Electrifying market for Bromma

In total, from last September to this January the company either delivered or received orders for over 250 spreaders, with Europe accounting for 85 orders thus remaining the strongest market. Lars Meurling, vice-president, marketing, told CM that globally, orders for 67 units originated from the US and 42 from Asia.

He also added that orders totalling 39 units were received from the Middle East, with 26 units for Africa, both of which are becoming major growth markets; the company is also establishing a new foothold in India.

Sixty per cent of all orders were for fleet expansion rather than replacement. This included 56 of the company’s newly launched special YSX45 yard units with micro-motion headblocks for the Gottwald automated-stacking cranes (ASC) at the DP World-led Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) terminal; 32 all-electric spreader variants, along with 18 STS45E all-electric STS units, were also order for the Long Beach Container Terminal.