Konecranes secures automation service contract in Indonesia

Konecranes has announced a key contract in the delivery of automated port equipment services with the Kuala Tanjung Multipurpose Terminal (KTMT) in Indonesia.

The two parties signed a 12-month automation services contract in July 2020 that will run until June 2021.

The KTMT Terminal, which has eight automated Konecranes rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGs), is located in a remote area of Northern Sumatra, Indonesia with the nearest town being four hours’ drive away.

Local inverter and digital crane...

https://container-news.com/konecranes-secures-automation-service-contract-in-indonesia/

Konecranes secures Busan’s new order

The HDC Hyundai Development Company of Korea has ordered a fleet of 28 Konecranes Noell Sprinter Carriers for Busan New Port 2-4 in Busan, Korea.

The Sprinter Carriers on order, which will be delivered as part of the port’s expansion project 2-4, are man-driven, diesel-electric machines stacking containers 1-over-1 as part of swift container transfer between the quayside and container yard.

The order was booked in August 2020 and will be delivered in three batches starting at the end of 2021 and...

https://container-news.com/konecranes-secures-busans-new-order/

Konecranes secures a crane order from Italy

Piattaforma Logistica Trieste S.r.L. (PLT) has ordered an eco-efficient Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Crane for a new terminal in the Port of Trieste in northeastern Italy.

The order took place in the second quarter of 2020, and after delivery in September and commissioning in October, the crane will handle containers, general cargo and heavy project cargo.

PLT is a partnership formed by local companies to build and operate in a public private partnership (PPP) with the Trieste Port...

https://container-news.com/konecranes-secures-a-crane-order-from-italy/

Konecranes And Fluidmesh Join Forces To Deliver World-First 100% Wireless ARTG Crane System

Konecranes And Fluidmesh Join Forces To Deliver World-First 100% Wireless ARTG Crane System

Konecranes and Fluidmesh Networks announce that they have joined forces and successfully carried out proof-of-concept testing of fully wireless communication for the Konecranes Automated RTG system. This breakthrough allows container terminal operators to roll out remote control and automation to RTGs in the container yard without running fiber or cable spools, with substantial savings in cost and time.

Port and container terminal operators have been embracing automation to increase productivity...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/konecranes-and-fluidmesh-join-forces-to-deliver-world-first-100-wireless-artg-crane-system/

Vietnamese port orders Konecranes equipment

Konecranes has won another order from Ben Nghe Port in Vietnam for two BOXHUNTER RTG (Rubber Tired Gantry) cranes, for delivery in cooperation with Telin Group JSC in April of 2021.

Ben Nghe Port, which is centrally located on the Saigon River in Ho Chi Minh City and serves both domestic and international container traffic, has been operating two BOXHUNTER RTGs since 2017.

Konecranes claims that the BOXHUNTER RTG is ready for the future with a modern operating concept that puts the operator down...

https://container-news.com/vietnamese-port-orders-konecranes-equipment/

Port Bronka orders Konecranes equipment

Port Bronka, the only deep-water sea terminal in Saint Petersburg, Russia, has ordered a Konecranes forklift and a Konecranes reach stacker, each designed for special attachments, for delivery this year.

Both trucks can be quickly re-equipped for different types of cargo, expanding Bronka’s versatility and competitiveness in the regional logistics market.

Multipurpose Sea Cargo Complex (MSCC) Bronka, also know as Port Bronka, selected Konecranes for new equipment it needed to build capacity and...

https://container-news.com/port-bronka-orders-konecranes-equipment/

Long Beach selects Konecranes to develop its AGV fleet

Konecranes has signed a contract with Long Beach Container Terminal (LBCT) for 30 additional Konecranes Gottwald Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) which will be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2021.

The order was booked in March 2020 and the new Konecranes equipment will be commissioned by the second quarter of 2022.

“We will now be increasing this fleet as part of the completion of the final phase of the new terminal’s construction currently underway and scheduled to be finished in the first...

https://container-news.com/long-beach-selects-konecranes-to-develop-its-agv-fleet/

Konecranes Receives Order For Eco-Efficient Mobile Harbor Crane In Brindisi

Konecranes Receives Order For Second Mobile Harbor Crane In Brindisi

In the first quarter of 2020, SIR S.p.A. Servizi Industriali (SIR) ordered another eco-efficient Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Crane for their operations at the Port of Brindisi in southeastern Italy. With delivery in May and commissioning in June, the crane will be handling mostly bulk but also general and project cargo.

Founded in 2005, SIR is a leading provider of industry-related environmental services. A decade later, they expanded their operations to include port services at the Port...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/konecranes-receives-order-for-eco-efficient-mobile-harbor-crane-in-brindisi/

Konecranes receives reach stackers record-order

In March 2020, Konecranes won its largest-ever reach stacker contract, from a customer in Germany. The order for 39 reach stackers was won with Konecranes’ distributor Richter Fördertechnik GmbH & Co. KG. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in Q3 2020 and run until Q1 2021.

The contract is for the delivery of 39 Konecranes SMV 2216 TC3 reach stackers with modifications to allow for the stacking of 22-ton, 16-ton and 6-ton containers.

“This was a long-negotiated contract that involved many people...

https://container-news.com/konecranes-receives-reach-stackers-record-order/

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