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A Unimog U 423 now manoeuvring in the port of Königs Wusterhausen.

At the harbour in Königs Wusterhausen, 28 companies and a 25-strong team ensure smooth processes every day. Managing Director Michael Fiedler relies on modern technology: the new two-way Unimog U 423 with ZAGRO conversion is the centrepiece of the operation. With its automatic rail monitoring system, it ensures safety and efficiency on the ten kilometres of railway tracks. In addition to the handling of scrap, grain and building materials, container handling plays a central role.

Plenty of space, plenty going on.

The harbour railway chugs steadily through the port of Königs Wusterhausen – every day in two shifts. 10 km of railway tracks are on the 65 ha site – around 40 km from the Berlin city centre. The port of Königs Wusterhausen is one of the largest of its kind in Eastern Germany. 28 companies have already rented premises on the site.

Business is booming. Last year, managing director Michael Fiedler (54) celebrated the best financial year of the operating company Lutra GmbH with his 25- man team. “We handle everything that is delivered or transported by barge,” says Michael Fiedler, “this includes grain, scrap, waste wood for the nearby biomass power plant and also building materials.” Two to three ships dock every day.

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But it is not only shipped cargo that is handled in the port; freight trains must also be loaded and unloaded on time. Container handling in the port is also of particular importance. Metrans, a subsidiary of the Hamburg-based port logistics company, is the leading company for this in the port. The container terminal alone covers an area of 35,000 m².

We are very proud to be the first company to use ZAGRO's automatic rail monitoring system with a road/rail Unimog.

Michael Fiedler, Managing Director, Port of Königs Wusterhausen

One Unimog for many tasks.

To ensure that up to two trains are handled smoothly every day, Lutra GmbH uses a typical yellow road/rail Unimog of the U 423 model with ZAGRO conversion including EBO approval. This means that the Unimog can also drive on public rail transport if necessary.

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“We are very proud to be the first company to use ZAGRO's automatic rail monitoring system with a road/rail Unimog,” says managing director Michael Fiedler enthusiastically. The system detects people or other obstacles in front of it and automatically initiates emergency braking in the event of danger.

Five women and men have been trained on the new vehicle, which can also be driven by radio remote control. The predecessor, a Unimog U 1650 from 1998, was only recently manoeuvred onto the siding – into well-deserved retirement. And because the 'Universal Motor Gerät' (universally applicable motorised implement) also lives up to its name in the port, Michael Fiedler ordered the new Unimog U 423 with a Dücker sweeper and a Schmidt snow plough. “When we're not manoevring, we keep our premises in perfect condition with the Unimog.”

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