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STORK starts Magdeburg container terminal earthworks

The 500-metre site will add partner access to the recycling group’s rail-road handling capacity.

The extra capacity is aimed at shippers affected by reduced inland waterway capacity, not at a confirmed traffic shift.

The ELP locomotive gives the German freight operator 9 MW electric power for heavier cross-border work.

The first shells are complete for the 14-train fleet that is due to replace diesel operation from December 2027.

Forest products and anthracite remained the largest traffic groups, while frac sand and rock salt drove the fastest growth.

The Kazakh operator is shifting more fleet risk to long-term maintenance providers as new traction enters service.

The Kazakh operator is shifting more fleet risk to long-term maintenance providers as new traction enters service.

It estimates around 2,000 TEU of available capacity for freight that can be shifted from barge to rail.

The Vectron hauled the train to Padborg, where Hector Rail took over for the final leg to Falköping.

The facility moves imported edible oil by rail from Mombasa to bonded storage in Nairobi, replacing part of the road leg.