THE RHINE AT KAUB — 16.0 CM, DOWN FIVE, WITH THE LOW-WATER PERIOD DEEPENING

On the board · September 21, 2026 →

BUILDING · September 21, 2026 · NO. 0921

THE WATER

The gauge reads 16.0 cm, down 5 cm on the morning before, status low — the low-water period is deepening rather than bottoming out. Barge loading factors stay the constraint on the corridor. One directly read gauge value, and the only number on this row.

THE RECORD

22 turning points on record since Aug 7 — the 8 most recent shown.

Sep 21active → building

Sep 19▽ slipped down the board

Sep 18↑ moved up the board

Sep 17▽ slipped down the board

Sep 16▽ slipped down the board

Sep 15▽ eased

Sep 13↑ moved up the board

Sep 12▽ slipped down the board

WHO IT TOUCHES

Supply chainsrail suspended through a holiday weekend, a Rhine at 16.0 cm, and a coast that may lose its ports inside three days

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING

searched 34 vetted voices and the open field — nothing said about this system cleared the screen.