Inland waterway congestion grows as river levels fall and barge costs rise

North Europe’s inland transport sector could grind to a halt after water levels along the Rhine sink to a point at which navigation is all but impossible, forcing volumes onto an already stretched and insufficient rail and road network. Sources warned The Loadstar over the weekend that all four depth gauges on the Rhine were set to fall below navigable levels amid a European heatwave that has resu Read full article →