Konecranes

Konecranes and Larsen & Toubro (L&T), a large Indian multinational company, have signed a licensing agreement for the manufacturing and distribution of Konecranes port cranes in India, expanding Konecranes’ footprint in this dynamic market. The first products have been sold under this agreement: two shipyard jib cranes will be delivered to the Cochin Shipyard in […]

Nassau Container Port (NCP) has ordered an eco-efficient Generation 6 Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbour Crane for container handling at their terminal at Arawak Cay, Nassau, Bahamas. The order was booked in November 2022 and the crane will be delivered in July 2023. With a joint government and private shareholding, Arawak Port Development (APD)/Nassau Container Port […]

Bothra Shipping Services Pvt Ltd (Bothra Shipping) has ordered three all-electric Generation 6 Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbour Cranes for its bulk terminals at the Port of Kakinada, on the central eastern coast of India. The order was booked in September 2022 and the eco-efficient cranes will be delivered in the second quarter of 2023. The […]

The terminal operator COSCO Shipping Ports (Spain) Terminals, (CSP) has ordered 11 eco-efficient hybrid RTGs, with six machines for their terminal in Bilbao and five for its terminal in Valencia. The order was booked in Q3 2022. The value of the order is approximately 20 million euro. The order supports CSP Spain’s sustainability efforts and […]

Casper, Phillips & Associates Inc (CP&A) has completed procurement and design review services related to 10 rail-mounted gantry (RMG) cranes, manufactured by Konecranes, for Georgia Ports Authority’s (GPA) Mason Mega Rail project in Savannah, USA. The Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal was already the southeast’s busiest intermodal gateway, but GPA has implemented a series […]

A ‘battery megatrend’ has been gathering force for years on a global scale, first in electronic devices with the maturing of Li-ion battery technology and then in large devices such as automobiles. It’s part of a huge global effort to increase sustainability and reduce CO2 emissions. Konecranes is doing its part in the container handling […]

As announced on 10 June 2022, Anders Svensson has been appointed as Konecranes’ new president and CEO. He will assume his role on October 19, 2022, approximately one and a half months earlier than previously communicated.   Konecranes had planned to host a Capital Markets Day in the autumn 2022. As Anders Svensson joins the […]

Kemi Shipping Oy, owned by Finnish Metsä Group, has ordered eight Konecranes E-VER fully electric forklifts including full service contracts for their operations in the Port of Kemi. Having been impressed with the E-VER that was delivered early in 2022, the Finnish logistics company is strengthening operations with an additional order, which will be delivered […]

Konecranes Plc has appointed Anders Svensson as its new president and CEO. Anders Svensson will assume his role at the latest on 7 December 2022. Anders Svensson joins Konecranes from Sandvik, where he is currently president of the Sandvik Rock Processing Solutions Business Area. Prior to his current role, he has held various leadership positions […]

In a statement that condemns the war in Ukraine, Konecranes says, “We are saddened and upset by the war and deeply concerned for our over 400 Ukrainian employees and their families. Their safety and well-being are number one priority for Konecranes as a company, and the Konecranes community is supporting them and their compatriots through […]