European River Low-Water Logistics & Barge Dispatch Simulator
Physical Hydrology, Draft Limits & Multimodal Resilience Workbench
KAUB GAUGE: 48 cm
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Hydrologic Choke Point
Bottleneck Corridor
Rhine — Kaub (km 546) [Critical Choke]
Rhine — Duisburg-Ruhrort (km 780)
Danube — Wildungsmauer (km 1894)
Elbe — Dresden (km 55)
Gauge Station Reading
48 cm
Drought Event Presets
Aug 2022 Crisis
Oct 2018 Historic
Normal Nav (150cm)
Cargo & Fleet Physics
Total Shipment Volume
12,000 tons
Commodity Classification
Bulk Industrial Chemicals (Liquid/Pressurized)
Iron Ore & Coal (Dry Bulk)
Diesel & Mineral Oils (Clean Petroleum)
Agri-Bulk & Grains
Multimodal Adaptation Studio
Shallow-Draft Vessels (1.0m min draft)
40%
Electrified Rail Freight Shift
30%
Remaining cargo (
30%
) allocated to standard Europe II barges (constrained payload).
Channel Cross-Section & Under-Keel Safety Clearance
Navigable Depth
1.60 m
Safety Clearance: 0.30 m
Max Allowed Draft
1.30 m
Standard Full: 2.80 m
Barge Payload Capacity
625 tons
25.0% of 2,500t DWT
Low-Water Surcharge (KWZ)
€42.50 /t
Official Kleinwasserzuschlag
Operational Dispatch & Economic Resilience Analysis
Baseline Normal Cost
€216,000
5 Barge Voyages
Unmitigated Drought Cost
€726,000
20 Barge Voyages (+236.1%)
Adapted Multimodal Cost
€498,000
€228,000 Saved vs Unmitigated
CO2 Emissions Delta
+48.2%
Rail & multi-barge rotation
Resilience Assessment:
Severe low-water restriction mitigated by hybrid shallow-draft and rail re-routing
Mode Component
Allocated Volume
Required Units / Trips
Unit Cost (€/t)
Total Cost
Export Dispatch (CSV)
Export Resilience Plan (JSON)
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