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INTERNATIONAL AND SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT
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OCTOBER 2013
WORLD NEWS
Shantui terminates
joint venture with
Manitowoc Cranes
Shantui Investment Co Ltd has
terminated its agreement with
Manitowoc Crane Group Asia
Pte Ltd, to enter into a joint
venture contract with its truck
crane segment. Manitowoc’s
Chinese truck crane operation
is Manitowoc Dong Yue Heavy
Machinery Co Ltd.
The Manitowoc Company
said that Shantui terminated
the agreement for a potential
joint venture due to economic
restructuring in China and
a decline in the construction
machinery market, which, in
turn, had affected government
investment policies.
Glen Tellock, Manitowoc
chairman and chief executive
officer, said, “We are
disappointed with Shantui’s
decision and the fact that
the Chinese government did
not act to timely approve
our potential joint venture
as we believed that there was
enormous potential presented
by the successful collaboration
of Manitowoc and Shantui in
the truck crane industry.
“In the meantime, we will
evaluate our options with our
current partner, Tai’an Taishan
Heavy Industry Investment Co
Ltd, with respect to the future
of the Manitowoc Dong Yue
business,” Tellock continued.
Huisman to build 1,500 tonne
offshore crane for SeaJacks
Huisman, a manufacturer of
lifting, drilling and subsea
equipment, has won a contract
from South Korean shipyard
Samsung Heavy Industries
to build a 1,500 tonne leg
encircling crane.
The crane will be installed
HIGHLIGHTS
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PT Terminal Petikemas
Surabaya (TPS) in Indonesia,
a joint venture between PT
Pelabuhan Indonesia III and DP
World, has signed a contract
for six Kalmar E-One2 rubber
tyred gantry (RTG) cranes. The
RTGs have a 7+1 wide, 1-over-5
high stacking capacity and lift
40 tonnes. Power comes from
a Cummins QSX15-600 diesel
engine. The cranes are also
fitted with Kalmar’s Variable
Speed Generator (VSG) to
help reduce fuel consumption.
Deliveries are expected by
the end of the second
quarter 2014.
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Shell Ireland has taken
delivery of a Valla 120D pick
and carry crane to help out
with maintenance work at a
new gas plant in Ireland. The
crane was supplied by UK
dealer Peter Hird and Sons.
It has a 12 tonne lifting capacity.
A key requirement was to
move in tight areas around the
plant, especially where there
are height restrictions due to
pipe racks and walkways, a
company spokesperson said.
The Valla 120D delivered to
Shell Ireland was supplied with
an additional hydraulic fly jib,
increasing the maximum lift
height to 13 metres.
on Seajacks’ new offshore wind
farm installation vessel
Scylla
.
It will lift 1,500 tonnes at
32 metres radius and will be
fitted on top of the starboard-
aft jack house, which holds one
of the 105 m long legs of the
jack-up vessel.
MAJOR ORDER FROM ALL ERECTION
All Erection & Crane Rental in the USA has signed a deal for 46 new
Manitowoc cranes and five luffing jibs.
The deal includes 10 Manitowoc 2250 crawlers, one Model 16000
crawler and 31 Grove rough terrain cranes from 40 US ton
(36.2 tonne) to 150 ton (136 tonne), including 10 new Grove RT650E
50 ton (45 tonne) capacity rough terrain cranes and ten Grove RT540E
40 ton (36 tonne) RTs. Other cranes ordered included two GMK7550
all terrain cranes, two GMK5165 ATs, plus two Grove RT9150E, four
RT9130E and five RT890E rough terrains.
Commenting on the order, Michael Liptak, All president, said, “In
our 49 years of business, we’ve seen a trend towards manufacturing
ever-larger RTs. Lift engineers are designing heavier lifts, and
manufacturers have been making the larger RTs more mobile. The
purchase demonstrates our commitment to continuous upgrading of
our fleet in all capacity ranges.”
Gerben Roks, Huisman
product and sales manager
for cranes, said, “This is the
third Huisman crane ordered
by Seajacks which will be used
for the installation of wind
turbines. We appreciate the
confidence of both Seajacks
and Samsung Heavy Industries
have in our products and we
will keep building on our
knowledge and experience to
further expand our crane
range in the field of dedicated
wind turbine installation
cranes.”
In addition to the offshore
crane, Huisman will also
supply two 50 tonne auxiliary
cranes. The cranes will be built
at the Huisman production
facility in Xiamen, China.
Delivery is scheduled for
the second quarter of 2015.
The 1,500 tonne leg encircling crane will be installed
on offshore wind farm installation vessel
Scylla
