Konecranes Wins Repeat Order from UK Port

In September, The Bristol Port Company made a repeat order of a second high capacity Gantry Type Grab Unloader from Konecranes. The value of this type of crane is approximately 6.0-7.0 MEUR. The crane will be delivered to the Royal Portbury Dock in Bristol, UK in September 2007.

The Bristol Port Company is a major deep-water port favorably located next to the huge consumer markets of the Midlands, London, and the fast growing markets of South and South West Wales.

The port is designed to accommodate Cape-sized vessels with up to 130,000 tons dead weight, and the new investment in Konecranes Grab Unloader will further increase the ship unloading capacity of coal and animal feedstuffs at the Portbury Dock. The crane has a lifting capacity of 28 tonnes and an unloading capacity of 1200 tons per hour.

The crane features Konecranes’ Advanced Grab Drive (AGD) control system, the most advanced technology in Grab Unloaders, offering a wide range of operation modes and especially suitable for efficient elimination of dust, says Kimmo Nyman, Director, Bulk Handling Cranes. The decisive factor for winning this repeat order was the Port’s good experiences of a similar crane, delivered in July 2005, and the high level of performance and reliability, Mr. Nyman concludes.


Further information:
Kimmo Nyman, Director, Bulk Handling Cranes
Email: [email protected] or phone: +358 20 427 2740

This press release together with a downloadable picture is available at our
website www.konecranes.com.
The caption for the photograph reads: Repeat order of Konecranes Grab Unloader to The Bristol Port Company

The Bristol Port Company is a major deep-water port and Bristol is recognized as the most economical port distribution location in the UK, reaching some 42 million people within a 250 km radius. The Portbury Dock is considered as one of the most environmentally advanced multi-cargo bulk terminals in Europe. Further information is available from Simon Bird, Chief Executive, The Bristol Port Company, www.bristolport.co.uk.

Konecranes is a world-leading group of lifting businesses, serving a broad range of customers, including manufacturing and process industries, shipyards and harbors. Konecranes provides productivity-enhancing lifting solutions and services for lifting equipment of every make. In 2005, Group sales totalled EUR 971 million. The Group has 7,500 employees, at more than 370 locations in 41 countries. Konecranes is listed on the OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange (symbol: KCI1V).