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20 August 2026

Rhine low water crisis due to ‘decades of delay in modernising infrastructure’

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Rhine low water crisis due to ‘decades of delay in modernising infrastructure’

The navigational crisis on the Rhine, and the disruption to commercial barge traffic, caused by low water levels, is a direct result of decades of delays in modernising infrastructure, it was claimed this week. Factor-in the increasing impact of climate change, and inland waterway services are at serious risk. The analysis is that of Theresa Hacksteiner, secretary general of the European Barge Union (EBU). “The current low water situation is one of the ... The post Rhine low water crisis due to ‘decades of delay in modernising infrastructure’ appeared first on The Loadstar .

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