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To keep the Panama Canal flowing, the living and the dead must pay the price: The Panama Canal’s Rio Indio reservoir project is expected to flood dozens of ...
cnn.com/2026/10/18/americas/panama-canal-reservoir-project-intl-latam
Inland navigation: Corporations demand 300 new ships and form an alliance: The Rhine in Duisburg had low water levels in the summer.
waz.de/lokales/duisburg/article413419099/binnenschifffahrt-konzerne-fordern-300-neue-schiffe-und-gruenden-allianz.html
Two new bridges could be built over River Tyne under 2050 vision to revamp Newcastle and Gateshead
northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/politics/two-new-bridges-could-be-built-over-river-tyne-under-2050-vision-to-revamp-newcastle-and-gateshead-9288038
Dortmund-Ems Canal: New Gleesen lock closed due to a defect: Hardly inaugurated, already defective: The new Gleesen lock on the Dortmund-Ems Canal in Emsbüren ...
gn-online.de/emsland/dortmund-ems-kanal-neue-schleuse-gleesen-wegen-defekts-gesperrt-624840.html
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Six die in Benue boat mishap despite safety rules: Mr Zege said the boat's engine failed, causing passengers to struggle to keep the vessel afloat.
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After sandbank mishap: Cargo ship makes it onto the Rhine: The drought is severe; there is very little water in the rivers. This severely restricts inland ...
fnp.de/wirtschaft/nach-sandbank-malheur-frachtschiff-schafft-es-auf-den-rhein-zr-94522988.html
Paraguay Neighbours Explained, a Southern Cone Guide: Paraguay is landlocked and tied to three neighbours. Argentina took 42.3% of its exports in the first half ...
riotimesonline.com/paraguay-in-southern-cone-explained-2026/
According to a new study by the insurer HDI, 59 percent of Germans work "primarily only to earn money." That's 17 percentage points more than last year and ... Show more
This week: Is the Cosco-Zippel deal failing?
This week: Is the Cosco-Zippel deal failing?
Economy: Transport economist on Rhine water levels: "Low water comes at an inopportune time for BASF."
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Inland shipping: Please only fill halfway, otherwise the boat will run aground: The Rhine's water levels remain very low. This is affecting inland shipping ...
zeit.de/zeit-fuer-unternehmer/2026/03/binnenschifffahrt-tobias-zoeller-logistik-transport-frachtschiff
Paid articlePaywallBerlin und Brandenburg wollen das gelockerte Lkw-Fahrverbot an Sonn- und Feiertagen auslaufen lassen. „Es ist nicht geplant ... Show more
Rhine water levels: Chamber of Commerce expects immense damage from low water levels
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Cargo shipping costs rise as Rhine water levels drop again: HAMBURG, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Water levels in the Rhine in Germany have fallen again this week after ...
thestar.com.my/news/world/2026/09/11/cargo-shipping-costs-rise-as-rhine-water-levels-drop-again
HGK demands 2.5 billion euros for waterways: After the low water levels in midsummer, the HGK is calling for investments in infrastructure and shipbuilding ...
dvz.de/unternehmen/binnenschifffahrt/detail/news/hgk-fordert-25-milliarden-euro-fuer-wasserstrassen.html
Inland navigation: Rhine riparian states demand more federal funding for waterways
zeit.de/mobilitaet/2026-09/binnenschifffahrt-rhein-wasserstrassen-niedrigwasser-finanzierung
Heat and drought: Water level in the Rhine is still not high enough for regular shipping traffic
zeit.de/wirtschaft/2026-09/rhein-pegel-kaub-wasserstand-schifffahrt
As part of the Ministry of Transport’s initiative to upgrade Egypt’s river transport system, a comprehensive strategy is underway to modernize waterways ... Show more
Extreme drought - | Greenpeace: Heatwave costs the economy 36 billion euros: Crop failures and halted inland shipping are causing enormous damage ...
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Jürgen Becker in Koblenz: “I try to make fun of politicians with respect”: From Victor Hugo to river cruising: Anyone who talks to Jürgen Becker hardly has to ...
rhein-zeitung.de/rheinland-pfalz/kultur/ich-versuche-politiker-mit-respekt-zu-verarschen_arid-4148851.html
Logistics Experts on Low Water Levels: "Transports are usually far too large for the road"
rhein-zeitung.de/rheinland-pfalz/transporte-sind-meistens-viel-zu-gross-fuer-die-strasse_arid-4147162.html
Historic lows: Drought threatens to split the Rhine: The Rhine is carrying less water than it has in a long time. This could mean that the important transport ...
zdfheute.de/wirtschaft/rheinschifffahrt-niedrigwasser-versorgung-100.html
Inland waterway operators expect the Rhine to split in two soon: The Rhine's water levels are currently only going in one direction: down ...
n-tv.de/wirtschaft/Binnenschiffer-erwarten-baldige-Zweiteilung-des-Rheins-id31175739.html
Low water levels slow down freight traffic on the Rhine: Can rail and trucks help?
zdfheute.de/wirtschaft/rhein-niedrigwasser-binnenschifffahrt-bahn-lkw-ersatz-100.html
A new episode of VerkehrsRundschau Funk is online! The Rhine, Elbe, and Danube rivers are increasingly suffering from low water levels ... Show more
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How low water levels on the Rhine are driving up fuel prices: Low water levels are making transport on the Rhine more expensive, and this is noticeable at gas ...
zdfheute.de/wirtschaft/niedrigwasser-wirtschaft-spritpreise-auswirkungen-100.html
💧📉 Have you noticed how low our river levels are right now? 📍 Because of the lack of rain and the dry conditions, many rivers in Germany are carrying less ... Show more
Consequences of the heat & drought: Could the Rhine be closed due to low water levels?
rhein-zeitung.de/rheinland-pfalz/kann-der-rhein-wegen-niedrigwasser-gesperrt-werden_arid-4144440.html
The Rhine is a trickle: The Kaub gauge reaches the record low of 2018: Dürre setzt dem Rhein seit Wochen zu, er führt auch in RLP immer weniger Wasser ...
swr.de/swraktuell/rheinland-pfalz/rhein-extremes-niedrigwasser-pegel-kaub-100.html
Romania blasts rocks to reroute cooling Danube water to nuclear reactor: Heat and drought have lowered river levels across large parts of Europe ...
reuters.com/business/energy/hungarys-nuclear-plant-shutdown-due-low-danube-gets-reprieve-until-later-week-2026-08-03/
Shipping in the drought: Does dredging help when rivers lack water?: The dramatic low water levels on the Rhine threaten inland shipping - | and thus important ...
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Paid articlePaywall Forgotten Modes of Transport: Knowledge Gap Among Logistics Trainees: Inland waterway transport and combined transport are often neglected in logistics training ...
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Why low water levels are slowing economic growth: The low water levels of German rivers are having massive consequences for the economy: If inland shipping on ...
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Low water levels: Crisis team to address affected shipping: North Rhine-Westphalia's Transport Minister Oliver Krischer has called for a task force for ...
zeit.de/wissenschaft/umwelt/2026-08/niedrigwasser-rhein-donau-oliver-krischer-binnenschifffahrt-fahrrinne
Neuss: This is how the summit on the future of inland navigation went in the port
rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/neuss/neuss-so-war-der-gipfel-zur-zukunft-der-binnenschifffahrt-im-hafen_aid-152037327
"Never experienced in 45 years": Rhine water level very low early in the year: Summer is still relatively young, but inland shipping on the Rhine is already ...
n-tv.de/wirtschaft/Rhein-Pegel-schon-frueh-im-Jahr-sehr-niedrig-id31080103.html
Thousands of commuters and multiple businesses in Patuakhali's Rangabali upazila have endured hardship for over a month after the Agunmukha river's ... Show more
Severed pontoon disrupts travel, trade in Rangabali
Severed pontoon disrupts travel, trade in Rangabali
Persistent heat and long periods of drought have led to historically low water levels in the Rhine. The extreme water levels in June and July are severely ... Show more
Rhine rises slightly after rain, transport costs up again: The river Rhine in Germany has risen slightly from low water levels after rain in south Germany and is ...
reuters.com/business/environment/rhine-rises-slightly-after-rain-transport-costs-up-again-2026-07-16/
Due to the heat, the road surfaces on some highways have cracked. The freight forwarding association warns of the consequences for freight traffic ... Show more
Russia’s largest river carrier in eastern Siberia cancels routes amid fuel crisis
meduza.io/en/news/2026/07/02/russia-s-largest-river-carrier-in-eastern-siberia-cancels-routes-amid-fuel-crisis
Inland vessel MS "Lilly": Steel transport from Bremerhaven to Emden: Inland navigation means freedom for Bastiaan Schippers. On the road with the captain of the ...
weser-kurier.de/bremen/binnenschiff-ms-lilly-stahltransport-von-bremerhaven-nach-emden-doc8655syxd0y9lm1xi562
Inland Navigation on the Elbe: Tangermünde will soon have a third-generation captain
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Electric riverboats return to Vilnius with expanded route: A second season of passenger river transport on the Neris River is set to begin soon in Vilnius ...
lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2908125/electric-riverboats-return-to-vilnius-with-expanded-route
Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has begun construction of a 60-passenger electric river bus for Cairo Governorate, in a step toward modernizing the ... Show more
Egypt starts manufacturing electric river bus in push for green transport - Urban & Transport - Egypt
Egypt starts manufacturing electric river bus in push for green transport - Urban & Transport - Egypt
Wiete Lukkezen has one goal: The trained inland waterway skipper, appointed as an authorized representative at DTG Deutsche Transportgenossenschaft ... Show more
Wiete Lukkezen - | With passion for inland navigation
Wiete Lukkezen - | With passion for inland navigation
#MSVereint | Anchor, Kick-off, Exhibition: The MSV at the Inland Waterways Museum
msv-duisburg.de/aktuelles/artikel/msvereint-anker-anpfiff-ausstellung-der-msv-im-binnenschifffahrts-museum/
Elbe-Lübeck Canal: Concerns about the future without investment in the Maritime industry
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Elbe Lateral Canal: Businesses demand faster expansion of waterways: At the Elbe Shipping Day in Adendorf, it wasn't just the federal government that came ...
landeszeitung.de/lokales/lueneburg-lk/elbe-seitenkanal-wirtschaft-fordert-mehr-tempo-beim-ausbau-der-wasserstrassen-I3UF7R2TAJEMLNPWFD3KHOYI64.html
Kühlung und Heizung sind größte Emissionstreiber in Logistik-Hubs: In seiner GILA-Marktstudie 2025 hat das Fraunhofer IML knapp 1.000 Logistikstandorte weltweit ...
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Neuss: This is what the Inland Waterways Forum 2026 was like: Personalabbau, alte Schleusen oder Bürokratie – die Binnenschifffahrt steht vor Herausforderungen ...
rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/neuss/neuss-so-war-das-binnenschifffahrtsforum-2026_aid-144667129
Inland navigation 2025: Transport volume falls to a new low: WIESBADEN (ots) - | - | Transport volume falls by 1.3% compared to the previous year and to its ...
presseportal.de/pm/32102/6242774
Franconian tour operator: Leitner Reisen wants to become a platform for bus tour operators
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Inland waterway across Kerala being restored: West Coast Canal: Kerala restores 280km inland waterway from Aakkulam to Chettuva, reviving 19th century Sivagiri ...
deccanherald.com/india/kerala/inland-waterway-across-kerala-being-restored-3912733
Inland navigation: Leer port records a decline in cargo handling: Is the ongoing economic downturn also affecting the Leer port? At least sea and inland ...
ga-online.de/artikel/1635227/Leeraner-Hafen-verbucht-beim-Umschlag-ein-Minus
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New major waterway: When the Mittelland Canal was opened: With the opening of the Mittelland Canal on February 16, 1915, completely new possibilities arose for ...
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Daily Sabah Feb 12
Nile boat capsize claims at least 21 lives in northern Sudan: At least 21 people were killed Thursday when a boat sank in the Nile River in northern Sudan ...
dailysabah.com/world/africa/nile-boat-capsize-claims-at-least-21-lives-in-northern-sudan
Lagos, stop illegal demolition of waterfront properties: Despite court orders, the Lagos State Government continues illegal demolitions of waterfront properties ...
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guyanachronicle.com Jan 25
Gov’t advances $880M Charity Wharf Project to boost river transport, trade and flood protection - Guyana Chronicle
guyanachronicle.com/2026/01/25/govt-advances-880m-charity-wharf-project-to-boost-river-transport-trade-and-flood-protection/
Shipping suspended: Icebreaker in operation on the Elbe: Persistent frost is also a problem on the water: Inland shipping has been suspended on the Elbe near ...
ndr.de/nachrichten/schifffahrt-eingestellt-eisbrecher-auf-der-elbe-im-einsatz,eisbrecher-132.html
Ice problems on the Elbe hit inland shipping hard economically: The cold has northern Germany firmly in its grip - | with consequences for inland shipping ...
landeszeitung.de/lokales/lueneburg-lk/scharnebeck/binnenschiffer-warten-bei-scharnebeck-kosten-steigen-taeglich-VBG7DDXFZNCJ5GHSDJDNDWUCM4.html
Dense fog blankets Dhaka as temperature drops to 12.5°C: Air navigation, inland river transport, and road communication may be disrupted
thedailystar.net/environment/news/dense-fog-blankets-dhaka-temperature-drops-125degc-4071981
guyanachronicle.com Dec 20 25
WATCH | The historic moment the newly commissioned ferry makes its inaugural docking at the Supenaam Stelling, marking a new chapter in river transport for ... Show more
Cold, foggy condition to persist in Bangladesh today: Transport, navigation disruptions likely
thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/cold-foggy-condition-persist-bangladesh-today-4068386
Why the Pleidelsheim lock is indispensable for the Neckar River: 27 locks, 160 meters difference in elevation: A look behind the scenes of the Pleidelsheim lock ...
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Lock debate decides whether Heilbronn remains a true port: Will the compromise proposal from Stuttgart save the expansion of the Neckar locks? Doubts are ...
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Dresden selects planners for the new Carolabrücke: It should be robust and low-maintenance, taking into account the historical surroundings and also river ...
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Bayernhafen CEO in an interview: "Inland shipping will remain important.": Bayernhafen, headquartered in Regensburg with locations including Regensburg ...
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Paid articlePaywallLong trucks: Schnieder wants to extend exemption: Trucks with extended semi-trailers will be allowed to continue driving on German roads beyond 2026 ...
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Inland Waterway Transport - | Federal Authority Plans Strict Rules: In a lock accident on the Moselle River at the end of 2024, the ship in question was using a ...
tagesschau.de/investigativ/swr/binnenschifffahrt-autopiloten-unfaelle-regulierung-100.html
Ohne Kompromiss bleibt im Alpen-Transit nur der Stillstand: Im Transitstreit um den Brennerkorridor blocken sich Politik und Verkehr gleichermaßen ab ...
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guyanachronicle.com Jul 31 25
Berbice Bridge company makes preparations for toll-free travel from August 1 - Guyana Chronicle
guyanachronicle.com/2025/07/31/berbice-bridge-company-makes-preparations-for-toll-free-travel-from-august-1/
Parisians take a plunge in the Seine River after century-long ban: The French capital's iconic waterway has been largely closed to swimmers since 1923 due to ...
cbsnews.com/news/paris-france-seine-river-opens-swimming-century-long-ban/
