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Cargotec in eco-friendly breakthrough

Cargotec has won a breakthrough deal for its new environmentally friendly equipment range with an order for 24 electric-drive MacGregor cranes for a series of eight 16,900 dwt bulkers being built in China by Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineeering.

The 30-tonne SWL GLBE cranes are destined for ships ordered by Polsteam (PZM) of Poland – one of the world’s biggest dry bulk shipowners and operators - and are due to be installed from late 2010 to 2012.

Paul Söderstedt, Cargotec bulk ships sales manager, says: “The crane order is a significant breakthrough in the bulk carrier market as it is important recognition of our new GLBE electric crane, which is based on proven MacGregor designs offering improved overall efficiency and low power consumption."

The electric cranes inherit the familiar characteristics of several generations of MacGregor wire-luffing cranes, with all machinery enclosed within the crane housing to ensure safe operation and ease of maintenance.  

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