2008 – Page 3 – E-Crane

Jim Gutsch Comments at Inauguration of Mama Mobokoli in Zeebrugge

2008-03-17

Jim Gutsch comments at Inauguration of Mama Mobokoli — Zeebrugge Jim Gutsch Mr. Jim Gutsch is a Senior Vice President of Engineering at Seaboard Corporation in Kansas City, Kansas. The E-Crane team worked closely with Mr. Gutsch and his project Engineer Rick Mohr during the development of the Seaboard’s Midema Midstream Transfer Facility on the Congo River in Matadi, Democratic Republic of Congo. The E-Crane Managers and their guests During the inauguration celebration in Zeebrugge on February 22, 2008, Mr. Gutsch was asked to say a few words about the project. “In all my years...

Ship-Hunters reports: Special visitor in Zeebrugge

2008-02-27

At this moment there is a special visitor in the port of Zeebrugge (B). The “Mama Mobokoli” is a special pontoon with a very large crane on it. The pontoon/crane are special built for the handling of bulk carriers with a max. tonnage of 25-30.000 tons. The pontoon is a second hand (built in 1981) but the crane is brand new and is installed on the pontoon in Zeebrugge by E-Crane. Mama Mobokoli The final destination is the port of Matadi in Congo (Africa). There the pontoon will be used for discharging bulk carriers loaded with flour. The voyage to Matadi will take about 40...

E-Crane — big in Belgium and abroad

2008-02-26

E-Crane Worldwide/Indusign is a modern, state-of-the-art engineering and heavy equipment construction company, based in Adegem, Belgium. E-Crane Worldwide provides design services as well as complete machine production, installation, support and training with on-going service for the heavy equipment industry. The E-Crane series offers models with up to 49 tonnes duty cycle capacity due to their movable counterweight and fixed parallelogram linkage as well as up to 150ft/50m of horizontal and up to 100ft/30m reach below grade. Its modular design allows each E-Crane to be tailor-made to the client’s...

E-Crane is a star performer at Kinder Morgan’s new Columbus, MS transload facility

2008-02-14

Kinder Morgan needed a state-of-the-art material handler to unload incoming scrap from barges for the new SeverCorr Steel Mill, a state-of-the-art, “next-generation” facility being built in Columbus, MS about eight miles from the Tennessee-Tombigbee waterway. The SeverCorr plant will produce 1.5 million tons annually of hot roll, hot roll P&O, cold roll and hot dip galvanized/galvanealed steels. Kinder Morgan is headquartered in Houston, TX, and is one of North America’s largest energy transportation, and storage companies, with more than 37,000 miles of pipelines and 150 terminals for...

Going GREEN – all a matter of balance?

2008-02-14

With ports the world over going green in a variety of ways, a 34-year-old French idea has brought balance and savings to many with the added advantage of being good for the planet. Ray Dykes explains… The concept of a balanced crane was patented in 1973 by the Seram Group of Perpignan, France, and has been often copied since. Seram remains the world’s largest maker of equilibrium cranes, as they are known, and has around 610 of the revolutionary machines working inland river ports and small ocean ports on every continent.An equilibrium crane has huge advantages when it comes to going...

New E-Crane begins operation at Kanawha River Plant

2008-02-07

GLASGOW, W.Va. — Kanawha River Plant is once again receiving much of its coal by barge thanks to the new E-Crane that began operation at the plant in January. From its perch atop a newly-constructed river cell, the E-Crane, or equilibrium crane, uses its large capacity bucket to move coal from barges to the plant’s coal yard. The equipment replaces the plant’s original crane which was retired several years ago.For some time now, we’ve had to rely exclusively on locally-available, truck-delivered coal, which means we often have 100 or so trucks in and out of here a...

E-Crane on the frontpage of DCi

2008-01-21

Pay E-Crane International Europe a visit @ Bulk Materials Handling (BMH) event

2008-01-21

Bulk Materials Handling Improving mine and port efficiencies and productivity through best bulk material handling practices 23 – 25 January 2008 Sheraton Towers SingaporeIBC Asia’s Bulk Material Handling Asia will combine real-life field experience from the mining industry across the Asia Pacific region with the most innovative global practices; showcasing the latest ideas and best practices you can use to make sure your bulk materials handling operations remain at its optimal level at an increased rate of efficiency.IBC Asia’s inaugural Bulk Materials Handling will feature some...

River Metals taps E-Crane – To Feed World’s Largest Shear

2008-01-07

The latest equipment acquisition for their River Metals operation in the Louisville Kentucky operation is a 1000 Series, Model 7317B rail mounted E-Crane with 104’ reach and 15 tons lift capacity feeding the world’s largest 3,000 Ton Henschel scrap shear.This E-Crane replaces several conventional material handlers and offers the following advantages: Flexibility and versatility: the primary duty for the E-Crane is to feed the big Henschel shear. However between shear cycles, the E-Crane unloads trucks, sorts and stockpiles sheared material. In addition to a 4 tine scrap grapple, the E-Crane...

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