Kalmar Industries, which is part of the KONE Materials Handling division of KONE, has received an order for ten ship-to-shore container cranes for the port of Antwerp from MSC Home Terminal.
The contract is the largest ship-to-shore crane order ever booked by any crane supplier in Europe.
The core competence center for Kalmar’s ship-to-shore cranes in Rotterdam is responsible for the delivery of the cranes, which will be delivered to the customer at a pace of one per month during 2004 and 2005.
Sender:
KONE Corporation
Tapio Hakakari
Secretary to the Board of Directors
Aimo Rajahalme
Executive Vice President,
Finance and Information Services
For further information, please contact:
Carl-Gustaf Bergström, President
KONE Materials Handling
tel. +358 (0)204 55 4999
Christer Granskog, President
Kalmar Industries
tel. +358 (0)400 620 471
KONE is a global service and engineering company that specializes in moving people and goods. Annual net sales total EUR 5,500 million, and we employ nearly 35,000 people. KONE's B shares are listed on the Helsinki Exchanges.