The water level is too high! Shipping is suspended on the Rhine River in southern Germany!

Due to the heavy rain this month, shipping was closed in parts of the Rhine River in southern Germany.

The German inland waterway shipping Association said,shipping on the Rhine River was blocked near Makshaw in southern Germany, where the southern section of the Rhine River near Makshaw was closed last week. High water levels meant boats did not have enough space to sail under the bridge, while the blockage prevented them from sailing to Switzerland. 

What impact will the suspension of shipping in Rhine River have? If you change to other modes of transportation, the cost will be quite expensive.

Marc Schattenberg, an economist at Deutsche Bank, once said that a large Rhine River barge with a length of about 135 meters and a draft of 3 meters could carry about 2,700 tons of cargo. According to his calculations, it would take about 110 large trucks to transport the same cargo by road.

He pointed out that these figures illustrate the serious impact of changing shipping methods, and other modes of transport are also operating at high load. " 

水位过高！德国南部的莱菌河暂停航运！

       由于本月的大雨天气，导致德国南部莱荫河的部分地区关闭航运。

       德国内河航运机构表示，莱荫河航运在德国南部的马克绍附近受阻。上周，马克绍附近的菜荫河南段被关闭。高水位意味着船只没有足够的空间在桥下航行，而阻塞使船只无法驶往瑞士。

       菜菌河暂停航运，将造成怎样的影响？如果换其他交通方式，费用将相当昂贵。

       德意志银行经济学家Marc Schattenberg曾表示，一船长约135米、吃水深度3米的大型菜荫河驳船可以运载约2700吨货物。根据他的计算，通过公路运输同样的货物需要大约110辆大型卡车。

       他指出，这些数字说明了改变航运方式的严重影响程度，并且其他交通工具也在以高负载状态运行。”