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Konecranes has signed an agreement to acquire a 19% share in the crane manufacturing company Dynamic Crane Systems Ltd (DCS) of South Africa. DCS has annual net sales of approximately €4m and 60 employees. The agreement includes an option to acquire the remaining shares in the company at a later stage. Read More »
Monthly Archives: July 2007
E-One+ redesign from Kalmar
Kalmar has announced a number of improvements to its E-One rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) crane. With steady sales worldwide, the company says it has updated and redesigned the machine in accordance with customer feedback. Read More »
Q2 tonnage increase for Panama Canal
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) reported an increase in net tonnage for the second quarter of fiscal 2007 (January to March), with the total climbing 6.3% year-on-year to reach 79.7m tonnes. Traffic increased by 4.7% compared with Q2 2006, from 3,869 transits to 4,052. Transits of Panamax vessels, the largest vessels able to traverse the Canal, increased by 3.9%, from 1,501 to transits 1,559. Read More »