Overview

• A passenger vessel struck the St. Aldegund lock gate last week and, after on-site repairs, traffic has continued under reduced-capacity emergency lockage.
• The Waterways and Shipping Office Mosel-Saar-Lahn has set a late-August deadline to install a new gate and restore full functionality.
• Single-chamber locks along the Mosel remain critical chokepoints that can halt transnational freight when damaged.
• Long-term plans call for dual-chamber expansions nationwide, with Lehmen next in line after Fankel, Zeltingen and Trier.
• Many locks have been retrofitted with new drive systems and programmable controls, and a second remote control center is planned to boost resilience.