Furious skippers as works lead to two day detour in the Netherlands
From this October, a section of the Juliana Canal in Limburg, stretching between Berg aan de Maas and Born, will be dried up for the following six-month. In order for repair works to be carried out. This 2.5 mile stretch has caused outrage among skippers, as the alternative route takes two days, with an estimated additional expenses of 4 million euros per day. Germany, Portugal and the Netherlands see inflation rates slipThe detour directs ships via the lock at Limmel, Maastricht, and through Antwerp, where renovations are also underway. Belgian authorities suggest a circumnavigation route via...