On October 16, 2017, the largest Spanish bulk terminal operator European Bulk Handling Installation (EBHI) in the port of Gijón put a Konecranes Gottwald Model 8 Portal Harbor Crane into service. The crane, originally ordered in October 2016, will mainly be used for iron ore and coal unloading. This is the first portal harbor crane delivered by Konecranes to Spain, the company said in its press release.
The new machine is the first Konecranes Gottwald Portal Harbor Crane purchased by EBHI. It will help the terminal to continue increasing its handling volume.
Konecranes Gottwald Portal Harbor Cranes bring together field-proven mobile harbor crane technology and portal designs. The machines are particularly suitable for integration in the complex infrastructures of bulk terminals. The new Konecranes Gottwald Portal Harbor Crane for EBHI, is a Model 8 crane in a four-rope-grab variant, offers a maximum lifting capacity of 100 tons with a powerful 63-ton grab curve and an operating radius of up to 50 m. The portal has a track gauge of 22 m and a clearance height of 6.125 m.
Konecranes is a world-leading group of Lifting Businesses™, serving a broad range of customers, including manufacturing and process industries, shipyards, ports and terminals. Konecranes provides productivity enhancing lifting solutions as well as services for lifting equipment of all makes. In 2016, Group (comparable combined company) sales totaled EUR 3,278 million. The Group has 16,800 employees at 600 locations in 50 countries. Konecranes class A shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki (symbol: KCR).