News update

Water levels keep on falling resulting in a change on the charges for measuring points Kaub & Duisburg Ruhrort. The other measuring point Koln remain the same. 

Due to the low water levels, barge operators restricted the amount of cargo they can load on barges, it is a custom of the trade that in this situation barge operators charge a low water surcharge to their customers. As this is a pure case of “Force Majeure” it is obvious that MSC cannot absorb this surcharge and that it must be passed on to the cargo interests for all barge and barge - road transports.

The Low water surcharges applicable as from today, Wednesday September 7^th 2022, are detailed as per below.  

The Rhine river is physically split in 3 parts, each with its own surcharges. 

These surcharges only apply to barge, or barge-road transports both Pre and On-carriage from or to the ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam to Germany, France and Switzerland via the Rhine river.

Feeder services between Antwerp and Rotterdam are not affected.

At the measuring point Kaub, we now have a draft between 70cm and 61cm.

Low water surcharge Euro 275,- / 20ft and 350,- / 40ft is to be applied for transport performed by barge via the following Terminals:

Mainz / Ginsheim-Gustavsburg
Frankfurt am Main
Stuttgart
Trier
Mannheim
Germersheim
Woerth am Rhein
Karlsruhe
Strasbourg
Kehl
Ottmarsheim
Basel

At the measuring point Koln, we now have a draft between 125cm and 106cm. 

Low water surcharge Euro 95,- / 20 and 115,- / 40ft is to be applied for transport performed by barge via the following Terminals

Koln
Bonn
Andernach
Koblenz

At the measuring point Duisburg Ruhrort, we now have a draft between 200cm and 181cm.

Low water surcharge Euro 90,- / 20 and 110,- / 40ft is to be applied for transport performed by barge via the following Terminals

Emmerich
Duisburg
Neuss  

The situation remain stable on the Ijssel river in the Netherlands.
For all transport performed via terminal HENGELO on the river Ijssel; no low water surcharge is to be applied.

How long the surcharge will remain in place and what the evolution will be, further falling water levels will result in higher surcharges, is unfortunately impossible to predict.

Low water surcharge is to be collected in full unless otherwise specified in the service contract, tender agreement.

We will keep you posted regarding all developments. For questions please contact us.

Your OLAMS & CO  Team.