In February 2008, Konecranes received an order for one ship-to-shore (STS) crane from Finnish container terminal operator Steveco. The crane will be delivered to Steveco's container terminal in Vuosaari in Finland during spring 2009. The recently ordered STS crane is similar to the one ordered by Steveco in July 2007, which will be delivered to Steveco's terminal in Vuosaari in summer 2008. The parties have agreed not to disclose the value of the order.

Steveco is a long-standing customer of Konecranes; the company has several types of Konecranes cranes at its container terminal in Mussalo. Steveco will open its new container terminal in Vuosaari in November 2008 for traffic. Steveco is expecting fast growth in container traffic in the Vuosaari port and is therefore investing in additional equipment. The Konecranes STS cranes will be an essential part of terminal operations.

"We are very pleased with this order," says Juha Aatola, Director of STS Cranes at Konecranes. "This further strengthens our position as a leading supplier of STS cranes in the Baltic Sea area".

The recently ordered Panamax STS crane is a BoxHunter crane that enables fast and precise positioning of containers and ensures efficient operations. It has a lifting capacity of 50 tonnes and an outreach of 39 meters. The crane design allows containers to be stored under the crane.