Cargotec continues strong order intake in bulk carrier market
2 July 2009
Continuing its reputation as a key supplier to the bulk carrier market, Cargotec has recently secured orders worth over €9 million from Sungdong Shipbuilding for 10 shipsets of MacGregor hatch covers.
Cargotec has won orders worth over €9 million for 10 shipsets of MacGregor hatch covers to be installed on bulk carriers being built by Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in South Korea. The vessels are scheduled for delivery in 2010 and the hatch cover contracts will be booked into Cargotec’s second quarter 2009 order intake.
The contracts include the design, key components and manufacture of side-rolling hatch covers for bulk carriers being built for various shipowners. The covers will be manufactured at Cargotec partner plants in China.
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Heli Malkavaara, Communications Manager, tel. +358 (0)2 4121 252
Email: heli.malkavaara@cargotec.com
Cargotec improves the efficiency of cargo flows by offering solutions for the loading and unloading of goods on land and at sea – wherever cargo is on the move. Cargotec’s main daughter brands for cargo handling Hiab, Kalmar and MacGregor are global market leaders in their fields. Cargotec’s global network offers extensive services that ensure the continuous, reliable and sustainable performance of equipment. Cargotec’s sales totalled EUR 3.4 billion in 2008 and it employs approximately 11,000 people. Cargotec’s class B shares are quoted on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. www.cargotec.com