The cranes will be used on 24 bulk carriers being constructed by ABG Shipyard Ltd in India for Asian and European owners. Each vessel will be equipped with four of the cranes, which each having an SWL of 30t and equipped with MacGregor’s new CC3000 control system.
Delivery of the cranes will start at the end of 2009 and continue until mid-2013. The order will be booked as part of Cargotec’s second quarter order intake.
“This is a significant order for MacGregor,” said Paul Söderstedt, sales manager for MacGregor cranes. “We were able to offer the shipyard an effective crane design that met the vessels’ cargo-handling needs.”
