Bulk News
Bulk cranes for Brazil
Wed, 5 May 2010
Gottwald Port Technology GmbH (Gottwald) has recently made two mobile harbour cranes (MHCs) sales to operators in Brazil.
Four-rope grab cranes for bulk handling have been acquired by Loxus Granéis in the Port of Imbituba, an existing customer of the Düsseldorf-based crane maker, and Vanzin Serviços Aduaneiros in the Port of Rio Grande. The Generation 4 MHCs will be used for handling different bulk materials.
Scheduled to begin operation at Loxus Granéis in July 2010, the model HMK 260 EG crane will be used for handling pet coke. The operator was one of the first Latin America terminals to use Gottwald’s four-rope grab cranes.
“Gottwald supplied us with the most reliable four-rope grab mobile harbour crane available in the market place,” said Luis Augusto Opice, manager of Loxus Granéis. “And based on our positive experience with the HMK 330 EG, which achieves an average coal handling rate of more than 800 tonnes per hour, we decided to opt for Gottwald again to increase our capacities.”
At the Port of Rio Grande, the southernmost port of Brazil, Vanzin Serviços Aduaneiros will use its HMK 260 EG crane for handling fertilisers and grain, scheduled to start work in June 2010.
“We are absolutely convinced that Gottwald provides state-of-the-art technology coupled with reliable service and that this, in turn, will provide us with the competitive edge in bulk handling,” said Leonardo Vanzin, director of Vanzin Serviços Aduaneiros.
Four-rope grab cranes for bulk handling have been acquired by Loxus Granéis in the Port of Imbituba, an existing customer of the Düsseldorf-based crane maker, and Vanzin Serviços Aduaneiros in the Port of Rio Grande. The Generation 4 MHCs will be used for handling different bulk materials.
Scheduled to begin operation at Loxus Granéis in July 2010, the model HMK 260 EG crane will be used for handling pet coke. The operator was one of the first Latin America terminals to use Gottwald’s four-rope grab cranes.
“Gottwald supplied us with the most reliable four-rope grab mobile harbour crane available in the market place,” said Luis Augusto Opice, manager of Loxus Granéis. “And based on our positive experience with the HMK 330 EG, which achieves an average coal handling rate of more than 800 tonnes per hour, we decided to opt for Gottwald again to increase our capacities.”
At the Port of Rio Grande, the southernmost port of Brazil, Vanzin Serviços Aduaneiros will use its HMK 260 EG crane for handling fertilisers and grain, scheduled to start work in June 2010.
“We are absolutely convinced that Gottwald provides state-of-the-art technology coupled with reliable service and that this, in turn, will provide us with the competitive edge in bulk handling,” said Leonardo Vanzin, director of Vanzin Serviços Aduaneiros.
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