Hapag-Lloyd announced following update on the current Low Water Surcharge on Rhine status:

The low water situation has eased to the degree that effective October 9, 2019 the Low Water Surcharge (LWS) could be suspended until further notice. 

In the event that future water levels on the Rhine River are tight again, barge transports would be severely affected due to draft restrictions.

=In such circumstances, Hapag-Lloyd would re-apply a low water surcharge for both Import and Export (combined) barge transports, as illustrated in the tables below for these 3 specific water-level (Pegel) measuring stations: