Company Announcement: More Cranes for Angola and Nigeria
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Konecranes Southern Africa has secured a R13m contract for a variety of different cranes, ranging from 10 – 100 tons, from Sonils Oil & Gas in Angola. This brings to a total of 122 cranes that have been supplied by Konecranes to Sonils Luanda’s port facility so far. As one of Konecranes major clients in Southern Africa, the most recent additions will be ten overhead cranes, including a 100 ton overhead crane, twenty 5 ton overhead cranes and Jib cranes. Sonils Oil Service Centre (OSC) offers a full range of services to the Oil and Gas Industry within this fast growing region of Southern West Africa. Sonils has a total area of 1,200,000 sq.m and is the only deep water service centre in Angola, at 12,5m water depth. Delivery of the cranes is set for early 2013.
Late last year Konecranes also delivered ten Konecranes Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes to Ports and Cargo Handling Services (PCHS) Ltd. in Lagos, Nigeria. PCHS, the port operations arm of Nigerian Sifax Group, is a major player in port operations and related services on the West African coast. Delivered to the company’s terminal in Tin Can Island Port on schedule, the RTG cranes are equipped with the new Konecranes cabin offering improved ergonomics and visibility. “With the delivery of 10 RTGs to Sifax, Konecranes now has 32 RTGs in operation in West Africa”, said John Macdonald, Sales & Marketing Director of Konecranes Southern Africa.
The RTG cranes are equipped with the latest DGPS-assisted technology for container yards including the Auto-steering feature. This keeps the crane on a pre-programmed, straight driving path, thus improving safety and increasing productivity. The RTG container positioning system is connected to the port’s terminal operating system ensuring correct, real-time container positioning and an accurate inventory. The all-electric, 16-wheel RTGs have a lifting capacity of 50 tons stacking 1-over-5 containers high and 7 plus truck lane wide.
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