Due to substantial precipitation in the catchment area of the Middle Rhine tributaries, their water levels rose to the level of a 2-year flood on Tuesday and are expected to continue rising. Consequently, a flood wave in the Rhine will also be fueled by the inflows from the Nahe, Lahn, Moselle, and Sieg rivers.
At present, average waiting times for the handling of our barges in the seaports are:
Antwerp: 33 hours
Rotterdam: 26 hours
At present, average waiting times for the handling of our barges in the seaports are:
Antwerp: 40 hours
Rotterdam: 37 hours
The level at the Maxau Gauge has gone down over the last few days. As a result, it was possible to lift the ban on inland shipping on the stretch of the Rhine between Iffezheim and Germersheim as from 01:00 a.m. on 18.12.
Due to the combination of rain and snowmelt, flood forecasts for the Rhine are currently unreliable.