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A ship chartered by Salzgitter Flachstahl is loaded with steel coils
En route to the customer: Wooden fixtures hold the steel coils in position in the cargo hold
such as plates and coils.” The port prem- ises also include storage facilities, which are used by Salzgitter Flachstahl and other companies. Goods passing through the port are therefore not limited to steel products and range from fuels, mineral oils, rapeseed and grains to heavy goods and bulk solids, such as gravel and lime.
The Beddingen port and the steelworks terminal connect Salzgitter Flachstahl and the wider Group to the pan-Europe- an waterways network. Any ship traveling on the Midway Canal and the branch ca- nal can moor at the port. The port could handle even larger vessels – if they were able to reach Beddingen.,Barge traffic, however, is subject to restrictions. “The condition of the locks on the branch ca- nal and the Scharnebeck ship lift on the Elbe Lateral Canal near Lüneburg pres- ent major problems for us. It’s a hugely frustrating bottleneck for our transports
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Photos: Peter Sierigk