Konecranes has in February 2008 received two orders for RTG cranes from Spanish operator Terminal de Contenidors de Barcelona, S.L. (TCB Group). The orders are for seven RTGs, of which four will be delivered to TCB Group's terminal TCP in Paranagua in Brazil and three to TCB Group's terminal TCV in Valencia in Spain. The cranes will be delivered at the end of 2008. The value of the orders is not disclosed.
With the continuous increase in container traffic, TCB Group is acquiring additional container handling equipment for its terminals. TCB Group is an old customer of Konecranes, which supplied its first cranes to the company in 1993. Today TCB Group has several types of Konecranes cranes in their terminals.
The RTGs ordered are new generation RTGs, which have been designed to take account of future environmental requirements. Thanks to a special fuel saving system they can save up to 30 % in fuel consumption. They have a lifting capacity of 50 tonnes and can stack one over five containers high and six plus truck lane wide.
“We chose Konecranes RTGs because of their great performance, high availability, and low operating and maintenance costs. Also our crane drivers like them very much, thanks to the good driving sensation and accurate control given by the 16-wheel configuration and the Active Load Control system. We think this is the best choice for us,” says Sergio Osete, Project Manager, TCB Group.
Global container terminal operators, like TCB Group, are a very important customer segment for Konecranes,” says Aku Lehtinen, Director, RTG cranes at Konecranes. “Through our global network we can serve them wherever their business expands. The latest orders prove that the customer is satisfied with Konecranes equipment.”
Further information:
Press:
Aku Lehtinen, Director, RTG Cranes
E-mail: [email protected] or phone +358 20 427 2665
Financial Media and Analysts:
Paul Lönnfors, IR Manager
E-mail: [email protected] or phone +358 20 427 2050
This press release and a downloadable picture are available at our website www.konecranes.com
Caption: ”Konecranes supplies RTGs to terminals in Spain and Brazil.”
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).
2008-03-17 09:40:00 en en 0 415 Konecranes strengthens its position in the machine tool market in Norway
At the end of January 2008 Konecranes acquired the Norwegian machine tool service (MTS) company Eiker Automasjon AS. The acquisition was carried out through Konecranes' Norwegian MTS unit Kongsberg Automation. This supports Konecranes' strategy of strengthening its position in the MTS market. The value of the transaction is not disclosed.
Eiker Automasjon AS specializes in tailor-made automation and modernization applications for machine tools in several industries. Eiker Automasjon also has a large customer base, which is very important for Konecranes. Through the acquisition Konecranes strengthens its competence in robotics and handling (pick and place) and widens its products offering for the engineering industry.
This is a very important addition to our organization, says Pekka Kujala, Director, Service, MTS at Konecranes. The 20 years that Eiker Automasjon has put into developing automation systems for production equipment forms a strong base for our range of MTS services.
The acquired entity, including all 14 employees, will be transferred to Kongsberg Automation, which is Konecranes' MTS unit in Norway.
Further information:
Press
Pekka Kujala, Director, Konecranes Service, MTS
E-mail: [email protected] or phone +358 20 427 4014
Financial Media and Analysts:
Paul Lönnfors, IR Manager
E-mail: [email protected] or phone +358 20 427 2050
This press release and a downloadable picture are available at our website www.konecranes.com
Caption: Konecranes has acquired the Norwegian MTS company Eiker Automasjon AS.
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).
2008-03-04 12:05:00 en en 0 416 Konecranes wins repeat order for STS crane from Steveco in Finland
In February 2008, Konecranes received an order for one ship-to-shore (STS) crane from Finnish container terminal operator Steveco. The crane will be delivered to Steveco's container terminal in Vuosaari in Finland during spring 2009. The recently ordered STS crane is similar to the one ordered by Steveco in July 2007, which will be delivered to Steveco's terminal in Vuosaari in summer 2008. The parties have agreed not to disclose the value of the order.
Steveco is a long-standing customer of Konecranes; the company has several types of Konecranes cranes at its container terminal in Mussalo. Steveco will open its new container terminal in Vuosaari in November 2008 for traffic. Steveco is expecting fast growth in container traffic in the Vuosaari port and is therefore investing in additional equipment. The Konecranes STS cranes will be an essential part of terminal operations.
We are very pleased with this order, says Juha Aatola, Director of STS Cranes at Konecranes. This further strengthens our position as a leading supplier of STS cranes in the Baltic Sea area.
The recently ordered Panamax STS crane is a BoxHunter crane that enables fast and precise positioning of containers and ensures efficient operations. It has a lifting capacity of 50 tonnes and an outreach of 39 meters. The crane design allows containers to be stored under the crane.
Further information:
Press
Juha Aatola, Director of STS Cranes
E-mail: [email protected] or phone +358 20 427 2639
Financial Media and Analysts:
Paul Lönnfors, IR Manager
E-mail: [email protected] or phone +358 20 427 2050
This press release and a downloadable picture are available at our website www.konecranes.com
Caption: Konecranes supplies its second STS crane to Vuosaari in Finland.
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).
2008-02-14 13:00:00 en en 0 417 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: [email protected] or phone +358 20 427 2662
Financial Media and Analysts:
Paul Lönnfors, IR Manager
E-mail: [email protected] 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).
2008-02-13 09:10:00 en en 0 418 Konecranes receives fourth RTG order from Petrolesport in Russia
In January 2008, Konecranes signed a contract to supply four rubber tired gantry (RTG) cranes to the Russian cargo terminal OJSC Petrolesport in St. Petersburg. The RTGs will be delivered at the end of 2008 and the beginning of 2009. The parties have agreed not to disclose the value of the orders.
This is Konecranes' fourth RTG order from Petrolesport. Of the previously ordered 11 RTGs, 5 are in operation and 6 are being manufactured. Petrolesport is one of the largest stevedoring companies in the port of St. Petersburg and part of the Severstaltrans Group, a leading operator on the transport services market in Russia, the CIS countries and the Baltics. As container traffic is continuously increasing in Russia, Petrolesport is expanding its terminal in the St. Petersburg port.
The RTG cranes will be used for flexible and high capacity container handling. The 16-wheel RTGs have a lifting capacity of 50 tonnes and can stack one over five containers high and six wide plus a truck lane.
We are very happy about this order as it shows that Petrolesport is satisfied with the product and our cooperation, says Aku Lehtinen, Director, RTG Cranes. Konecranes RTGs have been very successful in the fast growing Russian container ports with 20 RTGs sold in 2007, and this order supports the outlook for continued success.
Further information:
Press
Aku Lehtinen, Director, RTG Cranes
E-mail: [email protected] or phone +358 20 427 2665
Financial Media and Analysts:
Paul Lönnfors, IR Manager
E-mail: [email protected] or phone +358 20 427 2050
This press release together with a downloadable picture is available at our website www.konecranes.com
Caption:
Petrolesport has ordered another four RTGs from Konecranes.
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 2006, Group sales totaled EUR 1483 million. The Group has 8,000 employees, at more than 370 locations in 43 countries. Konecranes is listed on the OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange (symbol: KCR1V).
2008-01-29 09:18:00 en en 0 419 Konecranes wins major crane and service orders from leading wind turbine manufacturer in India.
In October 2007, Konecranes received orders for the delivery of 173 cranes from Suzlon Energy Ltd in India. The orders include industrial and process cranes, as well as a five-year maintenance contract for the equipment. The cranes will be delivered during the second and third quarters of 2008 and will be used in Suzlon's manufacturing process for wind turbines at production units in India. Konecranes is one of the few companies in the world able to commit to an order of this size and delivery requirements. The parties have agreed not to disclose the total value of the orders.
Suzlon Energy Ltd, located in Pune, is the leading manufacturer of wind turbines in India and all of Asia, with over 3,000 MW of wind turbine capacity supplied in India and across the world. Suzlon is now expanding massively to increase manufacturing capacity, and the cranes ordered will be used in the Indian expansion.
The orders comprise a broad range of crane types, including electric overhead traveling cranes, including semi-automated solutions, and process cranes. The cranes are equipped with modern Konecranes inverter controls that enable crane movements at stepless speeds and PLC automation to maximize production efficiency.
Suzlon is a repeat customer for Konecranes, as they ordered over fifty cranes for their facility in Tianjin in China last year. The latest orders were signed with Konecranes China, and local installation in India and crane service will be handled by Konecranes India.
We are very pleased to have received these orders from Suzlon. With our previous delivery and services to Suzlon in Tianjin we were able to build a long-term relationship with the customer. Repeat orders of this size show that Suzlon appreciates our products and services, says Michael Ho, Managing Director, Konecranes Shanghai.
These large orders form a cornerstone on which to build our operations in India, and supports our strategy of combining equipment sales with long-term crane services, adds Sami Korpela, Country Manager , Konecranes India.
Further information:
Press
Sami Korpela, Country Manager, Konecranes India
e-mail: [email protected] or phone +358 40 519 3003
Michael Ho, Managing Director, Konecranes China
e-mail: [email protected] or phone +86 21 6284 8181
Financial Media and Analysts
Paul Lönnfors, IR Manager
e-mail: [email protected] or phone: +358 20 427 2050
This press release together with a downloadable picture is available at our website www.konecranes.com
Caption:
Konecranes cranes will assist in manufacturing wind turbines in India.
About Konecranes
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 2006, Group sales totaled EUR 1483 million. The Group has 8000 employees, at more than 370 locations in 41 countries. Konecranes is listed on the OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange (symbol: KCR1V).
2007-11-26 14:00:00 en en 0 420 Konecranes wins its largest container crane orders to Russia
In October 2007, Konecranes has received orders for five ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and fourteen rubber tired gantry (RTG) cranes to three container terminals of National Container Company (NCC) in Russia. The cranes will be delivered to NCC's subsidiaries First Container Terminal (FCT) in St. Petersburg, Baltic Container Terminal (BCT) in Ust-Luga and the inland terminal Shushary. The total value of the orders is over EUR 40 million.
The procurement of container handling equipment is part of NCC's terminal expansion and development plan. The ordered equipment will increase throughput capacity of the existing terminals and improve productivity. Konecranes will deliver one STS crane and ten RTGs to FCT in St. Petersburg, four STS cranes to BCT's greenfield container terminal in Ust-Luga and four RTGs to the inland container terminal in Shushary, located in the St. Petersburg region. Delivery will take place during 2008 and 2009.
The STS cranes will be used for loading and unloading Panamax container vessels, they have a lifting capacity of 50 tonnes and an outreach of 40 and 38 meters respectively. The RTG cranes have a lifting capacity of 50 tonnes, they can stack one over five containers high and seven containers wide plus a truck lane.
These orders further strengthen Konecranes' position in the ports of St. Petersburg, and display the customers' confidence in our performance and products, says Jarmo Juntunen, Director, Ports at Konecranes.
In 2006 and earlier in 2007, NCC ordered four STS cranes to FCT's container terminal in St. Petersburg, two of which Konecranes will deliver at the end of 2007 and two in 2008. The cooperation with the terminal in St. Petersburg started already in the 1980s and it has included cranes, crane modernizations and service.
Further information:
Press
Mika Mahlberg, Director, VLC Cranes
e-mail: [email protected] or phone +358 20 427 2630
Jarmo Juntunen, Director, Ports
e-mail: [email protected] or phone: +358 20 427 2600
Financial Media and Analysts
Paul Lönnfors, IR Manager
e-mail: [email protected] or phone: +358 20 427 2050
This press release together with a downloadable picture is available at our website www.konecranes.com
Caption:
Konecranes will deliver STS cranes to FCT's container terminal in St. Petersburg.
About Konecranes
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 2006, Group sales totaled EUR 1483 million. The Group has 8,000 employees, at more than 370 locations in 41 countries. Konecranes is listed on the OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange (symbol: KCR1V).
About NCC
National Container Company (NCC) was founded in 2002. In 2006-2007 the Group of companies First Quantum and the Transport Group FESCO created strategic alliance for joint development of container terminals operated by NCC. The terminals in operation are First Container Terminal (FCT, St. Petersburg), Novorossiysk Container Terminal (NUTEP, Novorossiysk), Illichivsk Container Terminal (UTC, Ukraine). The terminals under construction are Ust-Luga Container Terminal (ULCT, Leningrad region), Logistics Terminal in Shushary (St. Petersburg).
2007-10-19 13:48:00 en en 0 421 Konecranes wins large port crane orders in Russia
In September and October 2007 Konecranes signed two contracts to supply container-handling cranes to the cargo terminal OJSC Petrolesport (PLP) in St. Petersburg, Russia. One of the orders comprises two ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and the other six RTG (rubber tyred gantry) cranes. The cranes will be delivered in mid-2008. The parties have agreed not to disclose the value of the orders.
PLP is one of the largest stevedoring companies in the port of St. Petersburg. PLP belongs to Severstaltrans Group of companies. Cargo traffic is increasing in Russia, so PLP is increasing its terminal capacity in the St. Petersburg port. Konecranes has delivered cranes to PLP's terminal in the past, and the terminal has six Konecranes cranes in its fleet, one STS and five RTGs.
The ordered STS cranes will be used for loading and unloading Panamax container vessels. The cranes have a lifting capacity of 50 tonnes, an outreach of 38 meters, and are equipped with Konecranes AC electrical control system, which allows for smooth and precise movements. The price for a Konecranes STS crane is in the range of EUR 5-7 million. The six 16-wheel RTGs have a lifting capacity of 50 tonnes and can stack one over five containers high and seven wide plus a truck lane. The price of a 16-wheel RTG crane varies between EUR 1.1 and 1.4 million.
These orders are very important to us as they further strengthen our cooperation with OJSC Petrolesport, says Jarmo Juntunen, Director, Ports at Konecranes. The orders also confirm our strong position as key crane supplier in ports in the Baltic Sea area.
Severstaltrans Group of companies is a leading operator on the transport services markets of Russia, the CIS countries, and the Baltics. The Group comprises more than 20 companies working in various sectors of the transport business. The Group is made up of stevedoring companies in Vostochnyy, St. Petersburg, and other ports, railway operators, freight shippers and forwarding companies. The companies of the Group provide a full range of shipping and forwarding services in the area of international and domestic Russian shipping via rail, sea, river and ground transportation. The Group specializes in arranging multimodal shipping.
Further information
Press
Juha Aatola, Director, STS cranes
e-mail: [email protected] or phone: +358 20 427 2639
Financial Media and Analysts
Paul Lönnfors, Investor Relations Manager
e-mail: [email protected] or phone: +358 20 427 2050
This press release together with a downloadable picture is available at our website www.konecranes.com
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Konecranes is supplying port cranes to OJSC Petrolesport in Russia.
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 2006, Group sales totaled EUR 1483 million. The Group has 8,000 employees, at more than 370 locations in 41 countries. Konecranes is listed on the OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange (symbol: KCR1V).
www.konecranes.com
2007-10-17 10:00:00 en en 0 422 Konecranes wins over EUR 20 million orders from South Korean Shipyards
Konecranes received orders totaling over EUR 20 million from four South Korean shipyards in September 2007. Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co. Ltd, Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd, Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd and Daehan Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. ordered the design, project supervision and components for eight Goliath gantry cranes. Deliveries are scheduled for spring 2008.
Shipyards are increasing their investments in new and existing facilities in order to cope with higher construction volumes, and to improve throughput times. Shipyards also require bigger cranes to handle ever larger ship blocks. The largest of the cranes ordered has a lifting capacity of 1500 tonnes. The orders include crane design, project supervision and key components such as gears and electrical motors.
Konecranes' single girder gantry cranes are attractive to shipyards due to their light weight combined with excellent stiffness, says Veikko Miettinen, Sales Manager of Shipyard Cranes.
All four shipyards already use Konecranes' Goliath gantry cranes and are very satisfied with the performance of Konecranes' products and services.
The rail span of a Goliath gantry crane can be up to 216 meters and the lifting height up to 98 meters, the crane itself can be over 100 meters high.
Further information
Press
Jorma Antikainen, Director, Shipyard Cranes
e-mail: [email protected] or phone: +358 20 427 2550
Financial Media and Analysts
Paul Lönnfors, Investor Relations Manager
e-mail: [email protected] or phone: +358 20 427 2050
This press release together with a downloadable picture is available at our website www.konecranes.com
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Konecranes is supplying the design, project supervision and components for eight Goliath gantry cranes in Korea.
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 2006, Group sales totaled EUR 1483 million. The Group has 8000 employees, at more than 370 locations in 41 countries. Konecranes is listed on the OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange (symbol: KCR1V).
www.konecranes.com
2007-10-11 11:12:00 en en 0 423 Konecranes receives third RTG order from Malta Freeport Terminals
On May 31, Konecranes announced a rubber-tired gantry (RTG) order from Malta Freeport Terminals that included an option for a further ten RTGs. Malta Freeport Terminals has now taken up this option, and in August the companies signed an agreement for the additional ten RTGs. The crane deliveries will start in the second quarter of 2008. This is Konecranes' third RTG order from Malta Freeport Terminals, which after delivery of this order will have 30 Konecranes RTGs in its fleet.
The latest order is part of Malta Freeport Terminals' ongoing project to increase terminal capacity in response to growing container traffic. Existing RTGs are being replaced with more productive and reliable cranes to speed up operations and minimize down time. Malta Freeport Terminals is owned by the French CMA CGM, the third largest container shipping company in the world.
We are very pleased to receive this third large order from Malta Freeport Terminals, which is a major player in the Mediterranean area and a very important customer for us, says Aku Lehtinen, Director, RTG Cranes. We have worked together for some time now and we will do our utmost to serve Malta Freeport Terminals well also in the future.
The 8-wheel RTGs ordered are similar to the ones ordered in May, with a lifting capacity of 50 tons and with twin-lift capabilities. They can stack one over five containers high and six plus truck lane wide.
Further information
Press
Aku Lehtinen, Director, RTG Cranes
e-mail: [email protected] or phone: +358 20 427 2665
Financial Media and Analysts
Paul Lönnfors, Investor Relations Manager
e-mail: [email protected] or phone: +358 20 427 2050
This press release together with a downloadable picture is available at our
website www.konecranes.com
Caption:
Malta Freeport Terminals has placed an order for another ten RTGs from Konecranes.
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 and services for lifting equipment of every make. In 2006, Group sales totaled EUR 1,483 million. The Group has 8,000 employees at more than 370 locations in 41 countries. Konecranes is listed on the OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange (symbol: KCR1V).
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2007-09-27 10:35:00 en en 0 424 Konecranes wins safety award for fifth year in a row
Konecranes Region Americas has been selected to receive the National Safety Council's Occupational Safety Excellence award for 2006. This is the fifth year in a row that Konecranes Region Americas has won a safety award from the American National Safety Council.
The award is presented by the American National Safety Council to companies that have an injury record that is better than their industry average. Safety Director Bob Trachsler, Konecranes, Region Americas, will receive the award on behalf of Konecranes at the National Safety Council's annual awards banquet on October 16, 2007 in Chicago, Illinois.
We are very proud to accept this award, says Bob Trachsler. Safety is a priority one issue at Konecranes and receiving this award for the fifth time in a row shows that we are on the right track.
National Safety Council is the United States' leading non-profit, membership based organization dedicated to protecting life and promoting health. It has more than 51,000 member companies in the United States.
Further information:
Press
Mikael Wegmüller, Director, Marketing and Communications
e-mail: [email protected] or phone: +358 20 427 2008
Financial Media and Analysts
Paul Lönnfors, Investor Relations Manager
e-mail: [email protected] or phone: +358 20 427 2050
This press release is available at our website www.konecranes.com
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 and services for lifting equipment of every make. In 2006, Group sales totaled EUR 1483 million. The Group has 8000 employees, at more than 370 locations in 41 countries. Konecranes is listed on the OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange (symbol: KCR1V).
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2007-09-26 08:59:00 en en 0 425 Breakthrough for Konecranes straddle carriers in Germany
Konecranes has in August received a major order from German container terminal and logistics company Eurogate Container Terminal Hamburg GmbH. The order comprises ten straddle carriers for container handling and a service agreement for the warranty period. The straddle carriers will be delivered in February 2008. The total value of the order is not public, but typically the price of similar cranes is in the range of EUR 650,000-850,000.
Eurogate Container Terminal Hamburg GmbH is part of Eurogate Group, the largest terminal operator in Europe. The company is making investments in two of its nine terminals, the Bremerhaven terminal and the Hamburg terminal. The ordered equipment will be delivered to the terminal in Hamburg and will partly replace old equipment and partly increase terminal capacity in response to increased demand. Eurogate chose Konecranes straddle carriers as they incorporate the latest technology and because of the good service offering.
This order is strategically important for us, says Helmut Hemesath, Director at Konecranes. This is Konecranes' first crane delivery to Eurogate, which is one of the biggest customers for straddle carriers with almost 300 units in its fleet. The order is a significant reference for us and a major step in the straddle carrier market.
The straddle carriers ordered represent the latest technology on the market, including new steering and brake systems developed by Konecranes. The cranes have a lifting capacity of 50 tonnes and can stack containers 1 over 3 high. They will be used for moving and stacking containers in the container yard.
Further information:
Press
Jyrki Melaanvuo, Director, Yard cranes
e-mail: [email protected] or phone: +358 20 427 2666
Financial Media and Analysts
Mikko Uhari, President, Heavy Lifting
e-mail: [email protected] or phone: +358 20 427 2500
This press release together with a downloadable picture is available at our
website www.konecranes.com
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Konecranes will supply ten straddle carriers to Eurogate Container Terminal Hamburg GmbH.
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 and services for lifting equipment of every make. In 2006, Group sales totaled EUR 1483 million. The Group has 8,000 employees, at more than 370 locations in 41 countries. Konecranes is listed on the OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange (symbol: KCR1V).
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2007-09-20 11:24:00 en en 0 426 Finnish President Tarja Halonen visits Konecranes factory in Dalian, China Today, 5 September, Konecranes had the honor of welcoming the President of the Republic of Finland Tarja Halonen to its factory in Dalian, China. During the visit President Halonen acquainted herself with the facility and learned about Konecranes' products and operations in China. The visit was arranged in connection with the President's trip to the World Economic Forum in Dalian.
Konecranes has exported equipment to China since the 1970s. After establishing Chinese sales offices in the 1980s and 1990s, Konecranes opened its first Chinese factory in Shanghai in 2002. The plant was expanded in 2005. The factory in Dalian for harbor crane assembly and production was inaugurated in 2004. Konecranes' fourth Chinese plant started production in Lingang in April 2007. Konecranes' headquarters for North East Asia, including China, are in Shanghai. Konecranes employs 570 persons in China and has a nationwide network of sales and service branches in China. The operations also include three joint venture companies for industrial crane manufacturing. This is by far the most extensive network in China of all western crane companies, and Konecranes has succeeded in increasing its share of the rapidly growing Chinese crane market.
The operations in Dalian employ some 50 Konecranes workers for the manufacture of components for rubber tired gantry (RTG) cranes and rail-mounted gantry (RMG) cranes used for lifting and stacking containers in ports and intermodal terminals.
Konecranes President and CEO Pekka Lundmark, who is part of the business delegation traveling with the President, hosted the visit together with Harry Ollila, Region President, Northeast Asia, Michael Ho, Managing Director, Konecranes China, and Simo Rainio, Production Manager. Members of the press and high-level executives in the President's business delegation also took part in the event.
Further information:
Press
Arto Juosila, Group Vice President, Administration and Business Development
e-mail: [email protected] or phone: +358 20 427 2005
Financial Media and Analysts
Paul Lönnfors, IR Manager
e-mail: [email protected] or phone: +358 20 427 2050
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“Finnish President Tarja Halonen visits Konecranes factory in Dalian, China.”
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 and services for lifting equipment of every make. In 2006, Group sales totaled EUR 1483 million. The Group has 8,000 employees, at more than 370 locations in 41 countries. Konecranes is listed on the OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange (symbol: KCR1V).
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2007-09-05 02:58:00 en en 0 427 Konecranes obtains significant orders from Finnish terminal operator Steveco
Konecraneshas in July received two major orders from Finnish containerterminal operator Steveco Oy. The orders comprise one ship-to-shore (STS)crane, and three straddle carriers, with a long-term service agreement. Theequipment will be delivered to Steveco's container terminals in Vuosaari and Mussalo, Finland,during autumn 2008.
Stevecois expanding its operations and will start container traffic operation in the newVuosaari port in Helsinki.The Konecranes Panamax STS crane ordered is a BoxHunter crane that enables fastand precise positioning of containers and ensures efficient operations. It hasa lifting capacity of 50 tonnes and an outreach of 38 meters. The crane designallows containers to be stored under the crane, which accelerates the loadingand unloading of ships.
Theorder for three straddle carriers and a service agreement are for Steveco'scontainer terminal at Mussalo in Kotka. Konecranes has delivered cranes andservice to this terminal since it was opened. The straddle carriers represent anew generation of equipment, and are based on a technology which Konecranesacquired in January 2007. The straddle carriers have a lifting capacity of 60tonnes and can stack containers 1 over 2 high. The straddle carriers will beused for moving and stacking containers in the port yard.
Theseorders are strategically important for us, says Jarmo Juntunen, Director,Ports at Konecranes. The equipment represents the latest technology on themarket and will enable Steveco to operate their container terminalsefficiently. Our cooperation with Steveco goes back a long way and we hope itwill continue as successfully as it has until now.
On1 August, Konecranes announced the acquisition of the container handlingsoftware specialist Savcor One Oy. Savcor's automation technology improves theefficiency and productivity of terminal operators by monitoring and measuringequipment and activities. The equipment in Steveco's Mussalo terminal isequipped with Savcor's container handling software.
Further information:
Press
Jarmo Juntunen, Director, Ports
e-mail: [email protected]or phone: +358 20 427 2600
Financial Media and Analysts
Paul Lönnfors, IR Manager
e-mail: [email protected]or phone: +358 20 427 2050
This press releasetogether with a downloadable picture is available at our
website www.konecranes.com
Caption: Konecranes is supplying an STS BoxHunter crane to terminal operatorSteveco in Finland.
Konecranes is a world-leading group of LiftingBusinesses™, serving a broad range of customers, including manufacturing andprocess industries, shipyards, ports and terminals. Konecranes providesproductivity-enhancing lifting solutions and services for lifting equipment ofevery make. In 2006, Group sales totaled EUR 1483 million. The Group has 8,000 employees, at more than370 locations in 41 countries. Konecranes is listed on the OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange (symbol: KCR1V).
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2007-08-23 10:37:00 en en 0 428 Konecranes acquires ports service business in Italy
Konecranes has on 31 July signed an agreement to acquire the ports service business of Italian service company Technical Services S.R.L. The acquired operations specialize in providing maintenance and engineering services to port terminals, shipyards, shipping companies and related equipment manufacturers.
Technical Services was founded in 1998 and is based in Vado Ligure, close to Genoa in north-western Italy. Total sales of the company was in 2006 EUR 1.8 million. The two previous owners of the company and a workforce of 20 service professionals join the Konecranes organization in Italy. Technical Services and Konecranes Italy have been cooperating for a number of years and this agreement is a natural continuation of this relationship.
This addition to the existing Konecranes service network further strengthens our position in Italy and the Mediterranean area, says Trygve Boström, Director, Ports Service at Konecranes. Italy has a high and fast-growing container throughput and Konecranes now adds one more base to support port equipment sales and serve customers in the Mediterranean area.
Konecranes Ports Service's main customers are harbors, terminals and shipyards. With 20 dedicated service offices in more than 10 countries, Konecranes Ports Service is part of the company's global Service network serving customers worldwide. The product range covers servicing most types of port equipment, from terminal tractors and lifttrucks to big gantry cranes for ports and shipyards, including equipment made by Konecranes and other makes.
Further information:
Press
Trygve Boström, Director, Ports Service
e-mail: [email protected] or phone: +358 20 427 2761
Financial Media and Analysts
Paul Lönnfors, IR Manager
e-mail: [email protected] or phone: +358 20 427 2050
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Konecranes Ports Service is part of Konecranes' global Service network serving customers worldwide
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 and services for lifting equipment of every make. In 2006, Group sales totaled EUR 1483 million. The Group has 8,000 employees, at more than 370 locations in 41 countries. Konecranes is listed on the OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange (symbol: KCR1V).
2007-08-15 14:30:00 en en 0 429 Konecranes acquires Finnish container handling software specialist
Konecranes signed on 31 July 2007 an agreement to acquire Finnish-based container handling software specialist Savcor One Oy. The company, which is part of Savcor Group, is based in Vantaa and provides its products and services to more than 20 leading container ports all over the world.
Savcor One's software has been part of Konecranes' product offering in recent years and today Konecranes has over 100 Savcor One solutions installed in its fleet. Sales have increased and in order to further develop and integrate the automation technology into Konecranes equipment, it has now become essential to have the automation knowhow in-house. Major customers require integrated systems and turnkey delivery of equipment.
Savcor One container handling software improves the efficiency of terminal operators through maximizing equipment performance in harbours. The software ensures that the container yard inventory is 100 % accurate, by monitoring and measuring the productivity and efficiency of activities. It also tells where to locate or pick up a container, so it eliminates lost containers and the high related costs. In addition, the software offers a step-by-step concept for automating the yard, as it can auto-steer vehicles in the port.
This technology is the link between the different port vehicles such as RTGs, straddle carriers and lift trucks, says Jarmo Juntunen, Director, Ports at Konecranes. This acquisition enables Konecranes to offer complete solutions to its customers. It also gives access to the modernization market both on Konecranes' own equipment and for other makes in the yard. In addition, Konecranes will be able to offer DGPS-based automation systems for the existing equipment of customers and therefore generate new business.
For the business of Savcor One, for our customers and our employees, the acquisition will offer enhanced opportunities as part of Konecranes' total service offering and global network, says Mikko Sampo, Managing Director at Savcor One.
Further information:
Press
Jarmo Juntunen, Director, Ports
e-mail: [email protected] or phone: +358 20 427 2600
Financial Media and Analysts
Paul Lönnfors, IR Manager
e-mail: [email protected] or phone: +358 20 427 2050
This press release is available at our website www.konecranes.com
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 and services for lifting equipment of every make. In 2006, Group sales totalled EUR 1483 million. The Group has 7,800 employees, at more than 370 locations in 41 countries. Konecranes is listed on the OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange (symbol: KCR1V).
2007-08-01 08:10:00 en en 0 430 Konecranes acquires two machine tool service companies in Scandinavia
Konecranes is strengthening its position in the machine tool service (MTS) business by acquiring two MTS companies in Scandinavia, one in Norway and one in Sweden. The agreements were signed in July 2007.
One of the acquired companies is Kongsberg Automation AS, a Norwegian machine tool maintenance and modernization company headquartered in Kongsberg, southwest of Oslo. Kongsberg Automation employs 32 persons and has net sales of approximately EUR 5 million. The company is specialized in preventive maintenance and modernization of computerized numerical control (CNC) machine tools, with special competence in control systems.
The acquired company will form the first Konecranes MTS unit in Norway and will work closely with Konecranes' crane service units in the country. Synergies in administration, branch structure and product offerings will be utilized.
The second company is the Swedish machine tool maintenance and modernization company Reftele Maskinservice AB, headquartered in Reftele in southern Sweden. A major part of Reftele Maskinservice's business is field service - they specialize in serving eccentric presses - and the rest is modernization and spare parts manufacturing. Reftele Maskinservice has 10 employees and net sales of EUR approximately 1.2 million.
The acquisition of Reftele Maskinservice will enable Konecranes to strengthen and widen its service offerings and competence for press machines in Sweden. Konecranes will form a new MTS unit in Sweden consisting of Reftele Maskinservice and Sajo Service AB, which was acquired by Konecranes in 2005.
We are very pleased to add Kongsberg Automation and Reftele Maskinservice to the Konecranes organization, says Pekka Kujala, Director, Konecranes Service, MTS. The knowledge and experience in machine tool maintenance that the companies bring to Konecranes, further broadens our comprehensive machine tool service offering and expertise.
Further information:
Press
Pekka Kujala, Director, Konecranes Service, MTS
e-mail: [email protected] or Phone: +358 20 427 4014
Financial Media and Analysts
Paul Lönnfors, IR Manager
Email: [email protected] or Phone: +358 20 427 2050
This press release is available at our website www.konecranes.com
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 and services for lifting equipment of every make. In 2006, Group sales totalled EUR 1483 million. The Group has 7,800 employees, at more than 370 locations in 41 countries. Konecranes is listed on the OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange (symbol: KCR1V).
2007-07-31 09:00:00 en en 0 431 Breakthrough for Konecranes RMG cranes in intermodal terminals - major order to the U.S. BNSF Railway, the largest intermodal freight operator in the world, is the first American intermodal operator to order wide span, high-performance Rail Mounted Gantry (RMG) cranes from Konecranes. Thirteen RMG container-handling cranes will be delivered to BNSF's Memphis and Kansas City intermodal terminals. The parties have agreed not to disclose the total value and other details of the order, which was made in June.
BNSF, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is investing to expand the capacity of its railway network and intermodal facilities due to rapidly increasing container volumes. Intermodal transportation involves more than one mode of transportation (e.g. rail and truck). BNSF's current cranes will be replaced by new, much larger and more efficient ones. The recently ordered RMG cranes will take container-handling efficiency to a new level and set a benchmark for future intermodal terminal development in North America.
BNSF selected Konecranes for this order based on the total value they will deliver: global expertise, high quality equipment, and robust after-sales service, says Fritz Draper, BNSF Vice President - Business Unit Operations. BNSF's investment in these large cranes shows our commitment to continuously improving our operations for the ultimate benefit of our customers.
The BNSF order marks an important breakthrough for Konecranes RMGs in the U.S. intermodal market. The RMG cranes share the proven and highly-appreciated load handling features of Konecranes Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes, says Veikko Nieminen, Director, RMG cranes.
The ordered RMG cranes are all-electric and will thus have a very low environmental impact. They are also equipped with Regenerative Network Braking units that enable energy, released during lowering the load or during braking, to be fed back to the local grid, instead of being wasted in braking resistors. This means remarkable savings in energy costs. The RMGs span 42.6 meters and can lift 40-ton containers one-over-five high. They will be used for the transfer of containers between stack, rail cars and road vehicles.
Further information:
Press: Veikko Nieminen, Director, RMG cranes
Email: [email protected] or phone: +358 20 427 2641
Financial media and analysts:Paul Lönnfors, IR Manager
E-mail: [email protected] or phone +358 20 427 2050
This press release, together with a downloadable picture, is available at our website www.konecranes.com
The caption for the photo reads: Thirteen Konecranes RMG container-handling cranes will be delivered to BNSF's Memphis and Kansas City intermodal terminals.
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 and services for lifting equipment of every make. In 2006, Group sales totaled EUR 1483 million. The Group has 7,800 employees, at more than 370 locations in 41 countries. Konecranes is listed on the OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange (symbol: KCR1V).
2007-07-26 14:50:00 en en 0 432 Konecranes strengthens its position in growing African markets
Konecranes has in June 2007 signed an agreement to acquire 19% of the share capital in the crane manufacturing company Dynamic Crane Systems Ltd (DCS) in South Africa. DCS has annual net sales of approximately EUR 4 million and 60 employees. The agreement includes an option to acquire the remaining shares in the company at a later stage.
DCS is a leading crane manufacturing company in South Africa, specializing in the manufacture, servicing and assembly of industrial and process cranes. DCS and Konecranes have worked together since the early 1990s, as DCS has been a licensee of Konecranes products for the South African market.
Business is growing strongly in South Africa and this strategic acquisition will enable Konecranes to deepen its cooperation with existing customers and continue to expand the customer base in southern Africa, says Kari Utriainen, Director, Konecranes Standard Lifting. The sub-Saharan market has been untapped by Konecranes and this acquisition will also support our expansion efforts in this vast region.
DCS headquarters are in Johannesburg and it has a sales and service office in Natal. The main industrial customer segments for DCS are automotive, petrochemical, power, steel, paper and ports. An interesting and important growth area for us is the mining industry, and DCS gives us an entry into that market, Utriainen continues.
Closer cooperation with Konecranes gives us more leverage within the industry and supports our aim of becoming the largest crane company in South Africa in the coming years, says Trevor Atkinson, co-founder of DCS. The overall market is expected to grow and infrastructure will improve during the next three years because of the FIFA Football World Cup that will be held in the country in 2010.
Further information:
Press
Kari Utriainen, Director, Hoists&Components
E-mail: [email protected] or phone +358 20 427 3305
Financial Media and Analysts:
Paul Lönnfors, IR Manager
E-mail: [email protected] or phone +358 20 427 2050
This press release is available at our website www.konecranes.com
Konecranes is a world-leading group of Lifting Businesses(tm), serving a broad range of customers, including manufacturing and process industries, shipyards, ports and terminals. Konecranes provides productivity-enhancing lifting solutions and services for lifting equipment of every make. In 2006, Group sales totalled EUR 1483 million. The Group has 7800 employees, at more than 370 locations in 41 countries. Konecranes is listed on the OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange (symbol: KCR1V).
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2007-06-20 09:20:00 en en 0 433 Konecranes strengthens its position in Russia- repeat orders for over 20 MEUR
During the second quarter of 2007 Konecranes has received two repeat orders from Russia: one for port cranes and one for process cranes. Konecranes operations in Russia have been expanding in recent years and these orders further strengthen Konecranes' position in the country. The total value of the orders is more than EUR 20 Million.
The port crane order was received from the container terminal company ZAO First Container Terminal (FCT). The order is for two Panamax Ship-to-Shore (STS) container cranes which will be delivered in the summer of 2008. Konecranes received an order for similar cranes from FCT last year.
During the last few years, FCT, which is based in St.Petersburg, has experienced substantial growth in container traffic. The recently ordered STS cranes will increase container handling capacity at the terminal by offering efficient loading and unloading of Panamax-sized vessels. The STS cranes have a lifting capacity of 50 tons, outreach of 38 meters and are equipped with Konecranes AC electrical control system.
The order also includes a two-year preventive maintenance contract for the cranes. The preventive service and technical support will be provided by ZAO Konecranes Russia, which is the leading port service provider in Russia and is active in all fields of service.
The second order was placed by the Turkish construction company, and Konecranes' long-term partner, Gama Endustri Tesisleri Imalat ve Montaj AS, the end customer is the Russian steel mill PNTZ in Pervorouralsky. This order includes several types of process cranes with related equipment, such as three ladle cranes and four scrap loading cranes. The different types of cranes and equipment will be used in the steel melting process for producing round billets. Deliveries will begin in December 2007 and will continue through April 2008. PNTZ has specialized in seamless pipes and is now widening their offering to include billets.
Last year was a good year for Konecranes in Russia with significant orders from FCT, PetroLesPort and Multilink Terminals. This year seems to become equally successful. Our broad product offering, diverse customers and high-quality service form a strong base for continued growth in the Russian market, says Fedor Elagin, General Director, ZAO Konecranes Russia.
Further information:
Press:
Fedor Elagin, General Director, ZAO Konecranes Russia
E-mail: [email protected] or phone: +7 812 939 55 86
Financial media and analysts:
Paul Lönnfors, IR Manager
E-mail: [email protected] or phone +358 20 427 2050
This press release together with a downloadable picture is available at our web site www.konecranes.com.
Caption: Konecranes receives repeat STS-order from Russian-based FCT
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 and services for lifting equipment of every make. In 2006, Group sales totalled EUR 1483 million. The Group has 7,800 employees, at more than 370 locations in 41 countries. Konecranes is listed on the OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange (symbol: KCR1V).
2007-06-14 15:15:00 en en 0 434 Konecranes receives major repeat order from Malta Freeport Terminals
Konecranes has received an order in May 2007 for 10 rubber tired gantry (RTG) cranes from Malta Freeport Terminals Ltd. The order also includes 2 reachstackers and 1 masted lift truck. Delivery will be between December 2007 and April 2008. This is a repeat order, as Konecranes previously supplied equipment to Malta Freeport Terminals in 2006. The companies have also agreed on an option for an additional 10 RTGs.
Malta Freeport Terminals, which is owned by CMA CGM, the third largest shipping company in the world, is currently increasing terminal capacity as container traffic is constantly increasing. Old RTGs will be replaced with more productive and reliable cranes to speed up operation and minimize down time.
We are very satisfied with Konecranes' previous delivery. Their concept, which includes project management, fast delivery, reliable products and lowest down time, works very well. In addition their professional service is of great importance to us, says Uwe Malezki, General Manager at Malta Freeport Terminals.
The 8-wheel RTGs have a lifting capacity of 50 ton and also have twin-lift capabilities. The RTGs can stack one over five containers high and six wide plus a truck lane. The reachstackers have a maximum lifting capacity of 45 tons and can stack containers five high. The masted lift truck is used for stacking empty containers.
Malta Freeport Terminals, a key player in the Mediterranean region, is a very important customer to us. We are happy to be able to serve them again, says Aku Lehtinen, Director, RTG Cranes.
Further information:
Press
Aku Lehtinen, Director, RTG Cranes
E-mail: [email protected] or phone +358 20 427 2665
Financial Media and Analysts:
Paul Lönnfors, IR Manager
E-mail: [email protected] or phone +358 20 427 2050
This press release together with a downloadable picture is available at our
website www.konecranes.com
The caption for the photograph reads: Konecranes delivers high-performing RTGs to Malta Freeport Terminals.
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 and services for lifting equipment of every make. In 2006, Group sales totalled EUR 1483 million. The Group has 7,800 employees, at more than 370 locations in 41 countries. Konecranes is listed on the OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange (symbol: KCR1V).
2007-05-31 10:00:00 en en 0 435 Konecranes Wins Large RTG Order from Spain
Grupo Boluda Corporacion Maritima, a new customer to Konecranes, has ordered eight RTG (Rubber Tired Gantry) cranes, and Dragados S.P.L. has placed a repeat order of six RTGs to Maritima Valenciana in the Port of Valencia. The orders were made in March, 2007 and the cranes will be delivered by January, 2008. The total value of the orders is approximately 15 MEUR.
Grupo Boluda Corporacion Maritima is one of the largest Spanish maritime corporations, involved in practically every aspect of maritime business. To uphold its leading position and to meet the high expectations of shipowners, the company is carrying out refurbishing works at the terminals in La Luz, Las Palmas and Sureste, Alicante. Five RTGs will be delivered to the La Luz-terminal and three units to Terminales Maritímas del Sureste. Konecranes won the order based on its strong reputation in Spain, and the electromechanical features of the RTGs, which reduce service costs and emissions.
Konecranes is now the leading supplier of RTGs to Spain and we look forward to a successful partnership with Grupo Boluda, says Aku Lehtinen, Director, RTG Cranes.
Dragados S.P.L., a leading port- and logistical operator in Spain, is continuing the expansion project at Maritima Valenciana in the Port of Valencia to make operations safer and more productive. Dragados S.P.L. received its first Konecranes RTGs in 2005 and has since then made five repeat RTG orders. The recent order by Dragados verifies Konecranes' ability to deliver top quality equipment with a cutting edge technology.
The RTGs are equipped with eight wheels, have a lifting capacity of 50 tons and are capable of stacking containers one-over-five high and six plus truck lane wide.
Further information:
Trade Press
Aku Lehtinen, Director, RTG cranes
Email: [email protected] or Phone: +358 20 427 2665
Financial Media and Analysts
Paul Lönnfors, IR Manager
Email: [email protected] or Phone: +358 20 427 2050
This press release together with a downloadable picture is available at our
website www.konecranes.com
The caption for the photograph reads: Konecranes RTGs to ports in Spain
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 and services for lifting equipment of every make. In 2006, Group sales totalled EUR 1483 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: KCR1V).
2007-04-18 10:00:00 en en 0 436 Konecranes RTGs to Ports in the Ukraine and the Canary Islands
Konecranes strengthens its presence in European ports. HPC Ukraina, in Odessa, Ukraine has ordered four RTG (Rubber Tired Gantry) cranes and Compania Auxiliar del Puerto SA (CAPSA) in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands has ordered two RTGs. The total value of the orders is over 7 MEUR. The cranes will be delivered by January 2008.
Odessa hosts the largest port in Ukraine, the Odessa Sea Trade Port, a major harbor in the Black Sea. HPC Ukraina, the operator of the Odessa Sea Trade Port, is a subsidiary of HPC Hamburg Port Consulting GmbH and a new customer to Konecranes. The RTG cranes will increase the efficiency of container yard handling operations at the port and improve the level of customer service to leading international standards. HPC Ukraina selected Konecranes' high-performing RTGs to be able to cater for the needs of large shipping companies and to maintain its leading position in container transhipment operations in the region. The 16-wheel RTGs have a lifting capacity of 40 tons and are capable of stacking containers one-over-five high and six plus truck lane wide.
Commenting on the order Seppo Hoppu, Director, Eastern Europe, says: HPC Hamburg Port Consulting GmbH is a well-respected customer and we look forward to prosperous business relations in the future.
Located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of North Western Africa, the Canary Islands is a growing transhipment hub and already moves more than 2 million TEU annually. In order to accommodate for increasing volumes, the latest investment by Compania Auxiliar del Puerto SA (CAPSA) in two RTGs will increase the container handling capacity at the El Este terminal. CAPSA, which is part of Grupo TCB returned to Konecranes due to the good cooperation established through deliveries of similar RTGs to the group's terminals in Valencia. The RTGs, which are equipped with twin lift spreaders, have a lifting capacity of 50 tons and are capable of stacking containers one-over-five high and six plus truck lane wide.
Further information:
Trade Press
Seppo Hoppu, Director, Eastern Europe.
Email: [email protected] or Phone: +358 20 427 4100
Aku Lehtinen, Sales & Product Manager, RTG Cranes
Email: [email protected] or phone +358 20 427 2665
Financial Media and Analysts
Paul Lönnfors, IR Manager
Email: [email protected] or Phone: +358 20 427 2050
This press release together with a downloadable picture is available at our
website www.konecranes.com
The caption for the photograph reads: Konecranes delivers high-performing RTGs to ports in the Ukraine and the Canary Islands
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 and services for lifting equipment of every make. In 2006, Group sales totalled EUR 1483 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: KCR1V).
2007-03-30 10:30:00 en en 0 437 Konecranes Reach Stackers to Ports in Africa
Konecranes received three significant orders for reach stackers
from returning customers in December 2006. Six units will be supplied to the Namibian Port Authorities, Namibia, three to Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), Kenya and four to Meridian Ports Services Limited (MPS), Ghana. The total value of the three orders is approximately 5.5 MEUR. The equipment will be delivered by Spring 2007.
Commenting on the orders, Niklas G. Persson, Sales Director, Konecranes Lifttrucks says: The success of our reach stacker builds upon many years of development work and close customer relationships. Over the past ten years we have delivered over 200 fork lift trucks, container lift trucks and reach stackers to Africa and the recent orders further demonstrate our long-term commitment in customers on this continent.
Namibia is positioned to become a significant hub with trade corridors to other Southern African countries. The agreement between Namibian Port Authorities and Konecranes, includes six reach stackers with a maximum lifting capacity of 45 tons. The equipment is capable of stacking containers five high and will increase the container handling capacity at the port in Walvis Bay, Namibia. The port authority, which operates two similar Konecranes reach stackers since March 2006, returned to Konecranes due to the company's high-performance equipment and strong service capabilities.
Mombasa port is destined to become an important transport gateway in Eastern Africa. Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) is implementing a major investment program and has ordered three Konecranes reach stackers, of which two will be delivered to the Nairobi port and one to the Mombasa port. KPA already operates eight Konecranes fork lift trucks, with a lifting capacity from 10 to 25 tons.
Meridian Port Services Limited (MPS), a returning customer to Konecranes has ordered four reach stackers for the new terminal in Tema, Ghana. MPS already operates eight similar reach stackers and four empty container handlers from Konecranes. The decisive factor for winning this repeat order was the customer's satisfaction of previous Konecranes deliveries and local service support. The units are rated for 45 tons and are capable of stacking containers five high.
Further information:
Trade Press
K-G Salomonsson, President, Konecranes Lifttrucks
Email: [email protected] or Phone: + 46 433 73303
Financial Media and Analysts
Paul Lönnfors, IR Manager
Email: [email protected] or Phone: +358 20 427 2050
This press release together with a downloadable picture is available at our
website www.konecranes.com
The caption for the photograph reads: Konecranes to deliver reach stackers to Namibian Port Authorities, Kenya Ports Authority and Meridian Port Services Limited
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 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).
2007-02-13 11:00:00 en en 0 438 Large Repeat Order From Turkish Steel Mill
Icdas Istanbul Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S. (ICDAS), a significant Turkish steel producer, has ordered nine steel mill cranes and one crane upgrade from Konecranes. The order was made in December 2006 and the cranes will be delivered to the ICDAS steel mill in Canakkale, Turkey between November 2007 and February 2008. The total value of the order is over 9 MEUR.
Turkey is today among the twelve biggest steel-producing countries in the world and Konecranes aims to capitalize on its strong position in the fast growing Turkish steel industry. This recent order is part of ICDAS' investment project to increase the manufacturing capacity of flat steel products at their second steel melting plant in Canakkale, located at their North Eastern coast of the Marmara Sea.
The order includes one ladle crane, one charging crane, one tundish crane, four scrapyard cranes, two billet cranes with a slewing trolley, and one upgrade of a charging crane from 200 tons to 250 tons.
We delivered one 300-ton ladle crane and one 200-ton charging crane to ICDAS' first steel melting shop in 2003. Our long-term cooperation and ICDAS' good experience of operating similar products from Konecranes were key factors for winning this repeat order, says Kari Wallgren, Director, Process Cranes.
In 2006, Konecranes delivered a large number of steel mill cranes, including two ladle cranes and two charging cranes, with a 500-ton lifting capacity to the Turkish steel manufacturer Colakoglu Metalurji.
Further information:
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Kari Wallgren, Director, Process Cranes
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Paul Lönnfors, IR Manager
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Icdas Istanbul Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S., began its steel manufacturing in 1962. Since then the ICDAS group has evolved from a machine tool company, to a diversified business group, consisting of a major steel manufacturing company, steel rolling mills, shipping companies and port facilities. As a highly export-oriented company, ICDAS is able to compete in many export markets, due to hands-on management, and the use of advanced technology and qualified staff.
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 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).
2007-02-07 09:30:00 en en 0 439 Konecranes Enters Straddle Carrier Business and Expands Product Portfolio
Konecranes' entry into the Straddle Carrier business is an important step in developing Konecranes' product offering within Ports and further increases the company's global competitiveness. The Straddle Carrier is used for container stacking, transport of containers from the Ship-to-Shore crane to the yard and for the loading and unloading of trucks. Konecranes will use its well-established global service platform to support the new product line.
Konecranes will start to manufacture Straddle Carriers based on the concept developed by Consens Transport Systeme GmbH, who was the original provider of this equipment. Konecranes has acquired all the existing product rights from Consens.
The market size of the Straddle Carrier is more than 500 units per year. The Straddle Carrier supplements Konecranes' product range of Ship-to-Shore cranes, Rail Mounted Gantry Cranes, Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes, Lifttrucks and Reachstackers, and opens a strategic position to access the opportunities in the Straddle Carriers market. Konecranes will utilize its existing distribution and service network for cranes and lifttrucks to market the new product line.
The core team of experts from Consens Transport Systeme GmbH will join Konecranes, under the direction of Mr. Jyrki Melaanvuo, Director, Yard Cranes. The entry combines Konecranes' intelligent lifting solutions with Consens' knowledge of Straddle Carriers.
The Konecranes Straddle Carrier is designed to maintain a shock-free lifting of 60 tons, and has a true twin twenty lifting capability, and therefore increases the productivity. This machine also features state-of-the-art driving characteristics, says Mr. Melaanvuo.
By entering the straddle carrier business, Konecranes not only widens the product offering, but also gains access to new customers, who have been using this yard operating concept.
Further information:
Mr. Jyrki Melaanvuo, Director, Yard Cranes, tel. +358 40 501 8244
Mr. Jarmo Juntunen, Director, Ports, tel. +358 400 811 828
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 totaled 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).
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