Gottwald increases market share

These include a G HMK 6407 – the second Generation 5 model to be launched since spring 2006 – that has been operating at the Ems Ports Agency and Stevedoring Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG (EPAS) in the Port of Emden since July.

The G HMK 6407 has a capacity of up to 100 tonnes and a working radius of up to 51 m. EPAS is using the crane mostly for handling project cargoes, especially wind turbines. Elsewhere, the Port of Hamburg is using a G HMK 7608 mainly for project cargo, while the inland terminals of Neuss-Düsseldorfer Häfen on the Rhine are using an HMK 260 E for container handling.

“The most recent orders demonstrate the versatility of our cranes, both in terms of the various infrastructures and the range of applications,” said Heinz Hippler, Gottwald’s regional sales manager for Germany.