Konecranes appoints new Global Sales Manager for Liftace products
Mr. Johan Bjerstedt has been appointed Global Sales Manager for Konecranes Liftace product family to grow sales and lead the way to further success for this important product group. Since Konecranes acquisition of Terex MHPS in early 2017, the Lift Trucks...
Konecranes launches Work Zone – safety assistance for lift trucks.
Konecranes Work Zone is the new addition to Smart Connected Lift Trucks. Work Zone is a suite of location-based services designed to improve the safety of lift truck operations, especially in busy, high-traffic environments. It includes different applicat...
Konecranes reach stacker delivered to Linfen, Shanxi in China
Konecranes has successfully delivered one Konecranes SMV 4531 TC5 reach stacker to Shanxi Dingyan Coal in Linfen, Shanxi, China. The machine will be used to handle containers for railway. Linfen is located just outside Shanxi, the center of the Chinese ...
Konecranes launches ECOLIFTING – a concept for eco-efficient lift trucks with uncompromised performance.
Today Konecranes is launching ECOLIFTING for lift trucks, a concept including three driveline solutions for lift trucks. Power Drive, with up to 15% fuel savings; Flow Drive, with up to 25% fuel savings; and the pioneering Hybrid Drive, offering up to 40%...
Konecranes wins large repeat order for container cranes in Lithuania
JSSC Klaipedos Smelte in the Port of Klaipeda, Lithuania, has placed a large repeat order with Konecranes for ten Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes and two Ship-to-Shore (STS) cranes. The delivery of the RTG cranes will be completed in November 2019 and th...
Konecranes wins deal with Fridenson in Israel for two BOXHUNTER RTGs
Fridenson Logistics of Israel, a logistic services provider based in Israel, has purchased two Konecranes BOXHUNTER RTGs for its inland container terminal near the port of Ashdod. The cranes will be delivered in autumn 2019. The BOXHUNTER RTG is becoming ...
Konecranes introduces ARTG system version 2.0
Konecranes has introduced the next evolution of its Automated Rubber Tired Gantry (ARTG) System, version 2.0. It can be retrofit to most brownfield container terminals. It fits most container stack envelopes. And truck handling is automated, with remote s...
Konecranes wins its largest-ever order for reach stackers
In March 2020, Konecranes won its largest-ever reach stacker contract, from a customer in Germany. The order for 39 reach stackers was won with Konecranes’ distributor Richter Fördertechnik GmbH & Co. KG. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in Q3 202...
Konecranes receives order for second mobile harbor crane in Brindisi
In the first quarter of 2020, SIR S.p.A. Servizi Industriali (SIR) ordered another eco-efficient Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Crane for their operations at the Port of Brindisi in south-eastern Italy. With delivery in May and commissioning in June, t...
Konecranes to deliver fleet of AGVs to Long Beach Container Terminal, USA
Konecranes has signed a contract with Long Beach Container Terminal for 30 additional Konecranes Gottwald Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) which will be delivered in Q4 2021 and commissioned by Q2 2022. The order, which was booked in March 2020, reflects ...
More BOXHUNTER RTGs to Vietnam
Konecranes has won another order from Ben Nghe Port in Vietnam for two BOXHUNTER RTG cranes. The cranes will be delivered in cooperation with Telin Group JSC in April of 2021. The order was booked in March 2020. Ben Nghe Port has be...
Konecranes and Fluidmesh join forces to deliver world-first 100% wireless Automated Rubber Tired Gantry (ARTG) Crane System
Download a copy of the White Paper on this topic here: https://marketing.konecranes.com/acton/media/35190/wireless-artg-technology Konecranes and Fluidmesh Networks announce that they have joined forces and successfully carried out proof-of-concept...
APMT Rotterdam orders fleet of Konecranes Noell straddle carriers
The APMT Rotterdam container terminal in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, has ordered a fleet of 16 diesel-electric Konecranes Noell straddle carriers. They will be delivered and handed over by the end of September 2020. This order continues the successful rel...
Konecranes delivers the first Flow Drive reach stacker to Africa
APM Terminals Southern Africa (Pty.) Ltd. received a Konecranes reach stacker equipped with Flow Drive at their facility in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, in early May this year. It replaces an older truck and brings the latest fuel-efficient lift truck te...
Konecranes transforms the daily truck inspection process with the new CheckApp
CheckApp is an innovative digital tool that transforms the lift truck inspection process. With CheckApp, maintenance managers can see what their drivers see in real time so managers can quickly act on inspection findings. Moreover, they gain a living ar...
CSP Iberian Valencia Terminal acquires 6 new RTGs from Konecranes
These 6 RTGs from Konecranes are part of the investment plan that CSP Spain is undertaking in 2020-2023 The investment plan presented by the company in June is a firm commitment to Valencia, as a strategic port for international maritime traffic and a boo...
Konecranes wins order for 3 modified forklifts in Germany
At the beginning of September, Algeco GmbH (Algeco) confirmed an order of three Konecranes forklifts for their facility in Kehl, Germany. One of the three SMV 12-1200 C forklift trucks with special spreaders will arrive at the factory in December and the ...
Konecranes wins Automation Service Contract in Indonesia
Konecranes has secured a key contract in the delivery of Automated Port Equipment services. The Kuala Tanjung Multipurpose Terminal (KTMT) recently signed a 12-month automation services contract with Konecranes Indonesia. The port has 8 Automated Konecran...
