Cargotec´s MacGREGOR business area providing marine cargo handling solutions has
received significant RoRo access equipment orders from different ship yards.
MacGREGOR will deliver cargo handling equipment for RoPax ferries and for Pure
Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs) that enable vehicle access to the vessels and
their transfer within the vessels. The equipment will be delivered during
2007-2009 and the total value of the orders is approximately EUR 19 million.
MacGREGOR will deliver RoRo equipment for Aker Yards Germany who is building the
world's two largest RoPax ferries. The order includes design, fabrication and
installation of 800 tonnes of RoRo equipment and is one of the biggest single
contracts taken by MacGREGOR's RoRo division.
Japanese Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation has ordered RoRo solutions for four PCTCs.
The delivered RoRo equipment comprises of different ramps and hoistable car deck
panels. All the equipment inside the vessels will be operated by electric drive
which is an environmental friendly solution for operation.
In addition to these, MacGREGOR will deliver RoRo equipment for two double-ended
ferries built by the Croatian yard Brodogradilište Kraljevica dd.
Sender:
Cargotec Corporation
Kari Heinistö
Senior Executive Vice President and CFO
Eeva Mäkelä
SVP, Investor Relations and Communications
For further information, please contact:
Magnus Sjöberg, Sales Manager, MacGREGOR (SWE) AB, tel. +46 31 850 819
Eeva Mäkelä, SVP, Investor Relations and Communications, tel. +358 204 55 4281
Cargotec is the world's leading provider of cargo handling solutions whose
products are used in the different stages of material flow in ships, ports,
terminals, distribution centers and local transportation. Cargotec Corporation's
brands, Hiab, Kalmar and MacGREGOR, are market leaders in their fields and
well-known among customers all over the world. Cargotec's net sales are EUR 2.6
billion. The company employs close to 9,000 people and operates in approximately
160 countries. Cargotec's class B shares are quoted on the Helsinki Stock
Exchange.
www.cargotec.com