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Ukrainian Food Shipments Through Danube Ports in September Rise

Oct 05, 2026

Ukraine increased food shipments through its Danube River ports to 1.145 million metric tons in September from 716,000 tons in August, although volumes were still less than half of July's exports of 2.5 million tons, agriculture ministry data showed on Monday…

HiFleet Schedule Watch Shanghai Call Omissions Dominate as Ningbo Sees Both Retained and Omitted Calls

Sep 22, 2026

Key findingsInternational media continue to report on container port congestion in Shanghai and Ningbo. Comparing schedule data received from 4 to 15 September 2026, HiFleet found that Shanghai calls were a key focus of service revisions by several liner operators…

Thyssenkrupp Steel Suspend Barges Due to Low Rhine Levels

Jul 14, 2026

Thyssenkrupp Steel has suspended shipping of raw materials to the western German city of Duisburg with its own vessels due to low water levels on the Rhine river, the company said on Tuesday.Thyssenkrupp Steel transports about 50,000 tons of…

HGK Shipping Names Third Tanker for Inland Shipping

Oct 10, 2025

HGK Shipping celebrated the naming ceremony for the gas tanker, “GAS 96”, in Rotterdam on October 9, 2025. This is the third gas tanker that combines optimization for operations in shallow waters with a diesel-electric “future-fuel-ready” drive…

Rain Raises Rhine River Levels in Germany; North Still Too Shallow

Jul 26, 2023

Heavy rain has raised water levels on the Rhine in Germany, but the river is still too shallow in central northern areas for cargo vessels to sail fully loaded, commodity traders said on Wednesday.The river is a major western European shipping route for commodities including grains…

USACE Gets 'Strong Funding' for FY22 by House Committee

Jul 19, 2021

Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) applauded approval by the House Appropriations Committee (by a vote of 33 to 24) of strong funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22).  The Committee provided overall funding for the Corps’ Civil Works Mission for FY22 at $8…

Low River Water Levels Choke Argentine's Ag Exports

Jul 15, 2021

Ships leaving the Argentine agricultural ports hub of Rosario on the Parana River are having to reduce cargos by thousands of tonnes due to low water levels, the local head of logistics said on Wednesday, amid growing environmental concerns…

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