Konecranes wins repeat order for RTGs in Mexico
In January 2008, Konecranes received an order for six rubber tired gantry (RTG)
cranes from SSA Marine. The cranes are for their Mexican cargo terminal SSA
Mexico - Manzanillo in Colima. The cranes will be delivered during the fourth
quarter of 2008. The parties have agreed not to disclose the value of the
order.
There are 18 Konecranes RTGs in the Manzanillo port; the first cranes were
installed at the end of 1990s. The port of Manzanillo is the largest port in
Mexico and a prime port of entry to the country, with an annual capacity of
1.41 million TEUs. Because of increased container traffic, the customer is
adding new equipment to their port.
“Our cooperation with Konecranes has run very smoothly,” says Troy Hatherell,
General Manager at SSA Mexico. “The RTGs ordered are high-efficiency cranes
with modern technology. With these new cranes we are looking to increase
productivity at our port”.
“We are very pleased to win this order”,” says Tuomas Saastamoinen, Marketing
and Sales Director, Port Sales at Konecranes. “There is increasing potential
for RTGs in Central and South America and in the Caribbean. Konecranes has
stepped up its activities in these areas and this recent order is one result of
these efforts.”
The six RTGs ordered will be used to provide flexible, high capacity container
handling. The 16-wheel RTGs have a lifting capacity of 50 tonnes and can stack
one over six containers high and six wide plus a truck lane.
Further information:
Press
Tuomas Saastamoinen, Marketing and Sales Director, Port Cranes
E-mail: tuomas.saastamoinen@konecranes.com or phone +358 20 427 2662
Financial Media and Analysts:
Paul Lönnfors, IR Manager
E-mail: paul.lonnfors@konecranes.com or phone +358 20 427 2050
This press release together with a downloadable picture is available at our
website www.konecranes.com
Caption:
”Konecranes receives repeat order for RTGs from Mexico.”
Konecranes is a world-leading group of Lifting Businesses™, serving a broad
range of customers, including manufacturing and process industries, shipyards,
ports and terminals. Konecranes provides productivity-enhancing lifting
solutions as well as services for lifting equipment and machine tools of all
makes. In 2007, Group sales totaled EUR 1,750 million. The Group has 8,400
employees, at more than 470 locations in 43 countries. Konecranes is listed on
the OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange (symbol: KCR1V).
