Konecranes has appointed Anders Svensson as its president and ceo. He will assume this role later this year.
Svensson joins Konecranes from Sandvik, where currently serves as president of Sandvik rock processing solutions business area.
Until Svensson joins the company, Konecranes chief financial officer Teo Ottola will continue to act as the interim ceo.
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Guyana-based port operating companies Muneshwers and John Fernandes have made a joint order for two Generation 6 Konecranes Gottwald ESP.6 mobile harbour cranes in order to expand their cargo handling terminals at the port of Georgetown.
USA-based Maxim Crane Works has appointed Larry Lis as the company’s chief operations officer.
Mammoet is deploying its 3,200-tonne capacity PTC210-DS ring crane to lift a huge A-frame for Van Oord’s installation vessel Svanen in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Blue Water Shipping has relocated and expanded its facilities in Aberdeen, Scotland, with a new office, modern warehouse and an additional laydown area.
Shipping group Maersk has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with wind turbine manufacturer Vestas to build a nacelle manufacturing plant and logistical base for offshore wind turbines at the Mokpo New Port Hinterland Complex in South Korea.
The World Shipping Council (WSC) has appointed Joe Kramek as its president and ceo, succeeding John Butler who retires at the end of July.
