Cargotec receives two crane orders from Latin America

CARGOTEC has received two Kalmar ship-to-shore (STS) crane orders for customers in Mexico and Guadeloupe. Delivery of the crane to Port Autonome de la Guadeloupe and the crane for Pinfra's subsidiary, Infrastructura Portuaria Mexicana in Altamira, are scheduled for the last quarter of 2010.

The cranes have been designed to enable faster ship turnaround times. Infrastructura Portuaria Mexicana is said to be preparing to better serve its clients with the expected revival in the global economy by increasing its capacity by purchasing newer and more efficient equipment for its Altamira terminal, a Cargotec statement said.

The new Kalmar STS crane has an outreach of 49 metres, 19 metres backreach and 37 metres hoisting height. The crane features a Kalmar electrical system and the contract also includes a service agreement, which has been tailored to meet the customer's business needs.

"We recently expanded our presence in Mexico with the addition of a new sales and service centre in 2008 and this has both helped us to increase our business profile and to build closer relationships with our customers," said Jorma Tirkkonen, vice president, Kalmar Container Crane Systems at Cargotec.

The new Kalmar STS crane for Port Autonome de la Guadeloupe's Port de Jarry will extend crane capacity by providing sufficient hoisting height to load and unload the larger vessels that are entering the port. It has an outreach of 43 metres, 25 metres backreach and 33 metres hoisting height and will be equipped with a separating twin lift spreader. The crane is also equipped for tropic conditions and hurricanes of Caribic area, with wind speeds up to 288 kilometres per hour. It extends the fleet of Kalmar STS cranes at the port to three.

Said Mr Tirkkonen: "In February this year we started to strengthen our global presence in the STS cranes market by commencing production and engineering in Asia. This crane will be fully assembled in China under control of the Kalmar crane competence centre in Rotterdam."

(Source: American Shipper)