Demag Cranes has supplied a mobile harbour crane to the port operator Flinders Ports, South Australia. This crane will be used in the Port of Adelaide for iron ore and concentrates handling with the newly developed Rotainer® spreader system. In day-to-day business, the Gottwald Model 6 crane will in future pick up the containers developed especially for this procedure and unload them by means of rotation over the loading area of the ship.
For Flinders Ports, the crane is a forward-looking purchase of lasting importance:“The new Gottwald crane is part of a logistical concept tailored to precisely meet the requirements of small to medium size mines,” according to Andrew Pellizzari, general manager of logistics of Flinders Ports. “We see great potential in this segment and, in future, would like to offer the Rotainer® spreader system in other ports.”
 
 FOUR-ROPE GRAB VARIANT FOR FLEXIBLE AND FORWARD- LOOKING OPERATION
In addition to Rotainer® spreader operation, the four-rope grab Model 6 variant, G HMK 6407 B, ensures that, in the long term, it will also be possible to use the crane for traditional bulk handling. Initially, however, only Rotainer® spreader operation is planned, which will predominantly safeguard the export of product coming from the mines. Since these mines do not deliver large quantities at one go, the Rotainer® method is ideal: the containers filled with product are delivered by train to the port and stored there until there is a sufficient quantity for shipping. Then they are transported to the quay where the new crane takes over and loads them on to the ship.
Klaus Roehrig, regional director for Asia Pacific at Demag Cranes for Gottwald products, also ascribes a special strategic significance to the deal because it is the first time in several years that the company has supplied a crane to Australia. “If nothing else, the fact that our crane was selected for such a forward-looking environment highlights the innovative spirit of Demag Cranes.” The Melbourne office of the Australian representative Clark Equipment based in Sydney also played a decisive role in the award of the order and in helping the customer decide on the crane type and design,” Klaus Roehrig continues.
 
GOTTWALD MODEL 6 MOBILE HARBOUR CRANE: HIGH- PERFORMANCE CRANE INCREASES COST EFFECTIVENESS OF PORTS
Model 6 is a mobile harbour crane for high-performance applications. With lifting capacities of up to 125 tonnes, a working radius of up to 51 metres and hoisting speeds of up to 120m/min depending on the variant, this model guarantees maximum handling rates. For Flinders Ports, Model 6 in the four-rope grab variant is the ideal solution: firstly to safeguard product handling, which is of vital importance in South Australia, as part of the new Rotainer® spreader method. In this context, the Gottwald crane is contributing to the creation of a new business segment for Flinders Ports. Secondly, the four-rope grab affords the port the greatest possible degree of flexibility with a view to future conventional bulk-handling applications.

FLINDERS PORTS, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Flinders Ports owns and operates seven ports in South Australia. The company continuously endeavours to offer its customers innovative solutions and to systematically develop new business segments. In this connection, the product extracted from the mines of South Australia plays an important role. This is exported via Flinders Ports, and the Rotainer® spreader system in Adelaide — the most important port of the operator company — is tailored to the target group as a complement to traditional handling methods.
 
ABOUT DEMAG CRANES
The Demag Cranes Group is one of the world’s leading suppliers of industrial cranes and crane components, harbour cranes and terminal automation technology. Services, in particular maintenance and refurbishment, are another key element of the group’s business activities. The group is divided into the business segments Industrial Cranes, Port Technology and Services and has strong and well-established Demag and Gottwald brands. Demag Cranes sees its core competence in the development and construction of technically sophisticated cranes and hoists as well as automated transport and logistics systems in ports and terminals, the provision of services for these products and the manufacture of high-quality components.
As a global supplier, Demag Cranes manufactures in 16 countries on five continents and operates a worldwide sales and service network that is present in over 60 countries through its subsidiaries such as Demag Cranes & Components GmbH and Gottwald Port Technology GmbH, agencies and a joint venture. In financial year 2010/2011, the Group, with its 6,115 employees, generated revenue of €1,062.3 million. Since August 2011, the Terex Group in the United States has held a majority share in the company.