Politics · Netherlands · 12 hrs ago
Two-way shipping resumes on the IJssel between Arnhem and Zutphen
Ships can again travel in both directions on the IJssel between Arnhem and the Twentekanaal area, with one source specifying the stretch to Zutphen.
Since late September, vessels had been allowed to travel only south because the river was low.
Rising water levels led Rijkswaterstaat to lift the restriction on 12 October.
Inland ships had faced detours of hundreds of kilometres, and some had to travel many extra kilometres.
The restored two-way route removes the need for those detours for ships using this stretch of river.
The change took effect at 09:00 on 12 October, according to one source.
Ships can again travel in both directions on the IJssel between Arnhem and Zutphen.
The one-way restriction was lifted after the river’s water level rose, Rijkswaterstaat said.
The restriction had been in place since late September, allowing travel only southward.
Some ships had to travel considerably farther while the restriction was in force.
RTL Nieuws said two-way travel resumed at 09:00 on October 12 between Arnhem and the start of the Twentekanaal.
- Who
- Ships using the IJssel, including inland vessels.
- What
- Two-way shipping resumed after the one-way restriction was lifted.
- When
- From 09:00 on October 12, 2026, according to RTL Nieuws.
- Where
- On the IJssel between Arnhem and Zutphen; RTL Nieuws describes the route as extending to the start of the Twentekanaal.
- Why
- The river’s water level rose.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The IJssel was restricted to southbound travel because of low water.
Two-way travel resumed, according to RTL Nieuws.
- Route
- IJssel between Arnhem and Zutphen
- Restriction began
- Late September 2026
- Restriction lifted
- October 12, 2026
- Resumed travel
- Both directions
- Cause
- Rising river water level
Sources
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