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Calculating cargo and tonnage

How much can a ship really carry?

Headlines

  • “Inland vessels can only transport a quarter of their capacity”
  • “HGK wants 1000 new low-water vessels by 2035”
  • “The German inland fleet averages more than 70 years old and is therefore poorly suited to low water”
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…a few headlines that turn up again every time the water gets (extremely) low. But how much can ships actually carry at a given draft? Do low-water vessels really solve the problem? Are old ships the problem? That differs quite a bit from ship to ship. See here what typical ships can carry at the current water level, or at any other.

More about how the European fleet is put together? More explanation in Info & FAQ →

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Dry Cargo

38x5.05m, Spits/Péniche (French canals, 1890-1983)

38m × 5.05m × 2.50m|Crew: 2-4 (A1-B)

365 / 365 T(100.0%)

56.75x7.58m, BM500 (small Polish waterways, 1958-1968)

56.75m × 7.58m × 1.77m|Crew: 2-4 (A1-B)

473 / 473 T(155.4%)

51x6.6m, Kempenaar (South-NL/BE canals, 1900-present)

51m × 6.6m × 2.74m|Crew: 2-4 (A1-B)

569 / 642 T(88.6%)

70x9m, BM600 (Polish Oder/W-EU waterways, 1965-1968)

70m × 9m × 1.60m|Crew: 2-4 (A1-B)

605 / 605 T(187.0%)

67x8,20m, Dortmunder, 1899-1990, W/E-EU small canals, Rhine

67m × 8.2m × 2.52m|Crew: 2-4 (A1-B)

840 / 850 T(98.8%)

80x8,20m, Dortmunder extended, 1950-1990, small W-EU canals, Rhine

80m × 8.2m × 2.74m|Crew: 2-4 (A1-B)

1122 / 1268 T(88.5%)

85x9.60m, Europe ship type standard, 1920-present, smaller W-EU canals, Rhine, tributaries, Danube

85m × 9.6m × 3.28m|Crew: 2-4 (A1-B)

1185 / 1763 T(67.2%)

85x9.60m, Europe ship type Sunrise low water, 2020-present, smaller W-EU canals, Rhine, tributaries, Danube

85m × 9.6m × 3.20m|Crew: 2-4 (A1-B)

1314 / 1868 T(70.3%)

Pushed Convoy Danube (1 barge)

103.5m × 11m × 2.60m|Crew: 3-4 (A1-B)

1669 / 1750 T(95.3%)

85x15m, Project 559 (Russian waterways/Danube, 1980-1990)

85m × 15m × 2.23m|Crew: 2-4 (A1-B)

1760 / 1760 T(116.5%)

129x9,60m, Elbe Pushed Convoy, 1980-1990, Elbe, East/West-EU canals, Danube

129m × 9.5m × 2.10m|Crew: 4-5 (A1-B)

1800 / 1800 T(125.5%)

110x11.45m, GMS standard type, 1990-present, Rhine, tributaries

110m × 11.45m × 3.50m|Crew: 3-4 (A1-B)

1818 / 2997 T(60.6%)

110x11.45m, GMS CDS dry cargo low water, 2020-present, Rhine, tributaries, W-EU canals, Danube

110m × 11.45m × 3.75m|Crew: 3-4 (A1-B)

2004 / 3538 T(56.6%)

110x11.45m, GMS type Sunrise low water, 2020-present, Rhine, tributaries, W-EU canals, Danube

110m × 11.45m × 3.19m|Crew: 3-4 (A1-B)

2085 / 2893 T(72.1%)

135x11.45m, Extra long GMS, heavy, 2000-present, Rhine, tributaries, Danube

135m × 11.45m × 3.61m|Crew: 3-4 (A1-B)

2229 / 3860 T(57.8%)

135x11.45m, Extra long GMS, lightweight, 2000-present, Rhine, tributaries, Danube

135m × 11.45m × 3.41m|Crew: 3-4 (A1-B)

2483 / 3842 T(64.6%)

135x14.27m, Wide Extra long GMS, 2000-present, Rhine

135m × 14.27m × 3.76m|Crew: 3-4 (A1-B)

2746 / 5038 T(54.5%)

135x16.8m, JOWI (container), 2000-present, Rhine

135m × 16.8m × 3.50m|Crew: 3-4 (A1-B)

3147 / 5200 T(60.5%)

172x11.45m, Coupled Convoy Moselle, 1990-present, Rhine, Moselle, Danube

172m × 11.45m × 3.60m|Crew: 4-5 (A1-B)

3160 / 5199 T(60.8%)

Pushed Convoy Danube (2 barges)

180m × 11m × 2.60m|Crew: 4-5 (A1-B)

3337 / 3500 T(95.3%)

186x11.45m, Coupled convoy Rhine/Danube, 1990-present, Rhine, Danube

186m × 11.45m × 3.63m|Crew: 4-5 (A1-B)

3472 / 5776 T(60.1%)

193x11.45m, Coupled convoy Rhenus (1 barge), Rhine low water, 2020-present, Rhine

193m × 11.45m × 2.90m|Crew: 4-5 (A1-B)

3969 / 4799 T(82.7%)

Extra long GMS, heavy + 2 Rhine Barges

153m × 22.9m × 3.61m|Crew: 5-6 (A1-B)

5374 / 8843 T(60.8%)

Pushed Convoy Rhine (4 barges)

193m × 22.9m × 3.97m|Crew: 5-6 (A1-B)

6290 / 11159 T(56.4%)

Coupled convoy Rhine/Danube + 2 Rhine Barges

186m × 22.9m × 3.63m|Crew: 5-6 (A1-B)

6617 / 10792 T(61.3%)

Pushed Convoy Danube (4 barges)

180m × 22m × 2.60m|Crew: 5-6 (A1-B)

6674 / 7000 T(95.3%)

193x22,90m, Coupled convoy Rhenus (3 barges), Rhine low water, 2020-present, Rhine

193m × 22.9m × 2.90m|Crew: 5-6 (A1-B)

7773 / 9318 T(83.4%)

Pushed Convoy Danube (6 barges)

229m × 22m × 2.60m|Crew: 5-6 (A1-B)

0 / 10500 T(0.0%)

Not allowed on this route:i

  • Push tow exceeds max dimensions (193x22.90m) for section upstream of Bad Salzig (km 564.30).
  • Ruhrort gauge level unknown, large push tow (>193x22.90m) might not be allowed.
  • Lobith gauge level unknown, large push tow (>193x22.90m) might not be allowed.
Pushed Convoy Rhine (6 barges)

270m × 22.9m × 3.97m|Crew: 5-6 (A1-B)

0 / 16739 T(0.0%)

Not allowed on this route:i

  • Push tow exceeds max dimensions (193x22.90m) for section upstream of Bad Salzig (km 564.30).
  • Ruhrort gauge level unknown, large push tow (>193x22.90m) might not be allowed.
  • Lobith gauge level unknown, large push tow (>193x22.90m) might not be allowed.

Tankers

85x9.60m, Europe ship type standard, 1960-present, Rhine, small W-EU canals

85m × 9.6m × 3.10m|Crew: 2-4 (A1-B)

1132 / 1597 T(70.9%)

85x9.60m, Europe ship type Sunrise low water, 2020-present, Rhine, small W-EU canals

85m × 9.6m × 3.30m|Crew: 2-4 (A1-B)

1288 / 1908 T(67.5%)

Tanker convoy (1 barge)

111.5m × 11m × 2.70m|Crew: 3-4 (A1-B)

1547 / 1710 T(90.5%)

110x11.45m, GMS standard type, 1990-present, Rhine

110m × 11.45m × 3.60m|Crew: 3-4 (A1-B)

1698 / 2996 T(56.7%)

110x11.45m, GMS type ECO-NOMY low water, 2020-present, Rhine, W-EU canals

110m × 11.45m × 3.31m|Crew: 3-4 (A1-B)

1892 / 2842 T(66.6%)

110x11.45m, GMS type Sunrise low water, 2020-present, Rhine, W-EU canals

110m × 11.45m × 3.13m|Crew: 3-4 (A1-B)

1936 / 2689 T(72.0%)

Tanker convoy (2 barges)

188m × 11m × 2.70m|Crew: 4-5 (A1-B)

3094 / 3419 T(90.5%)

135x17.5m, Wide Extra long GMS, 2010-present, NL/BE seaports, Rhine

135m × 17.5m × 5.00m|Crew: 3-4 (A1-B)

3202 / 8656 T(37.0%)

135x17.5m, Stolt Ludwigshafen, low water, 2020-present, Rhine

135m × 17.5m × 3.24m|Crew: 3-4 (A1-B)

3484 / 5099 T(68.3%)

Tanker convoy (4 barges)

188m × 22m × 2.70m|Crew: 5-6 (A1-B)

6187 / 6838 T(90.5%)

Tanker convoy (6 barges)

264.5m × 22m × 2.70m|Crew: 5-6 (A1-B)

0 / 10258 T(0.0%)

Not allowed on this route:i

  • Push tow exceeds max dimensions (193x22.90m) for section upstream of Bad Salzig (km 564.30).
  • Ruhrort gauge level unknown, large push tow (>193x22.90m) might not be allowed.
  • Lobith gauge level unknown, large push tow (>193x22.90m) might not be allowed.
135x22.8m, Somtrans LNG (est.), 2010-present, NL/BE seaports, (lower)Rhine

135m × 22.8m × 5.50m|Crew: 3-4 (A1-B)

0 / 12652 T(0.0%)

Not allowed on this route:i

  • Ship too wide for Bingen-St.Goar section (>17.70m).