A range of major orders were taken in the final three months of the 1997 financial year by KCI Konecranes, and most were for the Special Cranes business.
• Guangzhou Zhujiang Steel Co of China ordered two cranes, 190t and 280t capacity, for charging and hot metal handling. KCI Konecranes scope includes the complete mechanical and electrical engineering and all components. Steel girders will be made by the client. Erection and supervision are also part of KCI Konecranes’ obligations.
• A paper mill in China ordered a total of 17 cranes through Voith Sulzer Paper Technology and Valmet Coaters & Reelers.
• Verson Press ordered two 50 t EOT cranes and six 30t semi-gantry cranes for its plant in Chicago, USA. Verson builds stamping presses typically used in the automotive industry.
• Manzanillo International Terminal-Panama ordered six rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes of 50t capacity.
• Técnicas y Mantenimiento de Almacenaje ordered two Super Post Panamax ship-to-shore container cranes for a terminal in the port of Barcelona, • For a coke handling installation next to an oil refinery in Venezuela, engineering contractor, Consorcio Contrina LLC, a joint venture consisting of Brown & Root, Parsons, Technip, DIT Harris and Proyecta, bought two cranes.
• For the port of Klaipeda in Lithuania, the Klaipeda Stevedoring Company bought two Panamax ship-to-shore container cranes.
