Year: 2003

Luc turns 40….  

On friday the 19th of december there was a surprise party for Luc Keysabyl (senior E-Crane engineer) for his 40th birthday… Congratulations on behalf of the whole E-Crane team. (Picture 3:) From left to right… Hendrik, Jean-Marie, Michael, Paul, Luc and Bart. Colleagues are trying to convince Luk that life realy starts after 40…

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Accommodate new marine deliveries Progress Energy Carolinas, USA

In the case of Progress Energy Carolinas (PEC), its LV Sutton Plant near Wilmington, North Carolina, is located on the Cape Fear River. The facility is accessible only by barges. PEC wishes to diversity its coal sources to include Venezuela, and it already had a barge pier at its plant. However, the depth of water alongside is only 16 feet. Furthermore, sufficiently deep water for ocean going bulk carriers is 12 miles downriver. PEC decided on a system that includes transshipment of coal from self-unloading bulk carriers into barges formerly engaged in the Seminole electric coal trade...

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ECI-USA and IEC join forces in the marketing of their respective products

E-crane International USA announces agreement with Interstate Equipment Corporation. E-crane International USA was founded in 1999 as the American support center for the revolutionary E-crane and is headquartered in Bucyrus, Ohio. Most of the E-crane™ installations have been on the waterways to offload coal from barges for utility companies, cement for LaFarge and bauxite for the Aluminum processing Industry, to name a few. Interstate Equipment Corporation of Pittsburgh, PA has nearly a century of experience in Port and River Barge Handling Systems. These engineered products...

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E-Crane™ barge loaders penetrate South American market

Two E-Crane™ equilibrium cranes are the workhorses of a barge unloading facility for Global Material Services (GMS) located in Venezuela, South America, on the Orinoco River. GMS recently erected its second E-Crane™ which was commissioned last May. The cranes are barge-mounted on a single platform where each crane has its own hopper and take-away conveyor. These conveyors travel over two miles to feed bauxite to Bauxillum which uses it to produce alumina. The equilibrium crane, generally referred to as the E-Crane™, is a revolutionary and multifunctional crane for heavy-duty...

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E-Crane™ barge loaders penetrate South American market

Two E-Crane™ equilibrium cranes are the workhorses of a barge unloading facility for Global Material Services (GMS) located in Venezuela, South America, on the Orinoco River. GMS recently erected its second E-Crane™ which was commissioned last May. The cranes are barge-mounted on a single platform where each crane has its own hopper and take-away conveyor. These conveyors travel over two miles to feed bauxite to Bauxillum which uses it to produce alumina. The equilibrium crane, generally referred to as the E-Crane™, is a revolutionary and multifunctional crane for heavy-duty...

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November 26th 2003: IEC – New Sales Representative

November 26th 2003: IEC (Interstate Equipment Corporation in Pittsburgh, PA., New Sales Representative for ECI-USA will be present @ The International WorkBoat Show 2003 (December 3-5, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA)! Visit our Booth #1728 “ECI-USA is now working with a company called Interstate Equipment Corporation in Pittsburg, PA. They have 100 years of continuous operation specializing in providing turnkey solutions for barge handling and bulk material applications.” – Mark Osborne, P.E.,ECI-USA   (Click The IEC...

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Installatie van een nieuwe E-Crane™/Installation d’une nouvelle E-Crane™

13 november 2003: Installatie van een nieuwe E-Crane™ 700 serie, model 4264PD-E/ Installation d’une nouvelle grue équilibrée (E-Crane™), série 700, modèle 4264PD-E Momenteel wordt een nieuwe E-Crane™, type 700, model 4264PD-E geinstalleerd op een franse schrootwerf. Meer details volgen binnenkort. Pour le moment ont installe une nouvelle grue équilibrée (E-Crane™), série 700, modèle 4264PD-E sur site (manutention de ferraille) en France. Plus de détails suivent.

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Installatie van een nieuwe E-Crane™/Installation d’une nouvelle E-Crane™

13 november 2003: Installatie van een nieuwe E-Crane™ 700 serie, model 4264PD-E/ Installation d’une nouvelle grue équilibrée (E-Crane™), série 700, modèle 4264PD-E Momenteel wordt een nieuwe E-Crane™, type 700, model 4264PD-E geinstalleerd op een franse schrootwerf. Meer details volgen binnenkort. Pour le moment ont installe une nouvelle grue équilibrée (E-Crane™), série 700, modèle 4264PD-E sur site (manutention de ferraille) en France. Plus de détails suivent.

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ECI-USA present @ The International WorkBoat Show 2003!

ECI-USA present @ The International WorkBoat Show 2003 (December 3-5, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA)! Visit our Booth #368   “The International WorkBoat show is an excellent resource and event. I met new suppliers and talked to design companies about new planned tugboat builds.”     – Mauro Fernando Sales,REBRAS – REBOCADORES DOBRASIL S/A. “The International WorkBoat show is an excellent resource and event. I met new suppliers and talked to design companies about new planned tugboat builds.”     –...

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E-Crane commissioned in Västerås

The commissioning of an E-Crane and the inland Port of Västerås, 100 km west of Stockholm and on the north shore of Lake Mälaren, marks a breakthrough for newly established Port-Trade AS based in Frederica, Denmark, as it is the first to be sold in Sweden. Mälarhamnar had previously considered an excavator type design to replace an elderly Kone level-luffing crane and its selection focused on the Swedish MultiDocker design, based at nearby Norrköping, or the design from Mantsinen in Finland. The E-Crane, manufactured in Belgium, has a fixed arm, knuckle joint jib configuration as does...

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It Takes Two to Tango at Global Materials Services Venezuela

Press Release Global Materials Services It Takes Two to Tango at Global Materials Services Venezuela You would not expect to find a 24/7 attitude in a Latin American Country like Venezuela, but this is the working environment for two all hydraulic material handling E-Cranes™ installed on a floating platform at mile 182 on the Orinoco River in Puerto Ordaz Venezuela. The Bauxilum Company mines Bauxite from their mines in central Venezuela. The Bauxite is loaded into barges and shipped 350 miles downstream to Puerto Ordaz, where the material is offloaded by 2 E-Cranes. The Bauxilum Company...

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Feedback from TDR, one of our customers

About OUR MISSON: By working to achieve total customer satisfaction and lowered delivered cost, we emphasize a true commitment to fulfilling your Marine Terminal Operator and Stevedore needs. OUR FOCUS: We will persevere in our mission, because we are dedicated to the success of our customers, suppliers, employees, shareholders, and the community in which we operate. Our aim is to provide the lowest delivered cost while maintaining customer satisfaction. OUR CORE BUSINESS: In our core business of Marine Terminal Operations and Stevedoring, we strive to perform our task unlike any other. Our...

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