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independent Cranes MacGregor on the new ships of the ESL Shipping
the means of raising can be monitored and controlled from the bridge of the ship
June 30, 2017
The MacGregor, society manufacturer of equipments for the naval field of the Finnish group Cargotec, and the company of Finnish navigation ESL Shippng has signed an agreement in order to develop and to experience independent cranes on board of two new to rinfusiere that the next year they will enter to take part of the fleet of the nordeuropea company. The new ships ordered to the Chinese ship yard Jinling Shipyard, two handysize with propulsion to which liquified natural gas, will enter in service in the course of according to trimester of 2018.
"The employment of independent cranes - it has emphasized Leif Byström, senior vice president Handling Cargo of the MacGregor - increases to the efficiency and safety. The drainage operations can be monitored and controlled from the bridge of the ship eliminating therefore the necessity of the presence of staff in operating areas that anticipate dangers".
"Our new echo-compatible ships fed to GNL - it has added the managing director of ESL Shipping, Mikki Koskinen - will be used in very intense traffics with an elevated annual number of travels, ports of call in the ports and hours of employment of the cranes. The independent operations will increase our competitiveness ulteriorly and will offer to our customers an efficiency and a safety to beyond the expectations".
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