17 Apr 2025 / Kiel Canal, Germany

Lock chamber to close for maintenance

The Kiel Canal authorities have announced that the Big North Lock chamber at Brunsbuettel will be taken out of operation from 12 June to 1 August, due to maintenance works.

Additionally due to the limited capacity of the Big Locks, vessels (traffic group 3 or higher) entering the locks first - and those in the same traffic groups entering the locks behind the first one and running risk of hitting the lock gate directly - must accept tug assistance during this period.

Tug assistance will not be compulsory for vessels in traffic group 3 or higher entering the locks with no risk of hitting the lock gate directly.

For information about operations in the Kiel Canal, contact the GAC Hub Agency Centre at [email protected]

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