A KONECRANES GOTTWALD MOBILE HARBOR CRANE WITH NEW DRIVE CONCEPT DELIVERED TO BREMER WESERPORT

Konecranes supplied a mobile harbor crane with a new drive concept to Weserport in Bremen in June 2018. Weserport uses the crane in Terminal 1 of Bremen's Industriehafen for loading and unloading general cargo and handling project loads.

The new Model 6 mobile harbor crane in the G HMK 6507 two-rope variant offers Weserport a maximum lifting capacity of 125 tons and a radius of up to 51 meters. It features the new drive concept recently unveiled at TOC Europe 2018, one of the world's leading shipping, ports and terminal events. The drive concept incorporates Konecranes' proven hybrid technology, which includes a new 625 kW diesel engine in addition to electrostatic short-term energy storage media (ultracaps).

Heiner Delicat, Managing Director "With the mobile harbor crane fr-om Konecranes, we have opted for a highly productive and eco-efficient crane with a new-generation drive system. The maximum lifting capacity of the new crane is more than twice as high as that of our old portal slewing crane, enabling us to develop and serve new areas of business. Our crane operators received training fr-om Konecranes in Düsseldorf to exploit the crane's full potential. They value the crane's performance and, above all, its user-friendliness".

In its new drive concept for mobile harbor cranes, Konecranes combines, depending on the crane model, Volvo Penta 625 kW diesel engines with one or more 125 kW ultracap modules. The new concept, which includes optional SCR exhaust technology, thus not only meets the EPA Tier 4f emission standards, but also the requirements of the EU Stage V.

Giuseppe Di Lisa, Sales & Marketing Director of Konecranes’ Business Unit Mobile Harbor "After extensive and successful tests during terminal operation, we are successively introducing the new drive concept in our entire range of mobile harbor cranes. During the transition phase, all current drive configurations will remain available. Our customers benefit fr-om numerous advantages of the new drive concept, including reduced fuel consumption and exhaust emissions. The concept also allows downsizing of the diesel engine and simplifies service, since in future we will use the unit across our whole range of mobile harbor cranes.

Konecranes is a world-leading provider of lifting solutions and service, with a track record in pioneering, leading, and shaping developments in the industry.

 

Konecranes customer service and lifting equipment keep production processes up and running around the world, meeting tough end-user demands for increased uptime, reliability, safety, top performance and the lowest possible lifetime costs. We have the right equipment - large and small - to help our customers run their operations very efficiently, whatever the field they are in, from paper, primary metals, mining, ports, and shipyards to power generation, waste management, plastics, automotive manufacturing, and numerous other applications.

 

We also lead the industry in the development of preventive service and offer that expertise to our customers through a global network of service professionals operating from more than 370 service depots worldwide.

 

Our extensive service network provides us with a valuable source of experience and know-how, and we use this input in further developing our expertise. In particular, we focus on areas such as advanced automation, preventive service, remote monitoring, product design, operator ergonomy and safety, and environmentally sound solutions.

 

We are organized along three global business areas: Heavy Lifting, Standard Lifting and Service.

 

Konecranes sales totalled EUR 1,483 million in 2006, and we employ approximately 7500 people in 41 countries. KCI Konecranes Plc's shares are listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange (symbol: KCI1V) and our shareholders represent a cross-section of international investors.