Cargotec Receives Significant RoRo Equipment and Hoistable Car Deck Orders for 16 PCTCs

Cargotec’s MacGREGOR business area providing marine cargo handling and offshore load handling solutions has received during 3rd quarter RoRo equipment and hoistable car deck orders for 16 pure car/truck carriers (PCTCs) under construction in China, Korea and Japan. The equipment will be delivered during 2010–2011 and the value of the orders exceeds EUR 55 million.

“With these orders, MacGREGOR secures its position as the largest global supplier of cargo access equipment for car carriers and deep sea RoRo vessels”, says Magnus Sjöberg, Sales Director for company’s RoRo business line.

Cargotec improves the efficiency of cargo flows by offering handling systems and the related services for the loading and unloading of goods. Cargotec’s brands, Hiab, Kalmar and MacGREGOR, are global market leaders in their fields and their solutions are used on land and at sea – wherever cargo is on the move. Extensive services close to customers ensure the continuous usability of equipment. Cargotec is the technology leader in its field, its R&D focusing on innovative solutions that take environmental considerations into account. Cargotec’s sales exceed EUR 3 billion and the company employs approximately 12,000 people. Cargotec’s class B shares are quoted on the OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki.

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