Petrex uses all kinds of transportation modes to move goods from the production plant to the client. This could be by plane, vessel, train or truck. The most sustainable options are vessel or train. Some of our goods are shipped from China to Rotterdam. After arrival at port, containers are loaded onto inland vessels which use the Rhine river to move the goods across the border to our German clients.
Due to extreme lack of rain in March and April, the Rhine water level has been at a very low level for several weeks. These shallow waters resulted in 50-60% reduced loading capacity and also limited shipping space as well as transport surcharges.
Some rain in the past two weeks has improved the situation slightly. The water level recovered a bit and vessels were able to carry up to 80% capacity again recently. More rain is forecasted, so we expect that the inland shipping will recover by early May.
