Currently, I feel safer indoors than out in the wild or even in urban areas. But that is only of concern for the commercial shipping industry as it affects the loading capacity of vessels. Here are some technical details on the German Wikipedia page - if you are interested and feel like translating this: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Roos_(Schiff) The Mary Roos on the company page: https://www.bingen-ruedesheimer.de/schiffsmiete/flotte/schiff/af-mary-roos, The company has a another ferry called "Stadt Rdesheim" and it is with this ferry that the author of this little video crossed the Rhine from Bingen to Rdesheim. The generalization is there, but at least they do not call it "death of river cruising". The majority of nearly 200 million tons of cargo shipped on German rivers from coal to car parts, food to chemicals is transported on the Rhine. "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. We add and shed layers as the temperatures fluctuate throughout the day. A bigger deal and in a good context has been a find in Switzerland when the ground was prepared for the foundations of a new boat house. Water levels on the river Rhine in Germany have fallen again in dry weather on Friday, with some vessels no longer able to sail, shipping operators and brokers said. In flooding, the situation at Koblenz can be seen a bit less than a day later at Cologne and then further North, therefore I only post figures from the Lower Rhine valley when they are very exceptional, for example when I read of river traffic being halted for safety reasons. Shipping issues may also affect the upcoming grain harvest in Germany, with the Raiffeisen Association telling public broadcaster SWR that storage areas in southern Germany are already full and the grain cannot be transported away in sufficient quantities. The rain that came with it has made the rivers rise quite fast. The drought is causing huge disruption, with potentially massive consequences for the economy. Talking of info. This will give more room for rain and snow melt when it happens. Theres currently no shortage of gasoline or diesel in the country, according to Herbert Rabl, spokesman for Tankstellen-Interessenverband e.V., which represents fuel station leaseholders and owners in Germany. read more. Perhaps we can tempt you to plan a trip to see the river another time, be it on water or on land. It will be our first time in any of these places! I think this fixes the lowest ever record at that spot at zero or lower at the end of the year. We also received a $25 pp credit for lunch for the day we were off the ship in Speyer. Workers dealing with the dead fish reported skin rashes from contact with the water. In a word: zero. 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'm glad you reminded me about the cooler nights. the ship will meet us. It started around the coastal areas on Saturday, but has moved away from there further inland. Local water related websites. The reference waterline level at the chokepoint of Kaub near Koblenz was at 42 centimetres on Friday, down about 5 centimetres on the day and down from 51 centimetres on Monday. 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! Here is the thread for 2022 for everything related to the water levels of the Rhine and bits of information on the river. Thanks, notamermaid, for your report for 2022. And passage is regulated with the help of traffic lights that warn before the bends about oncoming ships. 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. There is no specific level at which shipping stops, said Roberto Spranzi, director of the DTG shipping cooperative which operates about 100 cargo vessels on the Rhine. "Normally you have more than two meters under the ship but now you only have 40 centimetres in some places," the Servia's captain Peter Claereboets told Reuters. The previous record (NNW) was 7cm. Kaub is right in the famous Rhine Gorge with all the castles and is the marker for the notorious stretch prone to low water issues when they happen. HAMBURG, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Water levels on the river Rhine in Germany have risen after weekend rain, remaining well above crisis levels hit earlier in August, but could fall again this. Weeks of baking temperatures and scant rainfall this summer have drained the water levels of the Rhine, the country's commercial artery, causing delays to shipping and pushing freight costs up more than five-fold. After a hot and dry summer, this week's weather forecast for Germany appeared to offer some relief. Meanwhile Emmerich gauge has fallen to minus 2 (again). https://www.dwd.de/DE/wetter/warnungen_gemeinden/warnWetter_node.html, https://www.contargo.net/en/goodtoknow/lws/, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/what-may-be-the-last-gladiator-arena-ever-built-discovered-in-switzerland-180979497/, https://www.visit.alsace/en/261000884-rhinau-island-a-small-jungle-in-the-rhine-forest/, http://fhren-rhein.de/faehren/faehre-rhenanus-kappel-grafenhausen-rheinau/, https://www.basel.com/en/attractions/ferries-1c2b0d1624, https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Roos_(Schiff), https://www.bingen-ruedesheimer.de/schiffsmiete/flotte/schiff/af-mary-roos, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg0D3JHRYPY, Click here to reload the page in order to enable certain features, Policy regarding COVID related Discussions. Almost no water in places. The company has done that and much cargo is going by rail and road instead. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers. do drop me a line. Basel and the High Rhine area, things may look a bit better than in Germany as restrictions in Switzerland may well be lifted in time for the celebrations, at least partially. . 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. I was going to suggest silk long johns etc there lightweight do not show your wearing them under anything and pack to almost nothing. 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. A spokesperson for the transport ministry told a government news conference on Wednesday that "we do expect an intensification of the low water level" on the Rhine, but could not say if or when vessels might no longer be able to pass along the river. The much reduced load can result in a financial loss and therefore, to prevent that, one logistics company stopped operating on that section of the Rhine. Much more modern look. In drought, the Lower Rhine is usually fine even when the situation is not so good in the Middle Rhine valley. Reporting by Rene Wagner, Toby Sterling, Vera Eckert, Esther Verkaik, Piroschka van de Wouw, Andreas Kranz, Max Schwarz, Michael Hogan, Paul Carrel; writing by Matthias Williams; Editing by Jane Merriman and Emelia Sithole-Matarise, Global carbon dioxide removal totals 2 billion tonnes per year - report, U.S. senators press Amtrak CEO on 'train ride from hell', Exclusive: U.S. energy head warns Republicans oil bill would lift pump prices, Oil prices down 1.5% for the week on recession jitters, Dutch government lifts filling target for Bergermeer gas storage facility to 90%, Factbox: Germany's efforts to tackle energy crisis, Exclusive: Harbour Energy to cut jobs due to UK windfall tax, See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays, Low river levels disrupt shipping, hike freight costs, German economy could take additional hit - economists. The running traffic has right of way and the ferry always needs to wait for ships to pass. Unless the captain phoned them up on the same morning that you call the office. A few tiny stories from me about the river I live at. More later. While 14-day weather forecasts predict rising water levels from the middle of next week, the administration said this was unlikely to have a significant impact. However on the task of finding some replacement. BfG expert Bastian Klein told Germany's dpa press agency that shallow-draft barges can pass through the Middle Rhine in levels as low as 30 to 35 centimeters. I am prone to take those 1.5m and 1.6m drafts of the Viking Longships with a grain of salt. The hills shake off the last throws of winter and it can snow in the mountainous regions in Switzerland and the Upper Rhine valley.
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For that you need to be in the right place of course. Water levels are currently low in the Oder, but authorities are investigating whether the river, which runs through Poland, was polluted. August 25, 2022, 10:09 AM UTC Updated on August 25 . If that happened to us we would give up and just book a hotel to drive to in England. praying for rain!! Any ship deeper than that was likely to get stuck, they warned, adding that captains carry the sole responsibility for the safe manoeuvre of their vessels. Downstream is not possible as the double-width barge is too dangerous to pass. 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. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you through the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning. The Rhine valley is on storm warning, there has been quite a bit of damage, mainly fallen trees. I just hope it does not produce dangerous heavy downpours in isolated areas. Unconnected to Mary Rose, but named after a singer with the artist's name Mary Roos who was born in Bingen. I also brought lightweight long-underwear and wool socks on river cruises in August; mornings and evenings on the upper (open) decks can be chilly. What areas along the river? Oh, about Emmerich. On August 5, authorities reported that water levels on the river have fallen to just 56 centimetres (22 inches) -- so low that cargo ships plying the Rhine are being forced to sail nearly. By the way, Arosa have posted online which cruises right now on the Danube are running. Not sure how/where the ship swapping happens. No injuries of note. LowRhinewater level combined with capacity problems on German railways are the reasons, managing director Roland Bilang told Bloomberg, adding that supply problems mainly concern diesel/heating oil. "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.. https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/germanys-crisis-about-get-even-worse-rhine-water-levels-plummet, Everchem Specialty Chemicals
Ships, in particular, are in demand in the Black Sea to bring grain supplies from Ukraine, now possible for the first time in months. I was on the Danube in the first week in April for a Passau return trip. Kaub, the notorious spot for low water, is now actually a bit in the low side. Lynn, thanks for the tip. We say "April, April, der macht was er will" - it means April is unpredictable. I was trying to explain that earlier. We will see. The ships I have been on were busy but pleasant. My state Rhineland-Palatinate is completely on level 2 (scale has 4 levels) while parts of Baden-Wrttemberg and Bavaria are on 3. 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. Helps if you are informed and educated (thanks to everyone on this forum) and go with the flow. 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. We will have a look at a couple of the others in the list another time. Looks like the perfect weather pattern Thursday into Friday over the Rhine catchment area. Extended heat and low rainfall across Europe are causing major rivers to dry up. ", To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. . Yes, folks, I have already got some day trip travel reports waiting to be posted. Started June 21, 2021, By "Empty ships can no longer sail in some cases," Roberto Spranzi, director of the DTG shipping cooperative that operates about 100 cargo vessels on the Rhine, said on Friday. across much of Europe and the Northern Hemisphere at present. So coal transport since the war in Ukraine jumped up all at once," Claereboets said. https://valueworldcruises.com/cruise-ships/ms-vivienne/ 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. Then several hours later it has officially been cancelled. As long as I have layers and some ability to shed them if it warms up unexpectedly I should be good. There have been a few ship accidents, but damage has been only to material as far as I know. Quite a few years ago now, I went on a weekend trip to Europa Park theme park. Ill see if I can upload an image. Separately, masses of dead fish were reported in the eastern Oder river. Rather than driving on the Eastern side of the river all the way through Germany, we chose to go through France and cross the river. notamermaid, January 31, 2022 in River Cruising. Not sure if land trip is your thing. She is definitely a different ship. We have a storm warning. In the small town of Nierstein, south of Mainz and north of Mannheim, a car and passenger ferry service across the river shut down entirely late on Sunday and later said that it would not be able to restart operations on Monday as it had hoped. Low Rhine water will hit output at two German coal-fired power stations. Search finished. You should find some news in English when you google Emmerich Rhine. But who knows, there is hope for good signs coming from Berlin. 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'. Will NEVER do one of those excursion boats again. Build the strongest argument relying on authoritative content, attorney-editor expertise, and industry defining technology. I understand when phone reps have no real clue regarding a certain itinerary, but I still think the communication could be better with their customers. 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. Chemicals group BASF (BASFn.DE) said it could not rule out production cuts if low water disrupts logistics. a persistent lack of rain and high temperatures have led to low water levels. 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. Of more immediate concern are the levels of gas stored at almost two dozen facilities around the country, standing on Thursday at 70.39%. To the south, Switzerland is releasing 245,000 cubic metres of its oil reserves to plug supply constraints caused by the low Rhine levels. The industry leader for online information for tax, accounting and finance professionals. It has happened from time to time in the past that temporarily not enough mineral oil products could be transported to Switzerland and therefore the compulsory stocks had to be tapped. Biland recommends private households fill their heating oil tanks early. For wind you may find a scarf useful. The 800-mile (1,288-kilometer) Rhine river runs from Switzerland all the way to the North Sea and is used to transport tens of millions of tons of commodities through inland Europe. The most comprehensive solution to manage all your complex and ever-expanding tax and compliance needs. Rhine, Germany Author #679 Posted August 17, 2022 On 8/17/2022 at 2:21 PM, travellovervic said: We are getting off at Zons, and get bused to Cologne for our excursions. Weird when you think about it, a country that has a substantial area as officially being under sea level. 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. But that is only of concern for the commercial shipping industry as it affects the loading capacity of vessels. Of major concern, as Germany braces itself for a winter of energy rationing due to an 80% reduction in gas flows from Russia, is the knock-on effect the depletion in river traffic could have on energy output. [1/5]The passenger ferry Rheinnixe stops its operation due to low water in the Rhine in Bonn, Germany, August 16, 2022. Frankfurt to Nuremberg is still on, if you can find such an itinerary. "Traffic has not yet come to a complete standstill. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. No wonder the river gauge forecast at Maxau shows a huge spike after Thursday. Will see what happens to the street celebrations. We left the ship at Strasbourg then bussed to Speyer for our included excursion then on to Cologne. Thank you for the encouragement. The island cuts the river in two here. August 2, 2022 1:48 PM EDT. Other boats, unable to cope with shallower waters, have stopped sailing altogether. 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. And sturdy shoes that faithfully take you over cobblestones and do not mind splashes of water. Hull design and where the propeller is, materials used, the water tanks etc. Fingers crossed. Reports from Brandenburg said several tons of dead fish washed up on the banks of the river in Brandenburg. Crucially, the impending crisis could lead energy companies to cut their output, one of the countrys biggest gas companies has said. "If water. For outerwear I'm bringing a raincoat with removable lining. CC Help Jenn Forecast and predictions into the future are not possible for more than a few days in advance. Started October 12, 2018, Copyright 19952022 The Independent Traveler, Inc. Unfortunately, statistics struck a ferry yesterday, meaning a tanker collided with the ferry at Bad Honnef, that is South of Bonn. It looks pretty heavy in the forecast symbols. Freight charges on the Rhine have risen to around 110 euros ($112) per tonne from around 20 euros in June for a liquid tanker barge. In 2018, even lower water levels led to production problems and supply bottlenecks for German companies. Top 10 Midwest Insurance Journal Stories of 2022 ; Insurance Jobs. LauraS Currently, I feel safer indoors than out in the wild or even in urban areas. But that is only of concern for the commercial shipping industry as it affects the loading capacity of vessels. Here are some technical details on the German Wikipedia page - if you are interested and feel like translating this: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Roos_(Schiff) The Mary Roos on the company page: https://www.bingen-ruedesheimer.de/schiffsmiete/flotte/schiff/af-mary-roos, The company has a another ferry called "Stadt Rdesheim" and it is with this ferry that the author of this little video crossed the Rhine from Bingen to Rdesheim. The generalization is there, but at least they do not call it "death of river cruising". The majority of nearly 200 million tons of cargo shipped on German rivers from coal to car parts, food to chemicals is transported on the Rhine. "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. We add and shed layers as the temperatures fluctuate throughout the day. A bigger deal and in a good context has been a find in Switzerland when the ground was prepared for the foundations of a new boat house. Water levels on the river Rhine in Germany have fallen again in dry weather on Friday, with some vessels no longer able to sail, shipping operators and brokers said. In flooding, the situation at Koblenz can be seen a bit less than a day later at Cologne and then further North, therefore I only post figures from the Lower Rhine valley when they are very exceptional, for example when I read of river traffic being halted for safety reasons. Shipping issues may also affect the upcoming grain harvest in Germany, with the Raiffeisen Association telling public broadcaster SWR that storage areas in southern Germany are already full and the grain cannot be transported away in sufficient quantities. The rain that came with it has made the rivers rise quite fast. The drought is causing huge disruption, with potentially massive consequences for the economy. Talking of info. This will give more room for rain and snow melt when it happens. Theres currently no shortage of gasoline or diesel in the country, according to Herbert Rabl, spokesman for Tankstellen-Interessenverband e.V., which represents fuel station leaseholders and owners in Germany. read more. Perhaps we can tempt you to plan a trip to see the river another time, be it on water or on land. It will be our first time in any of these places! I think this fixes the lowest ever record at that spot at zero or lower at the end of the year. We also received a $25 pp credit for lunch for the day we were off the ship in Speyer. Workers dealing with the dead fish reported skin rashes from contact with the water. In a word: zero. 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'm glad you reminded me about the cooler nights. the ship will meet us. It started around the coastal areas on Saturday, but has moved away from there further inland. Local water related websites. The reference waterline level at the chokepoint of Kaub near Koblenz was at 42 centimetres on Friday, down about 5 centimetres on the day and down from 51 centimetres on Monday. 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! Here is the thread for 2022 for everything related to the water levels of the Rhine and bits of information on the river. Thanks, notamermaid, for your report for 2022. And passage is regulated with the help of traffic lights that warn before the bends about oncoming ships. 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. There is no specific level at which shipping stops, said Roberto Spranzi, director of the DTG shipping cooperative which operates about 100 cargo vessels on the Rhine. "Normally you have more than two meters under the ship but now you only have 40 centimetres in some places," the Servia's captain Peter Claereboets told Reuters. The previous record (NNW) was 7cm. Kaub is right in the famous Rhine Gorge with all the castles and is the marker for the notorious stretch prone to low water issues when they happen. HAMBURG, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Water levels on the river Rhine in Germany have risen after weekend rain, remaining well above crisis levels hit earlier in August, but could fall again this. Weeks of baking temperatures and scant rainfall this summer have drained the water levels of the Rhine, the country's commercial artery, causing delays to shipping and pushing freight costs up more than five-fold. After a hot and dry summer, this week's weather forecast for Germany appeared to offer some relief. Meanwhile Emmerich gauge has fallen to minus 2 (again). https://www.dwd.de/DE/wetter/warnungen_gemeinden/warnWetter_node.html, https://www.contargo.net/en/goodtoknow/lws/, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/what-may-be-the-last-gladiator-arena-ever-built-discovered-in-switzerland-180979497/, https://www.visit.alsace/en/261000884-rhinau-island-a-small-jungle-in-the-rhine-forest/, http://fhren-rhein.de/faehren/faehre-rhenanus-kappel-grafenhausen-rheinau/, https://www.basel.com/en/attractions/ferries-1c2b0d1624, https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Roos_(Schiff), https://www.bingen-ruedesheimer.de/schiffsmiete/flotte/schiff/af-mary-roos, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg0D3JHRYPY, Click here to reload the page in order to enable certain features, Policy regarding COVID related Discussions. Almost no water in places. The company has done that and much cargo is going by rail and road instead. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers. do drop me a line. Basel and the High Rhine area, things may look a bit better than in Germany as restrictions in Switzerland may well be lifted in time for the celebrations, at least partially. . 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. I was going to suggest silk long johns etc there lightweight do not show your wearing them under anything and pack to almost nothing. 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. A spokesperson for the transport ministry told a government news conference on Wednesday that "we do expect an intensification of the low water level" on the Rhine, but could not say if or when vessels might no longer be able to pass along the river. The much reduced load can result in a financial loss and therefore, to prevent that, one logistics company stopped operating on that section of the Rhine. Much more modern look. In drought, the Lower Rhine is usually fine even when the situation is not so good in the Middle Rhine valley. Reporting by Rene Wagner, Toby Sterling, Vera Eckert, Esther Verkaik, Piroschka van de Wouw, Andreas Kranz, Max Schwarz, Michael Hogan, Paul Carrel; writing by Matthias Williams; Editing by Jane Merriman and Emelia Sithole-Matarise, Global carbon dioxide removal totals 2 billion tonnes per year - report, U.S. senators press Amtrak CEO on 'train ride from hell', Exclusive: U.S. energy head warns Republicans oil bill would lift pump prices, Oil prices down 1.5% for the week on recession jitters, Dutch government lifts filling target for Bergermeer gas storage facility to 90%, Factbox: Germany's efforts to tackle energy crisis, Exclusive: Harbour Energy to cut jobs due to UK windfall tax, See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays, Low river levels disrupt shipping, hike freight costs, German economy could take additional hit - economists. The running traffic has right of way and the ferry always needs to wait for ships to pass. Unless the captain phoned them up on the same morning that you call the office. A few tiny stories from me about the river I live at. More later. While 14-day weather forecasts predict rising water levels from the middle of next week, the administration said this was unlikely to have a significant impact. However on the task of finding some replacement. BfG expert Bastian Klein told Germany's dpa press agency that shallow-draft barges can pass through the Middle Rhine in levels as low as 30 to 35 centimeters. I am prone to take those 1.5m and 1.6m drafts of the Viking Longships with a grain of salt. The hills shake off the last throws of winter and it can snow in the mountainous regions in Switzerland and the Upper Rhine valley.
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