Barges, freighters, on the Rhine near Duisburg, in the back the ThyssenKrupp Steel Mill, after the historic low tide, shipping traffic came to an almost complete standstill, now the cargo ships are sailing again after it had rained for 2 days and the level in the Rhine rose by more than 25 cm, but still with reduced cargo, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Barges, freighters, on the Rhine near Duisburg, in the back the ThyssenKrupp Steel Mill, after the historic low tide, shipping traffic came to an almost complete standstill, now the cargo ships are sailing again after it had rained for 2 days and the level in the Rhine rose by more than 25 cm, but still with reduced cargo, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date

Aug 19, 2026

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Photo12/ImageBROKER/Jochen Tack

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