Indonesian port operator places order for eight Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Cranes
Konecranes has won its hitherto biggest order for Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Cranes in the Asia-Pacific region. In the course of 2017 and at the beginning of 2018, Java-based port operator PT Berlian Jasa Terminal Indonesia (PT BJTI) will add eight more cranes to its existing fleet of eight Konecranes Gottwald machines. For particularly eco-efficient operation, the new cranes will be equipped with an external power supply to hook up to the terminal’s mains, thus enabling PT BJTI to take an important next step in its long-term sustainability approach.
With the new cranes, PT BJTI will diversify its offering and further strengthen its leading position in the local market. Putut Sri Muljanto, Managing Director, PT BJTI, said: “Our terminal in Surabaya is an important hub for inner-Indonesian logistics. So far, we have mainly handled containers with the help of our existing eight Konecranes Gottwald Model 4 cranes. With the new machines, we will extend our handling capacity significantly, and especially the Model 5 cranes will enable us to serve larger container vessels and load and unload a wide range of heavy project and general cargo. We also intend to develop our bulk handling activities and therefore plan to use the new machines in bulk handling with motor grab.”
Four of the cranes will be Model 5 two-rope cranes with a maximum lifting capacity of 125t and a maximum outreach of 51m. The other four will be Model 4 two-rope cranes with a maximum lifting capacity of 100t and a maximum outreach of 46m.
Giuseppe Di Lisa, Sales & Marketing Director, Mobile Harbor Cranes, Konecranes, said: “We are proud that our technology, which provides the highest eco-efficiency and its associated benefits, has led to this record order. The new cranes will use power from the terminal’s own supply, which will help PT BJTI to increase the productivity of its operations, and to considerably reduce exhaust gas and noise emissions in the terminal.”
Mike Green, Regional Director, Port Solutions, Konecranes, adds: “This success is also due to the quality and availability of the local service provided. With the new machines, PT BJTI will operate the biggest fleet of Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Cranes in the Asia-Pacific region.”
Further information:
Klaus Peter Hoffmann, Vice President, Integration, Port Solutions, Konecranes
Email: klaus-peter.hoffmann@konecranes.com or phone: +49 211 7102 4150
Investors and analysts:
Miikka Kinnunen, Director, Investor Relations, Konecranes
Email: miikka.kinnunen@konecranes.com or phone: +358 20 427 2050
This press release together with a downloadable picture is available at our website www.konecranes.com
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 of all makes. In 2016, Group (comparable combined company) sales totaled EUR 3,278 million. The Group has 17,000 employees at 600 locations in 50 countries. Konecranes class A shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki (symbol: KCR).
