Printer Friendly
Email a Friend
Vuossari Port Orders Kalmar Cranes
01 Jan 2007
Cargo handling equipment supplierKalmar has won an order from Finnsteve Oy Ab for four ship to shore (STS) cranes to be used at the new Vuossari Port in Finland. The cranes ill be capable of servicing post-Panamax vessels in twin lift operation, while preparations will be made or future tandem lift operations. The cranes will be up and running by November 2008.
Vuossari in Helsinki will be one of the most modern ports on the Baltic Sea when completed in 2009. The operating activities of the two existing smaller Helsinki ports will be moved there at the end of 2008. By this time traffic channels will be ready, along with most of the business park.
Finnsteve specialises in the handling of unitised cargo (containers, trucks and trailers) at the Ports of Helsinki, Kotka and Turku. Activities include stevedoring for scheduled liner traffic, the operation of cargo and service terminals, container depots and repairs, and customs clearance.
The cranes for Vuossari will have a lifting capacity on the ropes of 82 tons for twin lift operations and 100 tons for tandem lift, with an outreach of 46m.
Other recent orders for Kalmar STS cranes include one for the Port of Oslo’s new Sjursoya Container Terminal, which will begin to operate at the end of next year; two super post-Panamax STS cranes for MSC Home Terminal in Antwerp (in addition to 15 cranes already delivered there in 2004); and one Panamax STS container crane for Sweden’s Helsingborg Hams AB which will be the second largest crane working in Swedish ports.
MJ Information No: 22606
Images for this article - click to enlarge
Unless otherwise stated, all images copyright © Mercator Media 2008. This does not exclude the owner's assertion of copyright over the material.
Related products
For more information on products mentioned within this article visit
