Still riding the end of the boom
High throughput grab unloaders serve a specific and relatively small market, focusing more on expansion and new terminal proiects than replacement, but automation may change this approach.
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Replacement market
At the other end of the market, there is a significant replacement market potential for fixed arm grab cranes as older jib type level luffing cranes age and reach a stage where maintenance costs to keep them up to regulation standards start to become prohibitively high.
While cranes based on excavator components...
