Rhine water levels 'quite dramatic' Authorities predict that water levels at Kaub, Germany, will dip below the mark of 40 centimetres early Friday and keep falling over the weekend.

The river at Kaub, Germany — a key waypoint for the shipment of commodities — is set to drop to 47 centimeters (18.5 inches) by the weekend. That would take it to within 7 centimeters of being all but ...

Join the conversation A split-flap display shows the River Rhine water level of 207 centimeters in Kaub, Germany, on Thursday, May 16, 2019. Drought brought traffic at the shallowest points on the ...

Some information may no longer be current. A damaged cargo ship makes its way on the river Rhine in Kaub, near Sankt Goar, western Germany, on Aug. 17. TORSTEN SILZ/AFP/Getty Images ...

Rain has sharply raised water levels on the river Rhine in Germany, allowing ships to take on bigger loads and only northern sections of the river are still too shallow for cargo vessels to sail at ...

Repeated rain in past days has raised water levels on all of the river Rhine in Germany to normal levels allowing cargo ...

Shallow water continues to hinder shipping on much of the river in Germany including Duisburg, Cologne and the chokepoint of Kaub, but vessels are able to take on larger loads, traders said. Vessels ...

Rain in southern Germany raised Kaub water levels enough to enable ships to carry more than 1,400 metric tons of cargo, against only 870 tons earlier in April, with vessels now sailing more than ...