PREVIEW

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. The person standing on what is normally underwater, with the extensive sandbanks and narrowed fairway, clearly illustrates the impact of this summer drought on one of Europes most vital waterways.