Chinese crane order for Cargotec

The five cranes on each vessel will have a total lifting capability of 236 tonnes. MacGregor, part of Cargotec, secured the order to supply 20 cranes to Taizhou Kouan Shipbuilding in China for Chinese shipping company, Nanjing King Ship Management. The vessels are scheduled for delivery between late 2014 and early 2015.

Each shipset comprises one 36t SWL crane with an outreach of 26m located forward, and two twin-GL cranes each with a 2 x 50t SWL capacity and an outreach of 26m. Delivery of the cranes is planned between 2014 and the beginning of 2015.

“The mix of cranes is designed to provide high levels of cargo handling efficiency,” said Svante Lundberg, sales manager, cranes. “The nature of a general cargo vessel means that the arrangement of the cranes has to deliver high levels of flexibility for loading and discharging an extremely variable cargo profile; we have worked closely with all parties to develop the best configuration.”