Konecranes win SEA-invest order

Three Model 6 machines will be put into operation at SEA-invest’s terminals at Ghent and Antwerp in Belgium as well as at Rouen in France.

The order includes two Model 6 four-rope grab cranes for bulk handling for the Ghent and Rouen terminals and one Model 6 two-rope crane for Antwerp.

The four-rope grab cranes have a maximum capacity of 100 tonnes and a maximum outreach of 51 metres, while the two-rope crane has a maximum capacity of 125 tonnes and the same maximum outreach as the four-rope cranes.

Commenting on the new order, Philippe Van de Vyvere, managing director at SEA-invest, said: “Together with our dedicated terminals in France, our recent acquisition of Independent Maritime Terminal in Antwerp will form the backbone of our growing container and reefer handling business.

“As we operate Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbour Cranes in many of our 25 European and African locations, it is simply logical that we now opt for the same technology with regard to this relatively recent container activity and as a sustainable extension of our bulk activities in Belgium and France.”