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Ships moored in the port of Brake. A barge had sprung a leak in the harbor. / Photo: Sina Schuldt/dpa

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 ..

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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.

Water sports enthusiasts enjoy the summer weather on the Berzdorfer See lake near Görlitz / Photo: Monika Skolimowska/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa/Archivbild

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Saxony State Directorate announced that the Lausitzer und Mitteldeutsche Bergbau-Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH (LMBV) has withdrawn its objections to the general order on the use of the water body.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 ..