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A Model 4 (G HMK 4406) Mobile Harbour Crane from Gemeentelijk Havenbedrijf hired to Riga Natie in the Port of Antwerp for handling steel. |
Düsseldorf, 29. April 2008 – Gottwald Port Technology GmbH (Gottwald) has received another two orders for its new Generation 5 Harbour Crane Model 4, launched as an entry level model for the 100-tonne crane class at the end of 2007 to extend the Generation 5 range of Models 6, 7 and 8. Gemeentelijk Havenbedrijf in Antwerp, Belgium, placed a follow-up order for an additional G HMK 4406 crane. Another G HMK 4406 crane was sold to Velaverkstaedi Hjalta Einarssonar ehf (VHE) in Iceland.
Giuseppe Di Lisa, Gottwald’s Sales Director, reports positively about the first months after the market launch of the Model 4: “Although they were not introduced to the market until the end of last year, we have already had orders for six Model 4 cranes, all G HMK 4406.” Including the two new orders, Gottwald has sold two cranes each to Belgium and India as well as one crane each to Spain and Iceland. “There is no doubt that we have met all our customers' demands with our Model 4, which is designed in a compact and functional form and offers many benefits,” says Di Lisa. “As versatile as possible, no larger than necessary.”
Following the excellent results achieved with its first Model 4 crane, a 100-tonne
G HMK 4406 that went into service in the Port of Antwerp in mid-September 2007 for handling
containers and general cargo, Gemeentelijk Havenbedrijf has ordered an additional G HMK 4406 which
was successfully handed over to the customer in
mid-April 2008.
“Within a short period of time, our first G HMK 4406 crane proved to be very beneficial in terms of productivity, reliability, cost efficiency and ecologically-compatible operation,“ says Eric Schoonbaert, Cranes Operations Manager of Gemeentelijk Havenbedrijf, Quayside Cranes Section. “ Following our positive experience with this crane, it was easy to make the decision to invest in an additional Model 4 crane.
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