Low water levels following dry weather continue to hamper Rhine river cargo shipping in Germany, with rain in past days causing only a moderate rise in water levels, commodity traders said on ...

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

Historically low water levels are forcing cargo vessels to sail partially loaded or halt operations entirely, disrupting ...

Shallow water means vessel operators impose surcharges on freight rates, increasing costs for cargo owners. The Rhine is an important shipping route for commodities including grains, minerals, coal ...

Rain has raised water levels on the river Rhine in Germany, with much of the river around normal levels, allowing cargo vessels to sail with full loads, commodity traders said on Monday.

HAMBURG (Reuters) - Freight shipping on all of the river Rhine in Germany has returned to normal as rain has raised water levels allowing full vessel loading, traders said on Tuesday.

Only moderate rainfall is forecast in the coming days in river catchment areas, so no major improvement is expected, traders said. The Rhine is an important shipping route for commodities such as ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Rhine is an important shipping route for commodities such as grains, minerals, ores, coal and oil products, including heating oil. An intense heat wave is again forecast in parts of Germany this ...

Low water has limited shipping on all of the river south of Duisburg and Cologne, including the chokepoint of Kaub, traders said. At Kaub, cargo vessels could only sail about 50% full, at Duisburg ...

The Rhine is an important shipping route for commodities such as grains, minerals, ores, coal and oil products, including heating oil. German companies faced supply bottlenecks and production problems ...