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: aku.lehtinen@konecranes.com or phone +358 20 427 2665
Financial Media and Analysts:
Paul Lönnfors, IR Manager
E-mail: paul.lonnfors@konecranes.com 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).
