Low Rhine strains Swiss diesel supply as importers turn to compulsory stocks

Extremely low Rhine water levels have tightened refined product supplies into Switzerland, forcing importers to increasingly rely on alternative transport routes and compulsory diesel stocks as barge movements remain heavily restricted. Barge supplies to the landlocked country have fallen to paltry levels, with one Swiss diesel and gasoil distributor reporting that only a handful of barges have arrived in the past two weeks.