“Our strengthened structure of the Crane segment in the region will help us better deliver our customer responsiveness value proposition in all aspects of our customer’s business – improved availability of products, outstanding parts and service support, and better access to improved financing,” said Jacob Thomas, President of Terex Latin America.

“Latin America is a key region for our company’s global growth. We are coming closer and closer to our customers with a strong presence in manufacturing, distribution and product support at the local level. Our global strategy is to accelerate growth in developing markets, including Latin America, leveraging the infrastructure already established by Demag Cranes AG, whose integration into Terex is now being rapidly implemented following the Domination and Profit and Loss Transfer Agreement announced in April,” says Steve Filipov, Terex Corporation’s President for Developing Markets and Strategic Accounts.

Selected to be produced at the Terex plant in Cachoeirinha, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, the RT555 Progress rough-terrain crane will meet the needs of the local market, which is currently booming. Assembled in Brazil with the same quality as the model produced in Waverly, Iowa, USA, the RT555 Progress has a proven efficient design and its versatility and best in class features are ideal for the market’s needs.

The development project to assemble the crane in Brazil was carried out in close partnership between the Terex teams at Cachoeirinha and Waverly. With the training of the staff and installation of the necessary manufacturing infrastructure, the local plant site has become self-sufficient in new crane assembly.

The NOC will provide an online platform to host conversation and collaboration amongst Navis employees, partners, customers and the terminal community at large.

“For more than 20 years, Navis has been dedicated to building technology that empowers terminals all over the world to effectively maximize operational performance and reduce risk,” said Andy Barrons, chief marketing officer and vice president of Navis. “The core of Navis’ success is the engagement between our employees, partners and customers to solve critical business challenges with technology. We hope that the Navis Online Community will further empower this group to share ideas and collaborate on solutions to industry challenges.”

A key element of the Maasvlakte II order is that Bromma will be supplying 9 Tandem™ spreaders for phase one of this APM Terminals venture. This order of 9 Tandem™ spreaders will make Maasvlakte II the largest installation of Tandem™ units in the world. In addition, Bromma will be supplying 22 separating twin-lift STS45 crane spreaders for phase one of the terminal.

“Bromma is extremely pleased to be partnering with APM Terminals in their new venture at Maasvlakte II,” says Per-Anders Holmstrom, President of Bromma. “As the productivity and reliability of the crane spreader is always crucial to operational success, we recognize the important role Bromma plays in this project. This APM Terminal development at Maasvlakte II will be one of the important terminals in Europe for many years to come, and we are delighted to be part of its future.”

Boosting The Productivity Of Each Lift Cycle

Bromma designed Tandem™ spreaders as a strategy to boost the productivity of each lift cycle. One way to unload mega-ships is to increase cycle speed. However, historically there are significant hurdles to increasing cycle speed – in particular crane anti-sway issues and drive control issues. Bromma Tandem™ spreaders were designed to twin-lift 40′ or 45′ containers, or simultaneously lift two or four 20′ containers, thereby maximizing the operational impact of each lift cycle. Highly productive and highly versatile, the Tandem™ spreader is a tool to increase the speed of mega-ship turnaround.

The Tandem™ spreaders ordered for APM Terminals will also be supplied with an automated quick-connect plug interface between the spreader and headblock.

“As mega-ships increasingly arrive with very large container loads at terminals of the future, we expect more and more terminals will be looking for handling solutions as productive and versatile as Bromma Tandem™,” says Vikram Raman, Bromma Vice-President and Commercial Director. “The selection of 9 Bromma Tandem™ spreaders for this APM Terminals venture is an important development.”

Year-to-date, the port has handled 826,297 TEU vs. 792,458 TEU handled during the same period last year, an increase of 4.3 percent.  Also in May the breakbulk tonnage total was 25,161, a 59 percent increase when compared with totals from last May. The year-to-date breakbulk comparison in tons (2012 vs. 2011) is: 153,415 vs. 123,369, an increase of 24 percent.

Total rail containers handled in May were 33,221, a 21.6 percent increase when compared with last May. The year-to-date rail containers total is 148,794 vs. 131,709 for the same period last year; an increase of 13 percent.  The number of containers moved between the Port of Richmond and the Hampton Roads Harbor on the 64 Express barge service in May was 1,019, an increase of 144 percent. The year-to-date total for the barge is up 97 percent: 3,994 containers vs. 2,023 containers handled during the same period in 2011.