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Major impact as ships must detour over 100 kilometers due to one-way traffic on the IJssel

Major impact as ships must detour over 100 kilometers due to one-way traffic on the IJssel

Rijkswaterstaat has implemented one-way traffic on the IJssel river due to extremely low water levels. This measure is causing significant disruptions, forcing vessels to detour more than 100 kilometers and leading to increased costs for the inland shipping industry.

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