2013年5月，科尼集团获得来自美国休斯敦港口价值5千6百万美元（4千3百万欧元）的港口项目订单。该订单包括4台特超巴拿马型船岸边门式起重机和3台轮胎式门式起重机，将成为科尼集团有史以来生产的最大的岸边门式起重机。
休斯敦港口是墨西哥湾最大的集装箱码头。该港口拥有8个货运码头和1个休斯敦航道沿途游船码头，该港口每年有成千上万吨的吞吐量。科尼集团于2013年为休斯敦港口制造了第一批轮胎式门式起重机。目前，该港口共有科尼集团交付使用的轮胎式门式起重机49台。
休斯敦港口项目部副执行董事RogerGuenther表示：“我们很早就和科尼集团合作了，我们希望这些起重机在未来几十年内都保持最高的品质和生产力。”
科尼集团岸边门式起重机总经理JuhaAatola表示：我们一直同客户共同努力以取得高于当前行业标准的可用性数据。我们非常高兴休斯敦港口能够选择科尼集团的港口起重机设备。”
自20世纪70年代以来，休斯敦BarboursCut集装箱码头便成为墨西哥湾最大的集装箱装卸设施之一。该码头目前正在进行一个重大的现代化改造项目，使码头可以持续高效的进行集装箱及货物处理。
Bayport码头于2007年1月开放，是美国墨西哥湾当前最现代、对环境最敏感的集装箱码头。充分开发之后，这个国家最先进的码头将拥有总共7个集装箱泊位，每年可处理230万个标准箱。
该项目包含的岸边门式起重机为半自动并配有科尼的自动控制系统。包含了最新的功能，如船舶剖析系统，控制精准的平衡，倾斜，纠偏系统及LED光源，以提高生态效率。该起重机可以搬运特超巴拿马型船的货柜，集装箱船有22个集装箱货柜那么宽。他们起重量为66吨，旋臂外伸64米，双起升运行以实现最大起重量。
更多信息：
Tuomas Saastamoinen, 科尼市场营销总监
邮箱 : tuomas.saastamoinen@konecranes.com
电话： +358 20 427 2662
投资者和分析 :
Miikka Kinnunen, Director, 科尼投资者关系
邮箱 : miikka.kinnunen@konecranes.com
电话： +358 20 427 2050
可在我们官网上浏览该新闻和下载图片 www.konecranes.com.cn
科尼集团是世界起重行业的领先者，客户服务范围广泛，包括制造和加工行业、船舶、港口和码头。科尼集团 的起重解决方案不仅能提高生产效率，同时为各种品牌的起重机和机床提供服务。 2012 年，集团的总销售额达到 21.7 亿欧元。集团员工 12,100 名，分布在 48 个国家的 626 处服务网点。科尼集团 是 NASDAQ OMX 赫尔辛基证券交易所的上市公司（股票代码： KCR1V ）。
Konecranes RTGs and largest STS cranes for Port of Houston Authority
In May 2013, Konecranes received an order worth USD 56 million (EUR 43 million) from the Port of Houston Authority (PHA) in the US. The order includes four Super Post Panamax STS (Ship-to-Shore) cranes and three RTG (Rubber Tired Gantry) cranes. These will be the biggest Konecranes STS cranes ever built. The STS cranes will be shipped to to PHA’s Barbours Cut Terminal in late 2014 and supplied during the first quarter of 2015, while the RTGs will be delivered to Bayport Terminal in spring 2014.
The Port of Houston Authority is the largest container port in the Gulf of Mexico. It is responsible for eight cargo terminals and one cruise terminal along the Houston Ship Channel and handles millions of tons of cargo a year. Konecranes delivered its first RTGs to PHA in 2003 and at present PHA has 49 Konecranes RTGs in its fleet.
”We have a long history with Konecranes,” said Roger Guenther, the Port Authority’s Deputy Executive Director, Operations. “We expect the cranes to be of the highest quality and productive for decades to come.”
”We have worked hard with our customers to get the availability figures above the current industry norm. We are very pleased that PHA chose Konecranes equipment,” says Juha Aatola, Konecranes’ General Manager, STS Cranes.
Since the 1970s, the Barbours Cut Container Terminal has become one of the premier container handling facilities in the Gulf of Mexico. The terminal is presently undergoing a major modernization project, which will allow for continued efficient container and cargo handling in the terminal.
The Bayport Terminal opened in January 2007 and is today the most modern and environmentally sensitive container terminal on the U.S. Gulf. When fully developed, this state-of-the-art terminal will have a total of seven container berths with the capacity to handle 2.3 million TEUs a year.
The STS cranes ordered are semi-automated and come with Konecranes’ AC frequency control system. They include the latest features, such as the Ship Profiling System, the precision controlled Trim/List/Skew system and LED lights for improved eco-efficiency. The cranes can serve ships of Super Post Panamax size, ie. container ships that are 22 containers wide. They have a lifting capacity of 66 tons, an outreach of 64 meters and have twin lift operation for maximum handling capacity.
Further information:
Press
Tuomas Saastamoinen, Sales and Marketing Director, Port Cranes
E-mail: tuomas.saastamoinen@konecranes.com or phone +358 20 427 2662
Investors and Analysts:
Miikka Kinnunen, Director, Investor relations
E-mail: miikka.kinnunen@konecranes.com or phone +358 20 427 2050
This press release with downloadable photo is available at our website www.konecranes.com.
Caption: The ordered Konecranes STS cranes are very similar to the ones in Port of Savannah.
Konecranes is a world-leading group of Lifting Businesses™, serving a broad range of customers, including manufacturing and process industries, shipyards, ports and terminals. Konecranes provides productivity-enhancing lifting solutions as well as services for lifting equipment and machine tools of all makes. In 2012, Group sales totaled EUR 2,170 million. The Group has 12,100 employees, at 626 locations in 48 countries. Konecranes is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd (symbol: KCR1V).
