Woensdag 24 Augustus 2022
Introduction of Emergency Surcharge for the Western Ports as of 01.09.2022
In the past months, profound changes triggered by the war in the Ukraine, led to structural
changes in the market environment. A large number of inland waterway barges are sold to
Romania and irrespective of the Rhine water levels, the biggest part of the inland barges are
now used to supply coal to the power plants. All this leads to an extreme increase in our
procurement costs for inland container shipping.
Donderdag 11 Augustus 2022
Low water situation at terminals Cologne and Düsseldorf
Due to the continuing low water phase, our barges will no longer be able to call at the Cologne and Düsseldorf terminals as of today.
The Krefeld and Duisburg terminals are currently accessible.
Donderdag 4 Augustus 2022
Information low water surcharge below 1,80 m
We already informed you about the low water situation on the Rhine and the exorbitantly
Vrijdag 22 April 2022
Worsening Current Situation Hinterland
We would like to inform you about the current situation in hinterland transportation. Due to
Dinsdag 19 Oktober 2021
Current congestion situation Rotterdam / Antwerp
We herewith would like to keep you informed about the current handling times
in Rotterdam/Antwerp. Waiting times in Rotterdam are up to 76 hours and in
Antwerp up to 78 hours.
Donderdag 16 September 2021
Current congestion situation Rotterdam / Antwerp
We herewith would like to keep you informed about the current handling times
in Rotterdam/Antwerp. Waiting times in Rotterdam are up to 78 hours and in
Antwerp up to 34 hours.
Donderdag 1 April 2021
Introduction Cargo Flow Disruption Surcharge (CFDS) from April 7, 2021
In addition to the increased handling times of our barges, trains and trucks at the seaports, we are experiencing growing vessel delays for several weeks.