In August last year (2010), Indian bulk export specialists, M/s. VM Salgaocar &
Bros. Pvt. Ltd signed an agreement with Cargotec for the supply of a range of
MacGregor transloading equipment for handling iron ore at the company’s new
terminal in Goa, India. Cargotec’s scope of supply will include following
MacGregor equipment: cranes, hoppers, a deck-conveyor system with a rated
capacity of 2,000tph (tonnes per hour) and a shiploader.
“The system will be tailor-made for the customer to suit its intended
operations in Goa,” notes Jonas Johansson, Cargotec’s sales manager for
marine self-unloaders. “Our customer wanted reliable, well-proven and robust
technology that is designed for marine environments, and thus selected
Cargotec for the project. We are also the only company that could deliver the
complete material handling package that included both cranes and the
conveyor system; this draws upon expertise from different business areas
within Cargotec.”
Cargotec will deliver its equipment by May this year and the terminal is
scheduled to be operational in the latter half of next year.