Terex Port Solutions (TPS) has carried the momentum from its strong Q4 2014 sales of Terex® Gottwald harbour cranes into 2015. From January to March, TPS sold 21 machines including two Terex Gottwald floating cranes for professional mid-stream bulk handling. The orders came from both new and existing customers.
Model 6 harbour cranes are particularly in demand, as shown by orders received for eleven of these machines alone. Four of the cranes ordered in the first quarter of 2015 will go to African terminals.
Orders from all over the world
Giuseppe Di Lisa, Vice President Sales & Service EMEAR Terex Port Solutions commented, “Increasing sales figures since the fall 2014 underline the trust of terminal operators in harbour crane technology from TPS. Following a comprehensive reorganization, our customer-driven strategy, which we have been pursuing for almost six decades, is once again bearing fruit.” According to Di Lisa, it is particularly gratifying that cranes from TPS are in demand around the world: “The latest orders have come from all continents where there are terminals. We are therefore developing with the entire global economy. Almost a third of the cranes are going to Europe, making it clear that we are playing a leading role in our home market, too.”
All three crane families from TPS represented – Model 6 cranes with 125 t lifting capacity in line with current trends
The orders received at the beginning of the year include machines from all three crane families offered by TPS. “The products range from two Model 2 cranes, which are going to Italy and North Africa, through to the Model 8 floating cranes for professional bulk handling on the Mississippi. These, too, are based on mobile harbour crane technology,” explains Di Lisa, “In the first quarter of 2015, the greatest demand was for our Model 6 harbour cranes, including one in the 4-rope-grab variant for professional bulk handling which TPS is going to supply to Spain.” With the Model 6 cranes, Di Lisa also sees a slight trend towards machines with higher lifting capacities: “Two of our northern European customers have ordered a total of three Model 6 cranes with a maximum lifting capacity of 125 t each. This indicates that, besides container handling, customers increasingly wish to be prepared to handle heavy loads.”