科尼集團贏得休斯敦港口輪胎式門式起重機及最大岸邊門式起重機訂單

2013年5月，科尼集團獲得來自美國休斯敦港口價值5千6百萬美元（4千3百萬歐元）的港口項目訂單。該訂單包括4臺特超巴拿馬型船岸邊門式起重機和3臺輪胎式門式起重機，將成為科尼集團有史以來生產的最大的岸邊門式起重機。

休斯敦港口是墨西哥灣最大的集裝箱碼頭。該港口擁有8個貨運碼頭和1個休斯敦航道沿途游船碼頭，該港口每年有成千上萬噸的吞吐量。科尼集團于2013年為休斯敦港口制造了第一批輪胎式門式起重機。目前，該港口共有科尼集團交付使用的輪胎式門式起重機49臺。

休斯敦港口項目部副執行董事RogerGuenther表示：“我們很早就和科尼集團合作了，我們希望這些起重機在未來幾十年內都保持最高的品質和生產力。”

科尼集團岸邊門式起重機總經理JuhaAatola表示：我們一直同客戶共同努力以取得高于當前行業標準的可用性數據。我們非常高興休斯敦港口能夠選擇科尼集團的港口起重機設備。”

自20世紀70年代以來，休斯敦BarboursCut集裝箱碼頭便成為墨西哥灣最大的集裝箱裝卸設施之一。該碼頭目前正在進行一個重大的現代化改造項目，使碼頭可以持續高效的進行集裝箱及貨物處理。

Bayport碼頭于2007年1月開放，是美國墨西哥灣當前最現代、對環境最敏感的集裝箱碼頭。充分開發之后，這個國家最先進的碼頭將擁有總共7個集裝箱泊位，每年可處理230萬個標準箱。

該項目包含的岸邊門式起重機為半自動并配有科尼的自動控制系統。包含了最新的功能，如船舶剖析系統，控制精準的平衡，傾斜，糾偏系統及LED光源，以提高生態效率。該起重機可以搬運特超巴拿馬型船的貨柜，集裝箱船有22個集裝箱貨柜那么寬。他們起重量為66噸，旋臂外伸64米，雙起升運行以實現最大起重量。

更多信息：

Tuomas Saastamoinen, 科尼市場營銷總監

郵箱 : tuomas.saastamoinen@konecranes.com

電話： +358 20 427 2662

投資者和分析 :

Miikka Kinnunen, Director, 科尼投資者關系

郵箱 : miikka.kinnunen@konecranes.com

電話： +358 20 427 2050

可在我們官網上瀏覽該新聞和下載圖片 www.konecranes.com.cn

科尼集團是世界起重行業的領先者，客戶服務范圍廣泛，包括制造和加工行業、船舶、港口和碼頭。科尼集團 的起重解決方案不僅能提高生產效率，同時為各種品牌的起重機和機床提供服務。 2012 年，集團的總銷售額達到 21.7 億歐元。集團員工 12,100 名，分布在 48 個國家的 626 處服務網點。科尼集團 是 NASDAQ OMX 赫爾辛基證券交易所的上市公司（股票代碼： KCR1V ）。

Konecranes RTGs and largest STS cranes for Port of Houston Authority

In May 2013, Konecranes received an order worth USD 56 million (EUR 43 million) from the Port of Houston Authority (PHA) in the US. The order includes four Super Post Panamax STS (Ship-to-Shore) cranes and three RTG (Rubber Tired Gantry) cranes. These will be the biggest Konecranes STS cranes ever built.  The STS cranes will be shipped to to PHA’s Barbours Cut Terminal in late 2014 and supplied during the first quarter of 2015, while the RTGs will be delivered to Bayport Terminal in spring 2014.

The Port of Houston Authority is the largest container port in the Gulf of Mexico. It is responsible for eight cargo terminals and one cruise terminal along the Houston Ship Channel and handles millions of tons of cargo a year. Konecranes delivered its first RTGs to PHA in 2003 and at present PHA has 49 Konecranes RTGs in its fleet.

”We have a long history with Konecranes,” said Roger Guenther, the Port Authority’s Deputy Executive Director, Operations. “We expect the cranes to be of the highest quality and productive for decades to come.”

”We have worked hard with our customers to get the availability figures above the current industry norm. We are very pleased that PHA chose Konecranes equipment,” says Juha Aatola, Konecranes’ General Manager, STS Cranes.

Since the 1970s, the Barbours Cut Container Terminal has become one of the premier container handling facilities in the Gulf of Mexico. The terminal is presently undergoing a major modernization project, which will allow for continued efficient container and cargo handling in the terminal.

The Bayport Terminal opened in January 2007 and is today the most modern and environmentally sensitive container terminal on the U.S. Gulf. When fully developed, this state-of-the-art terminal will have a total of seven container berths with the capacity to handle 2.3 million TEUs a year.

The STS cranes ordered are semi-automated and come with Konecranes’ AC frequency control system. They include the latest features, such as the Ship Profiling System, the precision controlled Trim/List/Skew system and LED lights for improved eco-efficiency. The cranes can serve ships of Super Post Panamax size, ie. container ships that are 22 containers wide. They have a lifting capacity of 66 tons, an outreach of 64 meters and have twin lift operation for maximum handling capacity.

Further information:

Press

Tuomas Saastamoinen, Sales and Marketing Director, Port Cranes

E-mail: tuomas.saastamoinen@konecranes.com or phone +358 20 427 2662

Investors and Analysts:

Miikka Kinnunen, Director, Investor relations

E-mail: miikka.kinnunen@konecranes.com or phone +358 20 427 2050

This press release with downloadable photo is available at our website www.konecranes.com.

Caption: The ordered Konecranes STS cranes are very similar to the ones in Port of Savannah.

Konecranes is a world-leading group of Lifting Businesses™, serving a broad range of customers, including manufacturing and process industries, shipyards, ports and terminals. Konecranes provides productivity-enhancing lifting solutions as well as services for lifting equipment and machine tools of all makes. In 2012, Group sales totaled EUR 2,170 million. The Group has 12,100 employees, at 626 locations in 48 countries. Konecranes is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd (symbol: KCR1V).