A heat wave in western Europe has lowered water levels on Germany's Rhine River, hampering shipping and raising freight costs ...

A heat wave in western Europe has lowered water levels on Germany's Rhine River, hampering shipping and raising freight costs for cargo owners due to additional ...

While the Rhine is over 800 miles long, the 36-mile stretch from Mainz to Koblenz is by far the most interesting. This is the Romantic Rhine, a powerful stretch of the river slashing a deep and ...

Rhine river levels have risen after rain in Germany this week, allowing vessels to carry more cargo and normal sailings with full loads in northern parts of the river, commodity traders said on ...

Here, the Rhine was gradually converted into a more canal-like state during the 20th century. The bed of the river has been narrowed with dams at each side to enhance flood protection .

Last month, record low water levels in the Mississippi River backed up nearly 3,000 barges — the equivalent of 210,000 container trucks — on America’s most important inland waterway.

Rain over the Easter weekend in Germany has raised Rhine river water levels, with vessels able to carry more cargo, though… Wednesday, July 2, 2025.

While an Army band played on Saturday, soldiers in vintage World War II uniforms boarded an amphibious boat from the 1940s named “Tugboat Annie” and sailed down the Rhine, in honor of the ...

In what amounts to a sea change in Dutch river management, the sluice gates on the Haringvliet dam will be regularly left open from November 15 th.As a result, the Rhine and Meuse rivers will be ...

Oregon lawmakers will soon decide if beavers, whose dams improve the health and quality of fresh waterways, should receive special protections in the wild. More than 30 percent of Europe’s rivers ...