Konecranes adds Christine George to its leadership team
Finnish cranes and lifting equipment manufacturer, Konecranes, has made an addition to its leadership team. The company appointed Christine George Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Business Development, and member of the Konecranes Leadership Team.Read more
Konecranes’ unit ordered for Vitenam’s Nam Dinh Vu port
Gemadept Corporation, a Vietnamese port operator and logistics company, has placed an order for a Generation 6 Konecranes Gottwald ESP.6 Mobile Harbor Crane for the Nam Dinh Vu (NDV) Port located in Haiphong, northeastern Vietnam....Read more
Tyrholm & Farstad order their first crane for Flatholmen terminal
Local demand for logistics services has prompted the Norwegian company Tyrholm & Farstad to place an order for Generation 6 Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Crane for their new Flatholmen terminal in Ålesund. The electric crane has...Read more
Hybrid RTGs ordered for eco-friendly operations at Port Houston
Meeting the growing traffic demands in an eco-friendly way is one of the major tasks for ports across the globe. Port Houston in Texas is responding to that challenge by going hybrid. The port has...Read more
Battery and hybrid equipment for net zero APM Terminals Barcelona
On its path to achieving net zero by 2040, APM Terminals Barcelona (APMT) have turned to Konecranes and their battery and hybrid straddle carriers. APMT has placed an order for four battery Konecranes Noell straddle...Read more
Port of Virgina expands its Konecranes ASCs fleet
Konecranes has been contracted to deliver 36 Automated Stacking Cranes (ASCs) to the Port of Virginia for a major capacity expansion investment that is part of the port’s ongoing drive to improve operational efficiency, capacity, and...Read more
Siemens Gamesa orders Konecranes units for Taicung nacelle plant
As it strives to broaden the scope of production of its offshore nacelle plant in Taichung, Taiwan, Taiwan, Siemens Gamesa turned to Konecranes for four electrical overhead cranes. The cranes have lifting capacities of up...Read more
Grupo CICE turns to Konecranes for heavy lift capacity as terminal throughput rises
In August 2022, Veracruz terminal operator Corporación Integral de Comercio Exterior S.A. de C.V. (Grupo CICE) commissioned a Konecranes Gottwald ESP.9 mobile harbor crane. Only a few months later, the company has put in a...Read more
How many Neo-Panamax STS cranes fit on BigLift Baffin?
Konecranes STS cranes capable of serving the world’s largest container vessels are massive structures capable of serving the vessels like the HMM Algeciras or the Maersk Triple-E class which have capacities of 24,000 TEU or...Read more
Paterson Simons commissions Konecranes RTGs at WACT in Nigeria
The Paterson Simons team has recently commissioned and offloaded two Konecranes 16W Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes (RTGs) at West Africa Container Terminal (WACT) in Onne, Nigeria. The units have been delivered by Spliethoff’s MPP vessel...Read more
Port of Blyth gets its Konecranes electric crane
UK’s Port of Blyth has made a step towards in its $13.45 million decarbonisation strategy with the support of Lloyds Bank. The port based in Northumberland has added a new electric crane to its fleet of...Read more
CSP orders 11 Konecranes RTGs for its Spanish terminals
COSCO SHIPPING Ports (Spain) Terminals (CSP), has ordered a total of eleven Konecranes eco-firendly hybrid RTGs, with a €20 million price tag. Read more
Finnish pair expand general cargo handling capacity with new Konecranes unit in Port of Röyttä
Finnish comanies Adolf Lahti Yxpila and the stevedoring company Rauanheimo have put into operation a new Generation 6 Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Crane at the Port of Röyttä in Tornio, Finland, next to the Swedish...Read more
Genoa terminal orders Generation 6 Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbour Crane
Spinelli Group has ordered the first ‘Generation 6 crane is a Konecranes Gottwald ESP.9 Mobile Harbour Crane’ to their fleet of Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbour Cranes at their terminal in Genoa, the busiest terminal in...Read more
Konecranes finds new president and CEO in Anders Svennson
Konecranes will have a new name at the help starting December 7, 2022 at the latest as Anders Svensson has been named president and CEO. Read more
Port of Blyth receives its fully-electric Konecranes unit
Port of Blyth is making huge strides forward in its ambitious strategy to decarbonise operations as it has taken delivery of its first fully electric crane. The Konecranes Gottwald ESP.6 Mobile Harbour Crane, which was...Read more
UK’s CMA blocks Cargotec’s merger with Konecranes
The merger between Cargotec and Konecranes has been called off after the UK Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has blocked it. According to the CMA’s final report, the remedies would not be effective in addressing...Read more
Port of San Diego orders two all-electric Konecranes harbor cranes
The Port of San Diego has placed an order with Konecranes for two Generation 6 Konecranes Gotwald Mobile Harbor Cranes for the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal (TAMT) in Southern California. The port aims to decarbonise...Read more