The blockage occurred just as the water level at Kaub is starting to edge higher. After falling as low as 30 centimeters (11.8 inches) earlier this week, it’s now forecast to reach 49 centimeters ...

Early this week, at the Kaub bottleneck, the water was just 90 centimetres deep, less than half the level that barges need to take a full load. Mr. Maelissa was running his eight Rhine barges (he ...

The village of Kaub lies on Germany’s Rhine river, about 40 miles west of Frankfurt. It’s a sleepy little place, home to barely 800 souls. But on its riverbank sits a squat, cream-coloured ...

At one bottleneck, near the town of Kaub on the Middle Rhine, an official gauge measured the water level at 37 centimeters (14.6 inches) on Saturday afternoon. Big, heavy ships can’t pass if the level ...

Water levels on the Rhine River could reach a critically low point in the coming days, German officials said Wednesday, making it increasingly difficult to transport goods – including coal and ...

Water levels on the river Rhine in Germany have fallen again in hot and dry weather and shipping costs are rising as vessels cut loads to continue sailing, commodity traders said on Wednesday ...

Rhine river levels rises again, allowing normal sailings in north By Reuters April 25, 202512:00 AM PDTUpdated April 25, 2025 ...

Rhine river levels have risen after rain in Germany this week, allowing vessels to carry more cargo and normal sailings with full loads in northern parts of the river, commodity traders said on Friday ...