The bloc plans to grow its icebreaker vessel capacity, and strengthen its Arctic satellite monitoring and data sharing to improve climate predictions and boost maritime security.

While rail is handling a substantial share of displaced volumes, due to the ongoing rail construction in Germany, rail cannot replace the Rhine one to one yet.

More than 160 offshore rig workers represented by the Unite union plan to take part in a 24-hour strike on October 21, with a second 24-hour stoppage set for November 4.