Closure of North Lock chamber

01 Jul 2025 / Kiel Canal, Germany

The Kiel Canal authorities have announced that the Big North Lock chamber at Brunsbuettel will be out of operation until 15 August.

Further, due to the limited capacity of the Big Locks, the following vessels will be obliged to accept tug assistance in order to protect the lock gates during period:

  • vessels in Traffic Group 3 or higher entering the locks first must accept tug assistance;
  • vessels in Traffic Group 3 or higher entering the locks behind the first vessel and running risk to hit the lock gate directly must accept tug assistance.

For vessels in Traffic Group 3 or higher entering the locks with no risk of hitting the lock gate directly, tug assistance is not compulsory.

(For information about operations in Germany, contact GAC Germany at [email protected])

Source: Sartori & Berger – GAC agent

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