2021年第一季度，江蘇鎮江船廠(集團)有限公司訂購了兩臺高效節能環保科尼Gottwald 8型駁船起重機。兩臺起重機將由中遠海運散貨運輸（集團）有限公司（簡稱:中遠散貨）在非洲幾內亞海岸操作。

In the first quarter of 2021, Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard (Group) Co., Ltd. ordered two eco-efficient Konecranes Gottwald Model 8 Cranes on Barge. The cranes will be operated by Cosco Shipping Bulk Co. Ltd. (Cosco Bulk) off the coast of Guinea, Africa.

這兩臺駁船起重機專為在遠海上使用而設計，最大外伸距43米，抓取力達63噸，可連續裝卸散裝貨物。該起重機按照勞氏船級社海上作業環境起重設備規范進行設計，可在風速高達24米/秒，最大波高為2.5米的情況下工作。

Specially built for use on the open sea, the cranes provide a maximum outreach of 43 m and a powerful 63 t grab curve for continuous-duty bulk handling. They are designed in accordance with Lloyd’s Register Code for Lifting Appliances in a Marine Environment, which allows them to be operated at wind speeds up to 24 m/s and at maximum wave heights of 2.5 m.

Cosco Bulk 

作為世界上鋁土礦儲量最大的國家，幾內亞的礦業一直在擴張。世界領先的航運公司中國遠洋運輸股份有限公司子公司中遠散貨稱，他們需要更多的起重機來應對鋁土礦產量的增加。這兩臺新起重機將把內河駁船上用于生產鋁的鋁土礦轉運到遠洋船舶上。至此，在幾內亞海岸使用的科尼Gottwald駁船起重機總數達到12臺。

Home to the world’s largest reserves of bauxite, the Guinean mining industry has been expanding. Cosco Bulk, a subsidiary of a world-leading shipping company, China Cosco Shipping Corporation Limited, found they needed more cranes to cope with the volume. These two new cranes will transship bauxite for the production of aluminum from river barges onto ocean-going vessels and will bring the total number of Konecranes Gottwald Cranes on Barge in the region to twelve.

“收到滿意客戶的重復訂單總是讓人心情愉悅。” 科尼港口解決方案銷售總監Jerry Fann表示，“我們的技術在極具挑戰性的條件下再次得到證明。隨著全球科尼Gottwald駁船起重機數量的增長，我們鞏固在這一市場的領先地位。自2004年投入使用以來，我們的駁船起重機性能一直在穩步提升，并將隨著技術的發展不斷改進。”

“It’s always a pleasure to receive a repeat order from a satisfied customer,” says Jerry Fann, Sales Director, Konecranes Port Solutions. “Our technology has proved itself once again under challenging conditions. As the number of Konecranes Gottwald Cranes on Barge grows around the world, we have consolidated our leading position in this market. Our cranes on barge capabilities have been growing steadily since launching in 2004, and we will continue to improve them as technology develops.”