Faced with the prospect of considerably higher barge shipping costs due to sharply falling water levels on the Rhine, forwarders and shippers are mulling the possibility of a modal shift to rail for bulk cargo. However, such ‘contingency logistics’ is seriously limited by Germany’s rail network, which is undergoing a multi-billion euro overhaul causing frequent disruption on major routes.
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