Carrier surcharges mount as rivers run dry
- Low water levels in key rivers across the world are disrupting vessel movements
- Levels on the Rhine have fallen to historically low levels this summer
- Maersk, ONE, Hapag-Lloyd and MSC have all issued surcharges as a result of low levels in the Rhine, Danube and Amazon
Container carriers are imposing surcharges and warning of capacity constraints as drought and El Niño drive water levels lower on key river systems underpinning trade flows across Europe, the Americas and beyond
