Drought-Impacted Germany Eases Trucking Restrictions, Tata Avoids Danube

Published: Aug 19, 2026 14:56

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Germany has largely lifted its Sunday truck ban on major waterways as extremely low river levels continue to disrupt inland shipping across the country. Tata Steel Nederland has phased out routine use of the Danube for shipments, shifting deliveries to Central and Eastern Europe onto rail instead, and says its multi-year investment in transport network resilience has kept the drought's impact limited so far. Other producers, including ArcelorMittal and Thyssenkrupp Steel, have also reported logistics adjustments as water levels on the Rhine and Danube remain near record lows.

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