Shallow water means vessel operators impose surcharges on freight rates to compensate for vessels not sailing fully loaded, increasing costs for cargo owners. Shipping rates might increase by as much ...

As a result of the low water levels, cargo ships must leave behind more than half of their cargo and can only operate at ...

Both the Vistula in Poland and the Danube in Hungary, two of Europe’s biggest rivers, have reached record-low water levels as ...

Egypt says that Ethiopia has consistently lacked the political will to reach a binding agreement on its now-complete dam.

The unusually low water levels in the River Danube in Hungary are causing problems for shipping, agriculture, and local ...

The Danube, Europe's second-longest river and the most international river basin in the world, is the focus of Joint Danube ...

Around 100,000 people defied a government ban and police orders on Saturday to march in what organizers called the largest LGBTQ+ Pride event in Hungary’s history in ...

With hot thermal baths, quirky ruined bars, stunning Gothic revival architecture, and world-class street food, you can be ...

Drying in southern Europe during the summer is not unusual, but concern is rising over water supply, soil moisture and crop ...

A century after the city of Berlin banned swimming in the Spree River because it was so polluted that locals were at risk of falling ill, there’s a push by swimmers to get back ...

Determined to overcome the obstacles that were fatal to their predecessors, twentieth century engineers plan to make use of the 388 miles of navigable river from Rotterdam to Aschaffenburg and of the ...

The Danube, by comparison, is a cultural melting pot. As it passes through 10 nations, the river links a dazzling variety of languages, cuisines, and traditions.