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Kalmar refurbishment deals
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has completed
the heightening of six quay cranes at
MSC Home Terminal. The project involved
increasing the hoisting height of
all the Kalmar quay cranes by 4m from
38m to 42m above quay level. All modifications
were completed within a 12
month time frame Work initially started
in April 2012. The first crane was recommissioned
in September and the sixth
crane was recommissioned in March. The
cranes were jacked up by Kalmar’s specialist
crane services team and leg extensions
were added just below the gross girders.
In order to maintain stiffness, the sill
beam was strengthened and bracers were
installed on the waterside portal frame.
The project included extension of the
personnel lift and staircase, partial renewal
of the electrical wiring and software
modifications. Essential maintenance
work to the cranes was also undertaken
to minimise production downtime.
Disturbance to quayside operations was
minimised as the cranes were transported
by self-propelled modular transporters
(SPMT) to a designated construction
site. Once modified, the cranes were then
transported back to the original position
on the quay. The cranes are more than 10
years old and were among the first orders
placed (by the then Hessenatie) with Kalmar
after it acquired Nelcon in 2001.
Kalmar has also announced that it has
acquired total ownership of the Spanish
crane refurbishment and maintenance
service company Mareiport SA. Kalmar
has owned 30% of Algeciras-based Mareiport
since 2007 and this takeover is
described as a strategic step for the company
to become a major global crane
It’s a Goa
for Italgru
Italgru has delivered a model IHC 2120
mobile harbour crane to Mormugao Port
Trust in Goa. Supplied in 4-rope configuration
to handle bulk as well as general
cargo and containers, the crane has
a maximum SWL (hook load) of 120t
and outreach is 11m -51m. The crane was
assembled and erected and fully tested
in Porto Marghera (Venice) and shipped
fully-erect from there for customer testing
and final commissioning. A second,
similar crane remains under option.
Still in the Indian market, Cochin Port
Trust has an option for a second Italgru
IHC 850 mobile harbour crane. The first
crane, supplied in 4-rope configuration
and with a 12 m 3 mechanical grab, is also
equipped with a cable reeling system, so
the customer can plug it into the mains
and run it fully electrically when required.
Crane outreach is between 9m and 36m
and SWL under hook at 18m is 40t.
Elsewhere, CCI de Rochefort in south
west France (River Charente) is testing its
first IHI 850 (two on order). Three IHC
2120S cranes for TCDD in the Port of
Izmir are presently under construction.
These cranes are similar to the IHC 2120s
previously supplied to IFA in Ravenna,
but have a specially reinforced load curve.
IHC 2120 in container mode in Mormugao
refurbishment and services provider.
Mareiport, which was privatelyowned,
has provided maintenance services
for ports and terminals and refurbishment
and heightening services for a large
variety of different cranes, including quay
cranes, RTGs, bulk cranes and large shipyard
cranes especially in the Mediterranean
area. Last year its sales came to around
€20M. It employs some 250 people.
“There are around 5000 quay cranes
in operation globally,” said Olli Isotalo,
president of Kalmar. “Most of them have
been in operation over 10 years and are
in need of refurbishments and upgrades.
At the same time, our customers are
looking for modifications and upgrades
to their existing quay cranes to handle
ever larger vessels.”
Kalmar has also announced an order
from Terminales Rio de la Plata (TRP)
in Buenos Aires, Argentina, for the extension
of the booms on two STS container
cranes supplied by ZPMC. It is
not clear whether this award is in any
way connected to the Mareiport developments.
TRP is part of DP World.
To handle the larger container vessels
cascading into north-south trades TRP
needs longer cranes and in this award
the outreach of the cranes will be extended
from 45m to 51m. Kalmar’s team
has started work on detailed engineering
plans so that the ZPMC cranes can be
recommissioned before the end of 2013.
“Boom extension is one of our focus
products and we are working with many
enquiries globally,” said Marcelo Massa,
managing director of Kalmar Argentina.
Kalmar has won an order worth
around €10M for 25 DRF450 reach
stackers from the Algerian port procurement
company, Groupement D’Intérêt
Commun des Entreprises Portuaires
(GICEP). Delivery is scheduled over the
next six months to five of the most important
ports in Algeria: Annaba, Skikda,
Algiers, Mostagannem and Ghazaouet.
Port Otago in New Zealand has ordered
two Kalmar ESC 450W straddle
carriers along with the Smartfleet maintenance
support system.
Crane lift height has been raised by 4m to
42m at MSC Home Terminal, Antwerp
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