Criticism of the handling of the bridge collapse in Dresden
The Elbe is not just a federal waterway. Czech inland shipping also relies on this connection to Hamburg. The consequences of the Dresden bridge collapse also affect them.
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Carola Bridge in Dresden: shipping should be possible again at the beginning of 2025
Since the partial collapse of the Carola Bridge in Dresden, ships can no longer sail there. This is set to change at the beginning of next year.
Expansion of the Riesa port approved
The way has been cleared for the construction of a new port terminal in Riesa. The expansion is necessary because the existing container terminal has reached its capacity limit.
Dresden's White Fleet resumes operations after forced break
Nothing works on the Elbe for almost two weeks. The collapse of the Carola Bridge was accompanied by high water. Now the paddle steamers can sail again - but only in one direction for the time being.
Inland waterway vessel leaked: water ingress in engine room
A water ingress on a barge in the port of Brake in the district of Wesermarsch has triggered a major operation by the fire department and water police. On Thursday afternoon, the skipper noticed that his ship was deeper in the water than expected, according to the water police. The water in the engi ..
After five months, the ports on the Upper Elbe are once again served by cargo ships
After five months of low water, cargo ships can once again call at the ports on the Upper Elbe. A total of eleven loads were loaded in Dresden, containing transformers and coolers for machines and rotors. Further shipments are planned.
Proposal for the traffic turnaround
The traffic turnaround is no good as an ideological dispute. Car traffic in large cities and metropolitan areas is often on the verge of collapse and pollutes the environment. Suburban connections by public transport and commuter trains often do not work well. Doubling spending on public transit and long-distance commuter rail is needed. There is also a need to shift freight traffic back from highways to rail and waterways. The goal should be large-scale container loading onto rail and waterways. Freight forwarding should only take place over the last mile.
Salon ships of the White Fleet Dresden are modernized
The salon ships "Gräfin Cosel" and "August der Starke" of the Weiße Flotte Sachsen GmbH are to be modernized on the outside and inside.
Berzdorfer See: Green light for shipping
Lake Berzdorf in the Lusatian Lakeland near Görlitz is ready for shipping. The Saxony State Directorate announced that the Lausitzer und Mitteldeutsche Bergbau-Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH (LMBV) has withdrawn its objections to the general order on the use of the water body. Only for nature conservat ..