This was reported by Ekaterina Kononenko, an expert on Danube logistics.
According to her, whilst the canal is closed, vessel traffic will effectively come to a standstill, leading to a further increase in the queue. An additional factor could be vessels with priority status, which are given precedence when passing through the canal. This could increase waiting times for other carriers and complicate the planning of cargo operations in Danube ports, reports the ukragroconsult agency.
The situation is also complicated by low water levels in the Danube, which have not risen significantly even after the autumn rains. At the end of October, a permissible draught of up to 6.78 m was recorded in the vicinity of the port of Izmail. The maximum safe draught on the Sulina Canal is 7.01 metres, whilst at the Bystroye estuary it is just 5.5 metres; at the ‘44-mile’ section on the Reni–Galati route it is 6.7 metres, and on the Galati–Braila route it is 6.4 metres.
This story was translated with the assistance of artificial intelligence.
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