[1/5]The passenger ferry Rheinnixe stops its operation due to low water in the Rhine in Bonn, Germany, August 16, 2022. Creation. That compares with a current level of . The bends of the shallow river are a problem. A couple of paid excursions had to be canceled but we will receive an onboard credit - which if it isnt spent will be returned to our credit card. For wind you may find a scarf useful. Here goes: These are all good. As demand for coal has increased, Germanys economy minister, Robert Habeck, has decided to recommission coal-fired power plants, which had previously been mothballed but are now seen as a temporary solution to help Germany wean itself off Russian gas. If this should be the case, does this mean we get off at Speyer for excursion and get on another boat in Koblenz or is ship change actually just at the Gorge? We cruised on the River Concerto a couple times. The much reduced load can result in a financial loss and therefore, to prevent that, one logistics company stopped operating on that section of the Rhine. Looking forward to learning more about this great river, its history, and the communities along it via your posts. Of more immediate concern are the levels of gas stored at almost two dozen facilities around the country, standing on Thursday at 70.39%. I should take a short video on a sunny day to give you folks an impression of what it is like. Economists estimate Rhine disruption could knock half a percentage point off Germany's economic growth this year. They say the rain and thunderstorms are only a short thing and the overall weather will not change. I was going to suggest silk long johns etc there lightweight do not show your wearing them under anything and pack to almost nothing. And if you are not coming to the area this year, well, join us anyway! Copyright 19952022 The Independent Traveler, Inc. Amazing, Funny & Totally Awesome Cruise Photos. Everything was handled with super efficiency. The PO river is dried up too. A "Spring awakening" cruise. So coal transport since the war in Ukraine jumped up all at once," Claereboets said. But with water levels at their lowest for the time of year in 15 years, there is a limit how much fuel, coal and other vital cargo that barges can carry up and down the river. The Seine? Kaili out, Angel in: Is the EU Parliament starting afresh? The low water levels on the key shipping artery for Germany's main industrial areas have already affected freight, even though it is ultimately up to shipping companies to decide which vessels,under what loads, can still navigate the waters. Oh, about Emmerich. has compiled photos of the situation on the Waal in Summer 2021 and now. 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. Uniper, Germanys biggest distributor of Russian gas, which already recently needed a multi-billion euro bailout by the German government to stop it collapsing, has cautioned of potentially irregular performance for the next month at Staudinger-5, its coal-fired, 510-megawatt power plant east of Frankfurt a major tributary of the Rhine due to interruptions to coal delivery supplies along the river. The bends of the. For a figure: 0. Lots of rain, no rain, winds, no winds, normal water levels, flooding. And gloves. But now, back to ferries and an amateur video better than I can take. 1400 N Providence Rd "Ships are still running, but fewer of them and with lighter loads," the spokesman of the German Waterways and Shipping Office (WSA), Florian Krekel, told Reuters news agency. Ill see if I can upload an image. The river was closed to shipping but is now open gain for upstream sailing. Do you recall the name of the excursion boat? However, before making the decision to reserve your vacation, please be aware of potential conditions which may impact your cruise. It indicates the ability to send an email. This being a low lying area, there are no villages near the river and it is a landscape still dominated by the former meanders of the Rhine (it was put in an "artificial" bed during the 19th century) and small streams that are still present. This is the B2B company that now has the Vivienne: https://navibelle.com/fleet/vivienne. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers. Workers dealing with the dead fish reported skin rashes from contact with the water. Unless the captain phoned them up on the same morning that you call the office. Reporting by Rene Wagner, Toby Sterling, Vera Eckert, Esther Verkaik, Piroschka van de Wouw, Andreas Kranz, Max Schwarz, Michael Hogan, Paul Carrel; writing by Matthias Williams; Editing by Jane Merriman and Emelia Sithole-Matarise, Global carbon dioxide removal totals 2 billion tonnes per year - report, U.S. senators press Amtrak CEO on 'train ride from hell', Exclusive: U.S. energy head warns Republicans oil bill would lift pump prices, Oil prices down 1.5% for the week on recession jitters, Dutch government lifts filling target for Bergermeer gas storage facility to 90%, Factbox: Germany's efforts to tackle energy crisis, Exclusive: Harbour Energy to cut jobs due to UK windfall tax, See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays, Low river levels disrupt shipping, hike freight costs, German economy could take additional hit - economists. Kaub is right in the famous Rhine Gorge with all the castles and is the marker for the notorious stretch prone to low water issues when they happen. Started June 21, 2021, By We say "April, April, der macht was er will" - it means April is unpredictable. A splendid-looking AmaWaterways river cruise ship was anchored in Rdesheim at the time - New Year's Day 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg0D3JHRYPY, You will be able to leave a comment after signing in, By Not sure where it's from @notamermaid, it came up on one of my news sites. Bring a smallish (lightweight) day-pack to hold the unneeded layers ( & the gloves, hats, scarves needed early in the day or late at night). A few tiny stories from me about the river I live at. Thanks for the link, Daisi. Getting towards the rain and the weather forecast getting more reliable, Kaub gauge forecast now says the river will rise more slowly and we will see figures of 40cm and above from Saturday. Water levels on the River Rhine in Germany continue to sink, forcing companies to seek alternatives for the freight they send up and down the enormous waterway. To take a snapshot of the situation in Germany, in Cologne, the largest city on the Rhine, areas of the river have been reduced to a mere trickle. https://theloadstar.com/rhine-closes-to-barge-traffic-with-water-depth-set-to-hit-record-lows/. In the small town of Nierstein, south of Mainz and north of Mannheim, a car and passenger ferry service across the river shut down entirely late on Sunday and later said that it would not be able to restart operations on Monday as it had hoped. August 2, 2022 1:48 PM EDT. Today we got a call that our August 21 Uniworld cruise was still on. We normally have more than 50F or 10 Celsius during the end of March, at least on some days. This is a calculated sum of money that is given as compensation to make up for the fact that commercial ships cannot sail at full load. The water level doesn't indicate the literal depth, but rather how far above an extremely shallow benchmark it is at any given time. These last items depend on whether you're acclimated to weather in FL or NH! Quite a few years ago now, I went on a weekend trip to Europa Park theme park. It is interesting to follow some ships of where they have ended up. The danger is at bridges as a ship can get pushed towards pillars, i.e. We will see. Typically a cargo ship carrying salt from Heilbronn would be carrying 2,100 tons on board, but on Monday this had to be reduced to just 900 tons due to the river level, he told German media. The 800-mile (1,288-kilometer) Rhine river runs from Switzerland all the way to the North Sea and is used to transport tens of millions of tons of commodities through inland Europe. The ships I have been on were busy but pleasant. Expected rain in the coming days is forecast to increase levels in the Rhine by 50-to-80 centimetres in the coming days, a spokesperson for the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration said, adding they would have to climb by 1-1.5 metres to reach levels typical for this time of the year. 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. 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. Loads are being transferred to larger numbers of smaller canal barges able to operate in the shallow water, increasing costs for cargo owners. 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. That was interesting. That sounds a good idea. its so sad to see the Rhine so low. Water levels on the Rhine River are well below usual, impacting freight and ferries on the giant freshwater artery, Shipping on Rhine has slowed to a trickle: DW's Ashutosh Pandey, Rivers across Europe are too dry, too low and too warm, Olaf Scholz at Davos: 2022 'challenged us as never before', World in 'sorry state' UN chief Guterres, Davos: Social entrepreneurs eye real change, Egyptian activists: We need to talk about abortion, Japan nuclear plant execs acquitted over Fukushima disaster, 'When you see antisemitism, act immediately'. These are photos from my crossing: This is looking upstream. The ferry is unable to sail. 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. Started on the Viking Eir and switched to the Viking Mani yesterday. Boats are also in shorter supply than normal, due to increased demand for coal amid the energy crisis, and some ships being diverted to pick up Ukrainian grain via the Danube. Swimmers have also been warned to keep away from the river because a reduction in water levels can lead to narrower channels and stronger currents. 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. Looks like the perfect weather pattern Thursday into Friday over the Rhine catchment area. ", To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. 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. Stefan Schneider, an economist at Deutsche Bank, expects the German economy will fall into a mild recession from the third quarter and that overall growth in 2022 would be 1.2%. I also brought lightweight long-underwear and wool socks on river cruises in August; mornings and evenings on the upper (open) decks can be chilly. Previously, no suites, now it has a few. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you through the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning. Much more modern look. I agree, "the death of river cruising" was clickbait, and it will take more than 1 year of low water to do so. You can sign up here for the weekly email newsletter Berlin Briefing. We cruised on the River Concerto a couple times. The running traffic has right of way and the ferry always needs to wait for ships to pass. Barge rates to ship fuel from Rotterdam to Basel, Switzerland, are near an all-time high. A study by British analysis firm Capital Economics released on Thursday found that the low water levels have increased the chance of a recession in Germany, potentially costing 0.2 percentage points of economic growth in the third and fourth quarters. Insurance Agency . By And sturdy shoes that faithfully take you over cobblestones and do not mind splashes of water. Will today be the last day of heat and no rain, a return to more pleasant temperatures and better sailing? Day one we were told the ship switch was likely to happen. These last items depend on whether you're acclimated to weather in FL or NH! New longship Egdir has a 1.6 meter draft. 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. As we all know, we are safer outside than inside as regards infections. According to RhineForecast.com, a website that tracks water levels at various stations along the Rhine River, water levels have been dropping since earlier in July and some forecasts. We add and shed layers as the temperatures fluctuate throughout the day. 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. Forecasts for 2023 are worse. Build the strongest argument relying on authoritative content, attorney-editor expertise, and industry defining technology. A Dutch online newspaper (?) In Switzerland, i.e. German growth slowed to 0.4% in the third quarter and 0.3% in the final three months of 2018, down from 2.2% in the second quarter. Hope it is not too much in one place. We will have a look at a couple of the others in the list another time. If flooding and low water are new concepts to you as regards river cruising and it makes you nervous (eek, what will this mean to my cruise??) This is where you can find it, at kilometre 258: http://fhren-rhein.de/faehren/faehre-rhenanus-kappel-grafenhausen-rheinau/. 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. across much of Europe and the Northern Hemisphere at present. The levels of the Rhine River fell to a new low on Friday due to the ongoing drought in Germany and elsewhere in Europe, further restricting the distribution of coal, petrol, wheat and other commodities amid a looming energy crisis. For example, the Loreley Star: A ship of 11.20m width and 50.2m length with 600 people on board?? https://valueworldcruises.com/cruise-ships/ms-vivienne/ 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. The Black Forest will see some dangerous snow drifts, while we here just have unpleasant driving rain. Minus 4 in the hills at night to plus 10 in the valley in the afternoons where it is sunny. Economists blamed the Rhine shipping stoppage for a significant . According to Riverlake, further decreases in loading volumes for barges hauling middle distillates from ARA to inland destinations beyond Kaub are expected in coming days. 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. I look forward to learning all I can about River cruising! 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. 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. . Title Algorithms to Compute 1d Water Levels along the German Federal Waterways Elbe and Rhine Version 0.4.1 Date 2023-01-02 Description An S4 class and several functions which utilize internally stored datasets and gauging data enable 1d water level interpolation. "If water levels continue to drop, growth could also drop just below 1%," he said. All quotes delayed a minimum of 15 minutes. What both parts of the Middle Rhine valley have in common is that there are no bridges for many kilometres, so crossing the river is done by ferry, unless you are willing to make a substantial detour in a car. Matteo Messina Denaro, a brutal Sicilian Mafia boss who was Italy's most wanted criminal before his capture on Monday, had been on the run for 30 years. It fluctuates of course so here is a quick screenshot to record the zero: It is not yet clear what will be the new record put in the files at the end of the year as the daily fluctuation is levelled out for the statistics. The low water levels are adding to Europe's energy crisis, sparked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On 21 January 1947, the former state of Lippe was merged with North Rhine-Westphalia. Our winter here so far has been mild but we may get a cold spell in March. According to police it is not clear yet who is at fault in this incident. [1/6]A ferry cruises past the partially dried riverbed of the Rhine river in Bingen, Germany, August 9, 2022. In drought, the Lower Rhine is usually fine even when the situation is not so good in the Middle Rhine valley. The letter F. An envelope. 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