Cargotec has confirmed new orders worth around US$25.8 million to deliver MacGregor bulk handling cranes and hatch covers for seventeen 37,000DWT handysize bulk carriers and hatch covers for nine 82,000DWT Kamsarmax bulk carriers to be built at Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding in China.
Each 37,000DWT bulk carrier will be equipped with four cranes with a capacity of 30 tonnes when handling general cargo and 24 tonnes when grab handling. The cranes will be manufactured at Cargotec partner plants in China and delivery is planned for the end of 2012. The hatch cover order for these vessels comprises design and key components for MacGregor folding type hatch covers, with a total of 20 panels on each ship.
Additionally, Cargotec is contracted to deliver design and key components for MacGregor hatch cover sets for nine 82,000DWT bulk carriers to be built at the same shipyard. The hatch cover sets comprise MacGregor rack-and-pinion side-rolling hatch covers to be delivered starting from mid 2011.
"The crane and hatch cover outfits are an integral part of the cargo access and handling ability of the vessels, and the MacGregor cargo handling solution offers an efficient and reliable system for the shipowner," says Per-Erik Nilsson, Cargotec sales and marketing director.
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