As well as numerous other features designed to aid in working with bulk materials, this is also the first factory-equipped Mobile Harbour Crane and in full commercial operation with the completely new, verified weighing system – demonstrating Terex Port Solutions’ focus on innovation. This system enables the crane operator to record and invoice the volumes of valuable bulk materials handled aligned with good commercial practice.
Giuseppe Di Lisa, Vice President Sales & Services at Terex Port Solutions, is proud of this achievement. Di Lisa credits the many years of expertise gained by Terex Port Solutions in the bulk handling sector were a crucial factor in receiving this order. “Our Mobile Harbour Crane is an essential component in the global supply chain between the producer and the end user and, at the same time, a keystone in local handling logistics, which, apart from the crane, includes hoppers, conveyor equipment and stackyard machines. The 1500th Mobile Harbour Crane is a continuation of our successful long-term relationship with this very important customer and we are grateful to them for reiterating their confidence in us, our engineering and our business model.”
Philippe Van de Vyvere, founder of Europe’s largest largest bulk and fruit transshipment company, explained: “Mobile Harbour Crane technology bearing the Terex Gottwald brand name has been supporting us in our terminals for decades. We were convinced mainly by the reliability and power of innovation of Terex Port Solutions which benefits not only us as terminal operators, but, in particular, our customers. It is these characteristics above all that shape the foundations of the sustainable, trusting business relations between the two companies. We are convinced that the cargo-handling technologies provided by Terex Port Solutions are a decisive factor in our competitive standing. We would like to congratulate Terex Port Solutions on their resounding success and are extremely pleased that this rather special crane is not only a bulk-handling machine this time, but also working in one of our terminals.”
Celebrations for the 1500th Terex Gottwald Mobile Harbour Crane
The celebration crane is a diesel-electric, Generation 5, Model 6 Harbour Crane from Terex Port Solutions’ Large Crane Family, which includes Models 6, 7 and 8. Cranes in the Large Crane Family provide long service lifetimes due to their high classification and high working speeds coupled with impressive handling rates for all types of cargo. They are often the preferred choice due to their short delivery lead-times and the low specific investment costs, which make them an economical alternative to purpose-built handling machines and are, as a result, in great demand by almost all leading bulk-terminal operators the world over.
Model 6, in particular, with some 200 machines sold since its launch in 2006, has developed into a flagship and best-seller for the Generation 5 cranes – the four-rope grab variant alone, the G HMK 6407 B with its 40 t grab curve and A8 classification, being one of the most popular.
ABT’s Mobile Harbour Crane features the first verified weighing device in commercial use – a Terex Gottwald smart crane feature
As well as developing new crane types, such as the Floating Crane or rail-mounted or rubber-tyred portal cranes based on its Mobile Harbour Crane technology, Terex Port Solutions also dedicates R&D activities to provide customers with high-efficiency, resource-friendly drive systems and smart crane features. The objective of such enhancements is to help increase productivity for the operat
