Four Terex Gottwald Cranes for IRC Haldia Port

Düsseldorf, Germany, 14 June 2016 – Terex Port Solutions (TPS) is continuing its success in India with its diesel-electric Terex Gottwald mobile harbour cranes. IRC Natural Resources Pvt. Ltd., which is part of the IRC Group (IRC), has ordered two Model 4 mobile harbour cranes in the G HMK 4406 B 4-rope grab variant for its contract at Berth No. 13, Haldia Dock Complex, located to the south of Kolkata on the Ganges estuary.

In August 2016, the cranes will be transported, completely erected, by heavy-load vessel to India, where they will handle coal, coke, manganese ore and limestone from October onwards. The two identical machines have a 40-t grab curve and a maximum lifting capacity of 100 t. They offer an outreach of up to 46 m and maximum lifting speeds of 85 m/min and are equipped with a propping system adapted to the conditions at the berth.

Proven technology for new business segment

With the two cranes, IRC is placing its trust in globally proven technology for the development of its new port logistics business segment. The group of companies previously specialized mainly in
excavation of raw materials and logistics solutions on land. Anil Gupta, Chairman, IRC Group: “Our global growth strategy continues to be aimed at diversification. Here, the port sector at the Haldia site will play a major role. To win the trust of our customers in our capability in this new sector right from the start, we opted for cranes from TPS in our new contract. These machines offer us both excellent productivity and high availability.” Particularly with a view to the availability of the cranes, the order also includes an extensive spare parts and service package for three years.


Twelve cranes for Indian ports since mid-2014

Andreas Moeller, Sales Director Harbour Cranes TPS is delighted to have captured the attention of yet another new Indian customer, IRC, with mobile harbour crane technology from TPS: “We have significantly expanded our Indian business within a very short time. IRC is the eighth customer to order mobile harbour cranes from us since mid-2014. The machines for Haldia will be the eleventh and twelfth cranes to go to India in this period. We will then have delivered around 40 machines there overall.”

Robust cranes for professional bulk handling are particularly in demand in the second most populous country in the world. Moeller: “It is especially operators of bulk terminals who are deliberately opting for the productivity and reliably of Terex Gottwald cranes, since fast-growing local industrial production requires a reliable supply of energy carriers such as coal.“

First crane from TPS for IRC and Haldia

The cranes ordered in the past two years, including the latest two machines for Haldia, are spread over six ports on both the east and west coasts of India. Here, TPS has succeeded in gaining the interest of highly diverse terminal operators.

Shyam Pathak, Regional Director South Asia TPS said, “In addition to existing customers established on the market, we have been able to win over up-and-coming terminal operators, such as IRC, with the versatility and high performance of our cranes.”

The sites in question are characterized by particularly high economic growth.

Pathak adds, "Since 2014, the Indian economy has again gained momentum in many parts of the country. With these cargo-handling machines, we are once again pleased to be able to make a long-term contribution to this positive development. With this order we have also succeeded in extending our presence in India to another port.”