Navrom - Galati has announced significant losses as a result of the severe decrease in the Danube water level, considering that ships can only be loaded up to half of their normal capacity when water levels are low. Moreover, larger ships stay docked to avoid the risk of becoming stuck in shallow waters.
Thus, 1000 ton ships sail normally, 1500 ton ships are loaded 75%, 2000 ton ships are loaded 65% and 3000 ton ships are loaded 40-45% "It is difficult to estimate the losses, but I would say we"re losing at least 40-45% of the cost of the normal cost of the shipment because the ships are not fully loaded," said Ioan Panaite, Navigation Manager with the Romanian River Shipping Company Navrom - Galati.