Rhine Drought Threatens Germany's Truck-Free Sundays
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The low river levels in Germany make the transport of goods on the water more difficult. Several federal states have announced that they will ease the ban on driving trucks on Sundays as a countermeasure. Hessen, too, has implemented this measure in the meantime - but is it really effective?North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Lower Saxony and Saarland – these federal states had already loosened the ban on driving trucks on Sundays a fe…
Extremely low levels prevent freight transport by ship in many places. Berlin and Brandenburg react with exceptions for trucks.
Low water levels on the Rhine are forcing Germany to take emergency measures. Several of its most economically powerful states have temporarily lifted a ban on Sunday truck driving to ease supply problems caused by a historic drought. The situation poses another risk to growth in Europe's largest economy, economists say.
Bavaria abolishes the ban on truck Sundays because of the historic low water – even on holiday Saturdays. An association remains skeptical.
The lifting of truck driving bans during the summer holidays will not solve the problems caused by the low water, but it shows something else.
While trucks in several federal states are allowed to drive on Sundays until further notice, the discussion about the relaxed driving bans continues. Background are the low water in German rivers and the resulting problems for shipping.
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