RAM Spreaders, a spreader supplier for container handling and bulk cargo with over 40 years in the industry, is building a solid and broad foundation based on trust in the Americas with terminal operators, logistics providers and cargo owners.
This year, the largest maritime conference in the region, TOC Americas 2017, will take place for the first time in Lima, Peru. The port of Callao in Lima, has become one of the most important containers hubs on the West Coast of South America. RAM Spreaders is the leading spreader supplier in Callao.
RAM Spreaders is the only container handling spreaders supplier with a complete sales and service management team locally based in the LATAM region. The Senior Manager for the Americas, Eddie Mills, is based in Lima, Peru; Regional Sales Manager, Johnny Medranda and Services Support Manager, Hector Pozo, are based in Guayaquil, Ecuador. This along with a full regional sales and service network support in every major country it operates.
Two leading global port operators, DP World and APM Terminals in Callao, Peru, have over 60 spreaders from RAM Spreaders for STS, MHC, RTG and Ship cranes. Additionally, at the Port of Matarani, RAM Spreaders has supplied mining company MMG “Las Bambas” 4 Rotating Spreaders called RAM Revolver to work on Bridge cranes to load containerized bulk concentrate 24/7. This bi-modal bulk handling solution was the first of its kind in South America and won an award for its innovative bi-modal bulk handling solution.
The West Coast of LATAM has become a strong hold for RAM Spreaders in the region with a solid presence. Johnny Medranda, RAM Spreaders Regional Sales Manager for Latin Americas explained “The major global and regional terminal operators in Mexico, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador and Chile continue to trust RAM Spreaders with their highly critical container lifting operations on STS, RTGs and MHC cranes. They are not only enjoying first-class innovation, robust and reliable spreaders but also local service support every step of the way”.