KCI Konecranes breaks into the Japanese RTG market.

Police appeal for assistance
SYDNEY, Australia
New South Wales police are seeking help on an attempted theft of a forklift at Darling Harbour, Sydney, last weekend.

Five men stole a forklift from a car park and drove it onto the light rail platform at Darling Harbour around 4am on Saturday, a police spokesperson said.

The men fled after the forklift rolled off the platform onto the track. Anyone with information should phone the City Commuter Crime Unit on +612 9218 3749 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Jining plant up and running
TOKYO, Japan
Komatsu Forklifts' new plant in Jining, Shandong province, is in full swing, producing 2.0 ton and 3.0 ton IC forklifts for the Chinese market.

The plant targets a 1,000-unit production for 2006 and expects production to grow to 3,500 units by 2008.

KCI gains new foothold
HYVINKÄÄ, Finland
APM Terminals, the world's third largest container terminal operator, has ordered four KCI Konecranes rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) for its Yokohama container terminal in Japan.

The 16-wheel all-electric RTGs have 50 ton lifting capacities and can stack containers one-over-five high and six-plus-truck-lanes wide.

It is KCI's first order for a Japanese port terminal. Delivery is expected in August 2006.