PREVIEW

Navigation buoy on the dry riverbed under the WAALBRUG, NIJMEGEN. Prolonged drought has reduced water levels on the RHINE and WAAL to exceptional lows, severely restricting inland shipping. Barges must sail with significantly reduced cargo, driving up transport costs and putting pressure on supply chains between the PORT OF ROTTERDAM and Germany. This navigation buoy, normally floating in the fairway, now lies stranded on the exposed rocks and clearly illustrates the impact of this summer drought on one of Europes most vital waterways.