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Rhine in south Germany reopens to shipping, earlier closed due to high water, as water levels fall
Rhine River. The river Rhine in south Germany reopened to cargo shipping on Friday 7 June after being closed by high water since the weekend, navigation authorities said.
Dr.G.R.Balakrishnan Jun 10 2024 Shipping News

Rhine in south Germany reopens to shipping, earlier closed due to high water, as water levels fall

Falling water levels after dryer weather this week mean Rhine river shipping has re-started around Maxau in south Germany, the German inland waterways navigation agency said. This means sailings to Switzerland are again possible.

The river had been closed to freight shipping at Maxau over the weekend after heavy rain caused extensive flooding in south Germany. Shipping on northern sections of the river had been operating normally this week, including at the important points of Duisburg, Cologne and Duesseldorf.

High water means vessels cannot sail under bridges for lack of enough space.

 The high water warning centre in the south German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg said it was possible that water levels at Maxau could rise sharply early next week, threatening new closures.

The Rhine is an important shipping route for commodities including minerals, coal and oil products such as heating oil, grains and animal feed. It has repeatedly suffered from low water levels because of unusually dry summers in recent year.