A SENNEBOGEN 6130 HD is successfully used by Gral Schotter to extract gravel near Graz, Austria. The heavy duty 6130 HD duty cycle crawler crane is particularly well suited for dragline bucket use, thanks to the robust design. Equipped with a 4.5 m³ Rädlinger HS drag bucket and the 30 m boom, approximately 280 t […]
Author Archives: Maarten Zijlmans
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In June 2013 Konecranes received an order for four Rail Mounted Gantry (RMG) cranes from Pacific National (PN). The investment in these cranes is part of larger modernization projects in PN’s terminals in Sydney and Melbourne. The cranes will be delivered during 2014 and 2015, two of them to Sydney Freight Terminal and two to […]
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Energias de Portugal, the largest electric utility company in the Portugal, has been building the Baixo Sabor hydroelectric plant in the municipality of Torre de Moncorvo. Comprised by two dams, the main one is located upstream of the Sabor River and set 9.5 kilometers apart from the downstream one, that will flood an area over […]
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In Bavaria, Germany, the A7 Autobahn spans the Sinntal for well over 750 m. The solid-web girder bridge, erected in 1967 was replaced with new construction in 2013. Plannerer GmbH & Co Kg was commissioned to demolish the old Sinntal bridge. Two Sennebogen 683 R-HD telescopic crawler cranes help to remove parts of the welded […]
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Konecranes received a further order from Brazilian shipyard EEP (Estaleiro Enseada do Paraguaçu). The high-tech portal jib crane is scheduled to be taken into operation in August 2014. The order follows up the Konecranes Goliath gantry crane that the same customer ordered in March 2013. Depending on the exact scope of delivery, the price for […]
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Jun
In May 2013, Konecranes received an order worth USD 56 million (EUR 43 million) from the Port of Houston Authority (PHA) in the US. The order includes four Super Post Panamax STS (Ship-to-Shore) cranes and three RTG (Rubber Tired Gantry) cranes. These will be the biggest Konecranes STS cranes ever built. The STS cranes will […]
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At TOC Europe 2013 in Rotterdam, Konecranes introduces its Automated RTG (ARTG) system to the container handling industry. This new system provides RTG terminal operators with all the benefits of automation: operational cost savings greater productivity increased predictability increased safety. The Konecranes ARTG system is built around Konecranes’ market-leading 16-wheel RTG, which has a unique […]
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Associated Terminals LLC orders Terex® Gottwald Model 8 crane. The 30th floating crane supplied by TPS (Terex Port Solutions) will be operating in the largest port in the USA. TPS has sold its 30th floating crane since this harbour crane type, based on mobile harbour crane technology, was launched in 2004. The Model 8 crane was […]
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Terex Port Solutions (TPS) announces the introduction of the Terex® Gottwald Model 5 harbour crane.
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In early June, the Spanish tower crane manufacturer Linden Comansa temporarily left aside its characteristic blue corporate color. In Moscow’s CTT tradeshow, Linden Comansa exhibited a golden 16LC185 tower crane. The 16LC185 brings together Linden Comansa’s main advantages: A Flat-Top design without pendant lines. Easy to transport thanks to its paneled tower sections and its […]