Germany's Rhine ferries resume service after rain raises water levels

NAMPA / DPA

2026-08-22

Düsseldorf (dpa) - Rising water levels enabled River Rhine car ferries to resume operations after a 29-day break in July and August. Jens Jansen, one of the operators of the Rhine ferry between Düsseldorf and Zons, told dpa on Saturday morning that the enforced break had been commercially damaging. "As we generate the majority of our revenue in the spring and summer, so of course the economic impact is significant," he said. As well as motorists,......

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