Thyssenkrupp's steelmaking plant in Duisburg, Germany, is facing disruptions to raw material supplies as a "persistent and worsening low-water situation" restricts barge traffic on the Rhine River. Navigable depths along parts of this critical waterway have fallen to record lows, threatening to curb German economic growth just as the country begins to show signs of recovery.Bloomberg cited a statement from Thyssenkrupp saying, "The persistent and worsening low-water situation is now affecting the supply of raw materials" to the Duisburg facility. The company added that it has chartered external vessels capable of operating at lower water levels, after suspending its own push-barge operations.Germany's inland navigation agency WSV reported that the navigable depth at the Kaub chokepoint near Koblenz fell to just 15 centimeters on Tuesday, breaking the previous record low of 25 centimeters.The river's actual depth is roughly one meter greater than the navigable reading, but conditions have become too shallow for most commercial cargo operations.Burg Pfalz-Grafenstein bei Kaub am Mittelrheintal am 2.8.2026.
Der #Pegel des Rheins liegt aktuell bei 16 cm und soll noch diese Woche einstellig werden.
