Demag Cranes Reinforces its Position in South Korea with Orders for Three Mobile Harbour Cranes
Created 10/15/2010, 03:06:51 pm
Ssangyong Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd., an existing customer, has ordered two more Generation 4 cranes, while Dongbu Express has ordered a Generation 5 Mobile Harbour Crane for its professional bulk handling business.
Ssangyong: Mobile Harbour Cranes for Handling General Cargo
The two Generation 4 Mobile Harbour Cranes for Ssangyong Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. are scheduled to start commercial operation in summer 2011 at the Port of Gunsan. Here, the two cranes will increase the terminal’s capacities in handling general cargo.
The new order brings to five the total number of Gottwald cranes ordered by Ssangyong from Demag Cranes. Three Gottwald machines have been in operation at the Port of Incheon since 2008.
Dongbu Express – Additional Mobile Harbour Crane for Bulk Handling
The new Mobile Harbour Crane for Dongbu Express is scheduled to start commercial operation at the beginning of 2011 at the Port of Dangjin. This large-scale Korean logistics company is part of the Dongbu Group and the new four-rope grab crane will enable the customer to further increase its capacities in handling scrap for its sister company Dongbu Steel. Since 2008, throughout its recent growth process, Dongbu Express has been assisted by two Mobile Harbour Crane cranes of the Gottwald brand. These machines were at the same time among the very first Generation 5, four-rope grab cranes made by Gottwald for professional bulk handling ever sold. Forecasting further expansion, the company has now purchased a third machine.
South Korea: Service and Customer Support are the Winning Formula
South Korea is one of the world’s most dynamic and most demanding markets. On the one hand customers require constant contact and updates on products and applications. At the same time, they also expect highly efficient after sales service, as the cranes here often exceed 5,000 operating hours per year, which is well above the global average. To ensure the highest possible machine availability, efficiency, performance and safety, and in so doing meet these high demands, Demag Cranes maintains a local contact, a partner company named Kilwoo. A dedicated staff of ten engineers strategically located in Seoul and Pusan are on call ready to take on any service task required with the full support of Demag Cranes’ Service Competence Centre in Düsseldorf, Germany, and the Representative Office in Singapore.
The Excellent Reputation of the Gottwald Brand Name and Customer Orientation are Key
Demag Cranes is now benefiting in South Korea from the excellent reputation of the Gottwald brand name which is a byword for innovative, economically attractive and environmentally compatible products. The company promotes customer orientation and the establishment of long-term business relations. As a provider of high-grade solutions, Demag Cranes enables its customers to concentrate their efforts entirely on doing what they are best at, running their terminals efficiently.
About Demag Cranes AG
Demag Cranes AG is one of the world’s leading providers of industrial cranes, crane components, harbour cranes and terminal automation technology. Services, in particular maintenance and refurbishment services, are another key element of the Group’s business activities. The Group is divided into the business segments Industrial Cranes, Port Technology and Services and has strong and well-established Demag and Gottwald brands. Demag Cranes sees its core competence in the development and construction of technically sophisticated cranes and hoists as well as automated transport and logistics systems in ports and terminals, the provision of services for these products and the manufacture of high-quality components.
As a global supplier, Demag Cranes manufactures in 16 countries on five continents and operates a worldwide sales and service network that is present in over 60 countries through its subsidiaries, representative offices and a joint venture.
In financial year 2008/2009, the Group, with its 5,934 employees, generated revenue of EUR 1,047.6 million. Since the end of June 2006, the Demag Cranes share (WKN: DCAG01) has been listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and is traded on various indices including the MDAX®.
Source : demagcranes-ag.de
