/INS. Konecranes, one of the world’s market leaders in lifting technology, will be attending MED PORTS 2014 — the biggest annual Container Ports and Terminal Operations Exhibition and Conference Event for the Mediterranean Region. The event will take place April 23-24, 2014 in Marrakesh, Morocco. At the exhibition, in stand 11 in hall Salle Atlas 3 & 4, Konecranes will focus its presence on Port Cranes and Lift Trucks.

The group, based in Finland, provides intelligent lifting solutions and extensive service to increase the efficiency and profitability of companies in all sectors for the long term, including manufacturing and process industries, shipyards, ports, and terminals.

Konecranes is also a major global player in the design, manufacture, delivery, and servicing of port and shipyard equipment. The company builds the world's largest and most complex cranes for the port, harbor, shipyard, container terminal, and bulk handling industries. Every Konecranes crane is equipped with state-of-the-art technology and features that are the result of decades of innovation, research, and engineering leadership in the lifting industry. The range comprises Goliath Shipyard Cranes, Ship-to-Shore, and Bulk Handling Cranes for vessel loading and unloading, as well as all types of Container Handling Cranes — ranging from Rubber-Tired-Gantry Cranes (RTG’s) to Lift Trucks. At MED PORTS 2014 in Marrakesh, Konecranes will demonstrate its wide product portfolio for this sector — including the new BOXHUNTER container handling crane.

Konecranes entered into the North African market in 2010 by acquiring the Moroccan company Techniplus. Konecranes-Techniplus is a well-recognized leader in Morocco in servicing port equipment from Agadir to Tangier. The two companies built a synergy that has started immediate growth by offering its large range of industrial lifting equipment, cranes, and lift trucks to the industry, as well as its expertise to serve and maintain all brands of industrial hoisting machines. Besides that, Konecranes-Techniplus is already well positioned in the service to port equipment in Morocco, with branches in Agadir, Safi, Jorf Lasfar, Casablanca, Tangier, and Nador.
 
Konecranes Morocco will also be present at MED PORTS 2014. “We have high expectations of our participation at MED PORTS 2014 in Marrakesh; the visitor and exhibitor level is very professional. Since it is our first time at the exhibition, we are expecting many visitors to our stand, and we are confident that we will establish good connections with our existing customers as well as receiving some promising visits with purchase expectations. We expect good follow-up business after the fair,” says Thomas Descamps, Konecranes Country Manager for Morocco and French-Speaking Africa.

Caption 1: New Konecranes BOXHUNTER container handling crane. © Konecranes

Caption 2: Konecranes offers a large variety of services and products that have been designed to serve customers in the best possible way in the port sector.© Konecranes

Konecranes is a world-leading group of Lifting Businesses™, serving a broad range of customers, including manufacturing and process industries, shipyards, ports and terminals. Konecranes provides productivity-enhancing lifting solutions as well as services for lifting equipment and machine tools of all makes. In 2013, Group sales totaled EUR 2,100 million. The Group has 11,800 employees at 600 locations in 48 countries. Konecranes is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (symbol: KCR1V).

www.konecranes.ma

Further information:
Thomas Descamps
Director, North and Central Africa
Thomas.descamps@konecranes.com
Phone +212 (0)5 22306099 | Mobile +212 (0)6 61811676

Antoine Bosquet
Sales Director Port Cranes, IMEA Region
Antoine.bosquet@konecranes.com
Phone +358 40 5034141

Lena Ansorge
IMEA Marketing & Communication
Lena.ansorge@konecranes.com
Phone +49 6103 7333-235 | Mobile +49 162 2824233

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