 (L-R) Sjarif Hadiwidjaja, managing director of Meratus Lines and Jerry Fann, sales director for South Asia of Terex Port Solutions division. |
Noell Crane Systems (China) Ltd (Noell China) has signed an order worth about USD33 million with Meratus Lines, Indonesia.
The contract includes four units of ship-to-shore (STS) and six units of rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes,and is the second-largest order for the manufacturer after the USD40 million order of 26 RTGs by Malaysia's Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas in March 2013.
Meratus Lines is a leading Indonesian shipping company, providing point-to-point transportation solutions and is also in the container terminal operation business.
The RTG orders are the Noell cable reel electrical RTGs - three 6+1 wide units for Jakarta and three 7+1 wide units for Surabaya.
The STS crane has a rated load capacity under spreader of 45 T, an outreach of 42 m (138 ft.), back reach of 15 m (49.2 ft.), rail span of 16 m (52.5 ft.), and hoist height above the rail of 30 m (98.4 ft.).
The first batch of two STS and three RTG cranes for Jakarta is expected to be shipped in November 2014, and the other two STS and three RTG cranes are expected to be shipped to Jakarta and Surabaya in December 2013. The three RTGs for Surabaya will be shipped in knocked-down condition.
Noell China is a joint venture company that was jointly incorporated by Terex subsidiary Noell Crane Systems Group and China Merchants Group. Terex owns 70% of the joint venture while China Merchants Group owns 30%.
Meratus Lines, established in 1957, has grown to become a household name in Indonesian shipping. It will build two terminals in Jakarta and Surabaya.