The mix of Yard spreaders and STS spreaders indicates a fair amount of replacement business for existing STS cranes, a trend which was seen also throughout the major part of 2013.
In addition to a healthy order situation for crane spreaders Bromma also see an increasing activity and interest in the company’s Weight Verification solution with sensors mounted on the spreader twistlocks. There seem to be a strong – perhaps obvious – correlation to the expected regulations from IMO regarding verification of container weight before a container can be loaded on to a vessel.
Bromma strengthened its global market position during 2013 and it appears that this position is defended in the start of 2014.
The geographical distribution shows a certain weight towards Asia Pacific and Middle East, a development that is in line with market growth predictions.