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Siwertell wins 'Best Ship Loading/Unloading System' industry award

16 December 2014, Published under Cement News

Siwertell, part of Cargotec, recently won its fourth IBJ (International Bulk Journal) award for its Siwertell products. This year, as in 2013 and 2009, Siwertell received the award for the Best Shiploading/Unloading System. In 2011, Siwertell won the IBJ award for Environmental Protection. Presenting the award to the Siwertell team at the Beurs-World Trade Centre in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on 17 November this year, IBJ said: "Siwertell convinced our judges that its innovative developme...

Siwertell mobile unloader serves Kuwaiti construction

08 December 2014, Published under Cement News

Siwertell, part of Cargotec, has announced the successful delivery, commissioning and recent entry into operations of a new mobile Siwertell unloader for Kuwait-based Acico Construction Co. It was ordered in June to help meet the region's growing cement demands and is now operational in Kuwait's second largest port, Shuaiba, located south of Kuwait City. The trailer-based, diesel-powered Siwertell 5 000 S road mobile unloader is fitted with dust filters and a double bellows system for uni...

MacGregor wins order for three eco-bulker vessels

26 November 2014, Published under Cement News

MacGregor, of the Cargotec group, has won a contract from New Times Shipyard, in China, for Intership Navigation Co Ltd's three new 36,500dwt Laker-class bulk carriers. Cyprus-based Intership Navigation manages a fleet of more than 80 vessels, mainly consisting of dry bulk and break bulk vessels, cement carriers and product tankers. The newly-ordered vessels will each have six holds and will be purpose-built for specific trades and routes. Each ship will feature an optimised MacGregor car...

Siwertell order for new Myanmar cement facility

10 September 2014, Published under Cement News

Cargotec's Siwertell has received an order from CITIC Heavy Industries Co Ltd (CITIC) for a rail-travelling ship unloader. The ST-640 M-type unloader has been ordered to support the energy production requirements for a new cement production facility in Myanmar and will unload coal from barges at a rate of 800tph. The facility is being built as part of a collaboration between CITIC and the Thailand-based Siam Cement Group subsidiary, Mawlamyine Cement Ltd (MCL). CITIC states that the new pr...

India: Cargotec enters partnership with Citec

13 June 2014, Published under Cement News

Cargotec and Citec are forming a partnership in India, where Cargotec transfers its local engineering centre and its 110 employees in Pune to Citec. "This is a significant step for our operations in India, and it also provides great business opportunities elsewhere. We are ready to serve Cargotec proactively according to our strategic intent, with smart engineering solutions and a wide competence," says Martin Strand, CEO, Citec. Finnish-based Citec is an international multi-disciplin...

Third Siwertell road-mobile cement unloader order helps with Libyan reconstruction

10 June 2014, Published under Cement News

The Turkish construction services company Mussa Insaat Dis Ticaret Ltd of Istanbul has ordered a further road-mobile Siwertell 10 000 S cement unloader from Cargotec. The trailer-based, diesel-powered unit will have a rated discharge capacity of 300tph and will be equipped with a dual bellows system and dust filter. Delivery is scheduled for the end of September 2014.   "This is the third road-mobile cement unloader order for the same customer within a very short period," says Jörgen Ojeda, ...

Repeat Siwertell road-mobile unloader order in less than three months

14 March 2014, Published under Cement News

Turkish construction services company Mussa Insaat Dis Ticaret Ltd of Istanbul has ordered two road-mobile Siwertell 10 000 S cement unloaders from Cargotec in less than three months. The trailer based, diesel powered units will have a rated discharge capacity of 300tph and are scheduled for delivery in mid-May 2014 and late August 2014. "A second order, within two months of the first, is a significant vote of confidence for the operational advantages delivered by Siwertell mobile unloade...

Cargotec wins Libyan cement handling order

07 February 2014, Published under Cement News

Turkish construction services company Mussa Insaat Dis Ticaret Ltd of Istanbul has placed an order with Cargotec for a standard road-mobile Siwertell 10 000 S cement unloader. The trailer based, diesel powered unit will have a rated discharge capacity of 300tph and is scheduled for delivery in mid-May. "While the unloader's primary location will be in the western part of Libya, our customer is planning to use it for cement unloading operations at several sites along the Libyan coast," said ...

Cargotec's MacGregor completes acquisition of Aker Solutions unit

31 January 2014, Published under Cement News

Cargotec's MacGregor has completed the acquisition of the mooring and loading systems business from Aker Solutions. Cargotec announced the agreement to acquire the unit in October 2013 for an enterprise value of approximately EUR180m. The unit will be consolidated into MacGregor's results as of 1 February 2014.   "The addition of the mooring and loading systems' team members, technologies and products further positions MacGregor as a true leader in the marine and offshore equipment market.  ...

Cargotec wins Siwertell cement handling order in South Korea

29 January 2014, Published under Cement News

Koryo Fly Ash Cement Company in Seoul, South Korea, has placed an order with Cargotec for a standard 10 000 S road-mobile Siwertell unloader. Delivery is planned for mid-February and it will be used to unload cement at the company's facilities in the Port of Dangjin. The new trailer-based, diesel-powered unloader will be fitted with a double bellows system and dust filter and will have a rated capacity of 300tph. Jörgen Ojeda, Siwertell Sales Director for mobile unloaders, says the custome...