Cargotec has confirmed new orders worth more than EUR 20 million to deliver fully electric driven MacGregor cargo handling cranes and design and key components for hatch covers. The equipment is for eight general cargo vessels to be built at Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., China for China Navigation Company Ltd. The ships will be delivered in 2013. The order includes an option for equipment for a further eight ships.

Each of the 31,000 dwt general cargo vessels will be equipped with four fully electrically driven cargo handling cranes with a SWL of 60 tonnes for hook operation and a SWL of 37 tonnes for grab operation. The hatch cover system is based on special customer requirements and comprises of a combination of hatch covers maximising the ship's cargo space and thus demonstrates Cargotec's cargo system design expertise.

"The crane and hatch cover outfits are an integral part of the cargo access and handling ability of the vessels, and the MacGregor cargo handling solution offers an efficient and reliable system for the shipowner," says Per-Erik Nilsson, Cargotec sales and marketing director. "Furthermore, our fully electrically driven cranes are environmentally friendly".