Rhine River ile ilgili hikayeler

• The water level at Kaub , a narrow and shallow waypoint on the Rhine River, jumped on Saturday, making it once again economical for many barges to sail through and easing a crisis that’s hampered energy and industrial production this month. The level is expected to increase sharply by Tuesday according to the Federal Waterways and Shipping Authority.

22 Ağu 2022

• Germany’s Schwedt oil refinery —dubbed as the hardest to wean off Russian supply by Economy Minister Robert Habeck— started processing US crude blended with Russian Urals, reported Bloomberg. US crude brought in from Rostock on the country’s Baltic coast, which took delivery of its first cargo of US oil in at least half a decade, currently accounts for about 20% of what the refinery is processing. In other news: The Rhine River’s water level at Kaub, a particularly...Devamını Oku

16 Ağu 2022

• The water level at a key waypoint on the Rhine River is poised to steady at an extremely low level this week, as a climate crisis compounds Europe’s worst energy supply crunch in years. The water level at Kaub, a narrow and shallow point west of Frankfurt, is expected to drop below what operators deem a feasible level by Monday and remain there until at least Aug. 18.

15 Ağu 2022

• Uniper warned it may have to cut output at two key coal-fired power plants in Germany as the company struggles to get fuel supplies along the Rhine River due to low water levels, exacerbating an energy crunch that has threatened to push the continent’s largest economies into recession. German power for next year climbed to a record €410.57 per megawatt-hour on the European Energy Exchange on Thursday.

05 Ağu 2022