Maas Monday, open again, companies want money – NOS

Monday morning, sailing the first ships on the Maas at Grave. From 08.00 hours allowed for ships with a limited draft the first the stretch between Sambeek and Grave sail. Later in the day the larger vessels. The Maas-waal canal at Nijmegen from Tuesday to fully navigable for inland navigation, let Rws know.

Weir

From december 29, it was not possible to sail, as an inland tanker, the weir at Grave had been damaged. Therefore, the decline in the water level in a part of the river Maas and the Maas-waal canal and were those waterways onbevaarbaar. The weir is repaired. Behind the weir is a temporary dam built. Rijkswaterstaat now let slowly the water level will rise until the ships can sail.

claims management

Businesses along the

river have suffered a lot from the incident. A lot of sand and grindbedrijven could not deliver on the construction. Other companies had their raw materials and products transport by road.

the additional costs that The companies thereby have made would be between 15 and 20 million euro. Minister Schultz van Haegen, showed today to know that she is thinking about a form of compensation for these companies, but that in the first instance, the insurers will pay for the damages that the businesses have incurred.