Water levels in the Rhine and its canals system are at critically low levels, which may mean that steel - especially rebar - and other freight deliveries intending to ship on that route in the coming weeks and months may need to find other delivery options at greater cost.
The hot summer earlier this year has given way to continued unseasonably warm and dry conditions - water depths along the Rhine are now at their lowest for this time of year for the last 15 years.The water levels on the Rhine are already approaching the minimum load depth for many vessels, according to Interrijn Group, a Rhine-based logistics group headquartered...