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Record-low Rhine levels choke barge traffic, stress ground transport
FreightWaves · Sep 22, 2026
DisruptionMultimodalGlobal
Germany and other countries in central Europe are dealing with high freight transportation costs and supply chain delays because extremely low water levels on the Rhine River, and other tributaries, are curtailing barge traffic.
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