Thanks for the updates! Started October 12, 2018, Copyright 19952022 The Independent Traveler, Inc. One person was injured and three cars on the ferry suffered damage. We are having far too high water temperatures, which is having a toxic effect on the Rhines inhabitants, on fishes, on the entire ecosystem, the climatologist Karsten Brandt told Der Spiegel. New longship Egdir has a 1.6 meter draft. Economists estimate Rhine disruption could knock half a percentage point off Germany's economic growth this year. Seeing that the Rhine is one of the busiest waterways in Europe - a river cruise ship captain in a conversation with me called it a "bl**dy motorway" (translated from German) - they statistically happen here more than elsewhere. 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. I just hope it does not produce dangerous heavy downpours in isolated areas. Meanwhile, I read that the large barge - a "Verband" as we call it - that had got stuck during the night near Oberwesel is free and had has moved further up to Bingen. Some larger vessels and barges can no longer pass Kaub and in Duisburg, the large pusher-tug/barge units which in normal times carry 3,000 tonnes a barge can no longer operate, he said. The water levels at the gauges, which are not the depths of the navigation channel. All sides are working flat out to find the reasons for this mass die-out and minimise potential further damage., Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. You may wonder where I get all the info from as regards water levels. We are used to it. So much better than scrap and replace very eco friendly. The bends of the shallow river are a problem. Yesterday excursion to Koblenz and then a cruise through the gorge with lunch on a local sight seeing boat. By "Because of the low water levels, the sailing route gets narrower, and we actually start travelling like trains, in a convoy," he added. Oh good. 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. Access unmatched financial data, news and content in a highly-customised workflow experience on desktop, web and mobile. We were packed onboard like cattle. 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. 2013 had been a dragged-out winter. In 2018, Germany entered a brief recession, sparked in part by low water levels on the Rhine. The letter F. An envelope. It depends on how quickly you feel cold. The hood on the raincoat should do the trick with the cold temperatures. Screen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. Much more modern look. Its dangerously low levels recall the drought that shut it down for around six months in 2018. Top 10 Midwest Insurance Journal Stories of 2022 ; Insurance Jobs. Sign up to First Edition, our free daily newsletter every weekday at 7am BST, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. This should be an interesting thread to read . Thanks! Perhaps check accuweather a couple of day before you leave the US. Reduced temperatures and rainfall is forecast most days this week, with the first drops falling in western Germany (home to the Rhine) on Monday. Two other gauges that trigger this are at Duisburg and Emmerich. 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. What areas along the river? We will have a look at a couple of the others in the list another time. The running traffic has right of way and the ferry always needs to wait for ships to pass. Low water levels usually occur much later in the year, but reflect the drought conditions affecting large parts of Europe. The company warned drivers that they would have to budget for a detour of 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) or more to reach a bridge en route to their destination. So, 50 Fahrenheit is a good marker, nights can be colder, days are likely to be 50 or warmer. Water in the river has dropped to "exceptionally low" levels in some. The marker at Kaub, a narrow and shallow waypoint west of Frankfurt, is set to rise to 67 centimeters (26.4 inches) by Aug. 22, German government data show. Low water levels are another blow for industry in Germany, which is struggling with shrinking flows of natural gas that have sent prices surging. 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. This is the B2B company that now has the Vivienne: https://navibelle.com/fleet/vivienne. Powered by Invision Community. Thank you for the info!! Germany'sTransport and Economy Ministries are working to divert supply chains to rail, and are considering intervening to prioritize critical goods, a transport ministry spokesman told Reuters agency. On 8/11/2022 at 10:08 PM, gentlemancruiser said: 19952023, The Independent Traveler, Inc. Rhine water levels 2022 and similar topics, Forum Assistance - Welcome to Cruise Critic, Announcement: Upgrade Your Horizon ~ Sponsored by Regent Seven Seas Cruises. 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. Not sure where it's from @notamermaid, it came up on one of my news sites. Is April a time of year to be concerned about low or high water on the river? Major disruptions to Deutsche Bahn, trains have been cancelled, overhead power lines affected and trees on tracks are always a problem as a result of storms, ranging from Bft 8 to 11 in the last 24 hours. A few tiny stories from me about the river I live at. 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. The PO river is dried up too. 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. Hmm, perhaps next week. BERLIN/LOBITH, Netherlands, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Already bracing for recession and winter energy shortages, German businesses are grappling with the lack of another precious commodity: rain. Make Sure Your Voice Is Heard! Build the strongest argument relying on authoritative content, attorney-editor expertise, and industry defining technology. Of course they sit very high in the water now with some of them only having 1/4 of normal load. Vessels need about 1.5 metres of Kaub reference waterline to sail fully loaded. Started June 21, 2021, By Anyway, in this logistics article they say and quote: "Closure of the German waterway was announced late on Friday as water levels on the Kaub gauge hit 37cm 41cm is necessary for operations" and "Barge operator Contargo said: For reasons of safety we shall largely discontinue our navigation on the Upper and Middle Rhine." The first is obviously not correct as barges are still sailing even as I write, but the second I have read in German myself. "If water levels continue to drop, growth could also drop just below 1%," he said. 2022-07-19T10:19:06Z A bookmark. Shipping costs have climbed as much as five times as barges are forced to carry fewer goods. As Western Europe battles through the ongoing drought, water levels in Germany's most important waterway, the Rhine River, could drop even further next week. No surprise with what all Ive read over the last month tracking the situation. When the river become narrow it makes for slower and tight bends. I am prepared for temps around 50F and rainso anything else will be a pleasant surprise. Unconnected to Mary Rose, but named after a singer with the artist's name Mary Roos who was born in Bingen. . In drought, the Lower Rhine is usually fine even when the situation is not so good in the Middle Rhine valley. Now I need to do a search. "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 variables are very important to me. This coupled with capacity issues on German railways has meant that Switzerland is struggling with supplies of oil products, mainly diesel/heating oil, according to Avenergy Suisse, the landlocked countrys organization for fuel importers. We have scattered showers close to the North and Baltic Seas, but the real water will come Thursday afternoon. "If you compare this with the last few years, the water levels are exceptionally low," said Christian Hellbach of Waterways and Shipping Office in Duisburg. This is the stricken "Siebengebirge": http://www.faehre-honnef.de/. LauraS 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. I have no idea how to pack! We will see. https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/germanys-crisis-about-get-even-worse-rhine-water-levels-plummet, Everchem Specialty Chemicals Just replied to the Danube thread. do drop me a line. Fingers crossed. And the clear answer was that the draft has nothing to do with the size of the ship. "Because of the lower water levels, only around 600 tons was possible of late. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers. Weird when you think about it, a country that has a substantial area as officially being under sea level. Make Sure Your Voice Is Heard! Tomorrow storms will flare up again. 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. German coal importers meanwhile hope river levels will rise soon to allow them to meet a demand that, as the war in Ukraine grinds on, shows no sign of abating. LauraS Both sides have said they believe a toxic substance is to blame but have yet to identify it. Wow! Forecasts for 2023 are worse. For that you need to be in the right place of course. Hull design and where the propeller is, materials used, the water tanks etc. . That was interesting. Hope you find a nice replacement holiday and that Uniworld is good to you with refunds. More later. *The colour green is the one we wish to see throughout as this means no flooding. 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. My state Rhineland-Palatinate is completely on level 2 (scale has 4 levels) while parts of Baden-Wrttemberg and Bavaria are on 3. We had to push and shove our way to disembark an Durnstein. Europe's second-largest river is continuing to dry up, affecting freight barges and even forcing one passenger ferry to halt its operations entirely. https://theloadstar.com/rhine-closes-to-barge-traffic-with-water-depth-set-to-hit-record-lows/. https://www.gld.nl/nieuws/7749793/de-waal-vanuit-de-lucht-het-verschil-tussen-nu-en-vorig-jaar, https://heimatzeithotels.panomax.com/bingen, https://valueworldcruises.com/cruise-ships/ms-vivienne/, https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/rheinland-pfalz/koblenz/schifffahrt-mittelrhein-gesperrt-motorschaden-100.html, Click here to reload the page in order to enable certain features, Policy regarding COVID related Discussions. Oh, about Emmerich. Shell which owns the Wesseling and Godorf refineries along the Rhine is monitoring the situation, according to a spokesperson. CC Help Jenn I am not familiar with the structures and reading the gauges in the Netherlands, so do not really mention them. 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. I should take a short video on a sunny day to give you folks an impression of what it is like. Water levels fall to below 40cm on parts of key route for transporting fuel, wheat and other commodities. The Rhein Galaxy has 175 cm and cant cruise anymore while another ship only draws 120 cm. At one notorious shallow point at Kaub, between Mainz and Koblenz, the water level had dipped to 32 centimeters (12.5 inches) by late morning; 5 centimeters lower than the same time the previous day. Have briefly learnt of that, something with laws of physics of course, I mean about the upstream and downstream difference. The companies said their generation operations arent currently affected. Accessible is the Moselle. 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. On the Rhine so far 135m barges are still managing round the bends at the Lorelei rock. Not good news nowthe Rhine is closing to barge traffic. 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. Have a super cruise. https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/rheinland-pfalz/koblenz/schifffahrt-mittelrhein-gesperrt-motorschaden-100.html. Looks like the perfect weather pattern Thursday into Friday over the Rhine catchment area. Environmentalists are also raising the alarm as rising temperatures lead to a high concentration of pollutants which can be damaging to the flora, fauna and fish. "And then for us the challenge is to get past those points without touching, without damaging the ship.". Do you recall the name of the excursion boat? Or have a look through last year's thread on the Rhine. This has pushed up shipping costs by as much as five times, according to industry reports. Local water related websites. Helps if you are informed and educated (thanks to everyone on this forum) and go with the flow. 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. This week, the French energy supplier EDF said it was temporarily reducing output at its nuclear power stations on the rivers Rhne and Garonne as heatwaves restricted its ability to use river water to cool the plants. And in Lake Constance, on the border with Switzerland and Austria, pleasure boats have been left stranded as water levels drop to lows not seen since 2003. You should find some news in English when you google Emmerich Rhine. Oil prices steadied . 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. Sounds as if they were getting it to more or less maximum capacity. 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. Working in the tourism industry I have experienced negative things with the company and I find it hard to shake that off. Join us again with your comments and share your excitement about upcoming trips on this major European river. In the early hours of Friday a tanker crossed its path. The Rhine, which runs about 760 miles from the Swiss Alps to the North Sea, is the second largest river in central and western Europe after the Danube. 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. Almost no water in places. I have not posted any water levels yet. Also damage to cars due to trees, a bit of debris, etc. Cruisers' Choice Awards! By Jack Wittels and Brian Wingfield (Bloomberg) . Day one we were told the ship switch was likely to happen. "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. Barges on the Rhine which carry . But we will get to that another time. Perhaps we can tempt you to plan a trip to see the river another time, be it on water or on land. 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. All the physics. Chemicals giant BASF (BASFn.DE) said on Friday it had so far avoided production cuts as a result of the disruption, and Thyssenkrupp (TKAG.DE), Europe's second-largest steelmaker, said its raw materials supply was secured. The most comprehensive solution to manage all your complex and ever-expanding tax and compliance needs. 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. They say the rain and thunderstorms are only a short thing and the overall weather will not change. So happy to hear this! The Kaub gauge is located around 50 kilometers downstream from the city of Mainz. The Rhine River in August 2022. Credit: European Space Agency. A fun trip. Minus 4 in the hills at night to plus 10 in the valley in the afternoons where it is sunny. For outerwear I'm bringing a raincoat with removable lining. Industry bosses in Germany, seeking to stave off recession amid high energy prices and rampant inflation, are now paying almost as much attention to daily river levels as they are to the amount of gas flowing from Russia (20%, or 33 million cubic metres). So for those interested in river traffic, here is what happens. I'm glad you reminded me about the cooler nights. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay. 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. The situation has prompted comparisons with 2018, when Rhine levels also plunged. 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. In some places the Rhine was so shallow that other vessels were moored far below the quays where people walk. Greetings from the Rhine valley. Video says it had engine problems and needed to throw anchor. If barges are still sailing, then I guess it's taking one company saying that it won't sail as fact that none are sailing. Lots of rain, no rain, winds, no winds, normal water levels, flooding. The Seine? We are booked with Scenic along the Rhine from Basel to Amsterdam in June. 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. CC Help Jenn Viking longship drafts vary from 1.5 to 2 meters. read more. When you think about it, it makes sense that in the offices no one can actually tell you days before if your ship will be sailing. This is having serious consequences for wildlife, the economy and the people living near the Rhine, Po, Thames and other affected rivers. Siebengebirge is the name of the mountain range upstream from Bonn. Photograph: Low water level on the Rhine River in Cologne, Germany on July 19, 2022. . HAMBURG, Aug 12 (Reuters) - 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. 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. Drop just below 1 %, '' he said currently affected thread on the?! Emmerich Rhine levels usually occur much later in the list another time points without touching, without damaging ship... 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