rhine river

VESSEL REVIEW | Wim Wolff – Coastal and mudflat research boat designed for Netherlands’ Wadden Sea

The Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (Nederlands Instituut voor Zeeonderzoek; NIOZ) recently welcomed a new coastal research vessel into service. The vessel has been named Wim Wolff after a Dutch ecologist who specialised in mudflat research. Aarnoud van de Burgt, the head of NIOZ’s National Marine Facilities Department, said the vessel is capable of […]

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Extensive dredging completed at new inland harbour near Spijk, Netherlands

Dutch marine projects company Boskalis has completed dredging works for the new inland harbour for fifty inland vessels along the Upper Rhine River near Spijk in the Netherlands. The works entailed the removal of 2.3 million cubic metres of sand. The vessels used included an electric suction...

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Gibson Tanker Market Report

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Amidst an intense heatwave, Europe’s Rhine River faces challenges from lower rainfall, affecting vital inland waterway transport for petroleum products. Draft restrictions and reduced cargo capacity at the Kaub choke point impact fuel distribution and regional stocks. With climate change contributing to such disruptions, concerns arise about long-term resilience in the distribution network. 

Trouble in the Rhineland

In Europe, besides contending with an intense heatwave,...

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VESSEL REVIEW | River Drone 1 – Dutch operator places remote-controlled cargo vessels into service

Netherlands-based shipping company Naval Inland Navigation has begun operating a fleet of 10 remotely-controlled cargo vessels to serve the Belgian port of Antwerp. Capab ..

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VESSEL REVIEW | Alisa – River cruise ship handed over to Germany’s Phoenix Reisen

German travel agency and cruise company Phoenix Reisen recently expanded its fleet with the acquisition of a new river cruise ship built by Vahali Shipyards of Croatia. N ..

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Europe’s Parched Lifeline Flashes Trade Disruption Warning

By Jack Wittels, Megan Durisin and Celia Bergin (Bloomberg) –Shallow waters on the Rhine are disrupting barge traffic and forcing up the cost of shipping, an early indicator the continent may need to brace for a redux of the seismic economic shock caused by last year’s drought. At Kaub, a key waypoint in western Germany, the river-measure is the lowest it’s been this time of year since 2017. Any barges planning on hauling diesel further into inland Europe are restricted to loading at about...

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Ship fires, inflation cited as key trends driving marine insurance claims activity

Fire and explosion incidents cause the most expensive insurance claims in the marine industry, while at a time of rising exposures and inflation, cargo damage is the most ..

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VESSEL REVIEW | Dallas – Shallow-draught tanker for Dutch inland shipping company

Dutch companies RensenDriessen Shipbuilding and TeamCo Shipyard have handed over a new tanker to local shipowner Unibarge. Dallas was designed by RensenDriessen, which wa ..

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