Cargo Business Techwire

Friday, September 25, 2015

MacGregor to provide $21M worth of cargo handling systems for
Hapag-Lloyd

MacGregor, a division of Cargotec, received a $21 million order for optimized cargo handling systems for five 10,500 TEU container vessels. The ships are under construction at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries in South Korea, being built for Hapag-Lloyd. They will be delivered between October 2016 and May 2017 and primarily deployed on South American routes, according to a Cargotec statement.

"Cargo system flexibility during loading and unloading operations, in combination with attaining a vessel's actual payload capacity, is crucial for maximizing a ship's revenue and long-term profitability," says Tommi Keskilohko, director of MacGregor's Customer Solutions. "Such efficiency can only be achieved when all parts of a cargo system are designed as one

integrated element at an early stage of any new building project, before any restrictive decisions have been made."

The MacGregor cargo handling system for each new vessel will feature hatch covers, lashing bridges, a loose lashing system and container fittings, along with related software and a lifecycle support package.

MacGregor will conduct a training program for Hapag-Lloyd crew and land-based personnel. Cargo system performance will be analyzed and guidance offered. MacGregor says it markets its full cargo system solutions for container ships under the name MacGregor PlusPartner.

MacGregor to provide $21M worth of cargo handling systems for Hapag-Lloyd

MacGregor to provide $21M worth of cargo handling systems for
Hapag-Lloyd