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WACT COMMISSIONS 16 NEW TERMINAL TRUCKS AT ONNE PORT

WACT COMMISSIONS 16 NEW TERMINAL TRUCKS AT ONNE PORT

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By
Alisa Evans
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April 2023
In March 2023, The West Africa Container Terminal (WACT) moved a step closer to realizing its vision of becoming the gateway to East Nigeria and beyond as it commissioned 16 brand new terminal trucks to boost efficiency and cargo handling operations at Onne Port, Rivers State. The additional container handling...
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PATERSON SIMONS AND LOME CONTAINER TERMINAL: 8 YEARS LATER

PATERSON SIMONS AND LOME CONTAINER TERMINAL: 8 YEARS LATER

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By
Alisa Evans
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March 2023
Paterson Simons has had a full-time presence at Lome Container Terminal (LCT) for the last 8 years. Our contract at LCT officially began on the 1st of February 2015, we set up a full team at LCT in a few short weeks. We currently have a team of 104 strong...
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GOTTWALD MOBILE HARBOUR CRANE ASSEMBLY IN WESTDORPE, NETHERLANDS

GOTTWALD MOBILE HARBOUR CRANE ASSEMBLY IN WESTDORPE, NETHERLANDS

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By
Alisa Evans
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March 2023
Paterson Simons Service Manager Messan Guedou recently visited Europe to shadow an experienced Konecranes engineering team building a Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbour Crane (MHC) ordered by ICTSI for their operations at Matadi Gateway Terminal. He arrived in time to witness the boom assembly, fitting of boom to the crane, process...
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KONECRANES CONTAINER CHECKING SAFETY SYSTEM

KONECRANES CONTAINER CHECKING SAFETY SYSTEM

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By
Alisa Evans
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March 2023
Ensure your operators and service technicians experience a secure working environment during maintenance operations, with Konecranes container checking safety system. Container checking safety system from Konecranes The system (red supports) is mounted on both sides of the mast. While activated, the system is locked mechanically in horizontal position, preventing the...
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TRELLEBORG FENDERS INSTALLED AT GHANA PORTS & HARBOURS AUTHORITY, IN TEMA

TRELLEBORG FENDERS INSTALLED AT GHANA PORTS & HARBOURS AUTHORITY, IN TEMA

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By
Alisa Evans
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November 2022
Paterson Simons, through Pasico Ghana, teamed up with the Civil Engineering Department of Ghana Ports & Harbours Authority (GPHA) recently to complete an installation of two Trelleborg SCN1800 fenders, at GPHA. Trelleborg’s Super Cone Fenders (SCN) are the latest generation of ‘cell’ fenders, with optimal performance and efficiency. The conical...
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PATERSON SIMONS TEAM SUCCESSFULLY COMMISSION & OFFLOAD TWO KONECRANES 16W RTGS AT WEST AFRICA CONTAINER TERMINAL IN ONNE, NIGERIA

PATERSON SIMONS TEAM SUCCESSFULLY COMMISSION & OFFLOAD TWO KONECRANES 16W RTGS AT WEST AFRICA CONTAINER TERMINAL IN ONNE, NIGERIA

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By
Alisa Evans
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November 2022
The Paterson Simons team have successfully commissioned and offloaded two Konecranes 16W Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes (RTGs) at West Africa Container Terminal (WACT) in Onne, Nigeria. This adds to the existing fleet of 18 RTGS at WACT. The terminal now has 20 Konecranes RTGs. 16 of these cranes were solely...
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KONECRANES ROPEQ MAGNETIC ROPE INSPECTION IMPROVES SAFETY, PRODUCING CONSISTENT AND RELIABLE RESULTS

KONECRANES ROPEQ MAGNETIC ROPE INSPECTION IMPROVES SAFETY, PRODUCING CONSISTENT AND RELIABLE RESULTS

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By
Alisa Evans
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September 2022
RopeQ™ Magnetic Rope Inspection from Konecranes improves safety, producing consistent and reliable results. Wire ropes are one of the most critical parts of RTGs, and they can contain hundreds of individual strands. Broken strands on the rope exterior can be found by visual inspections, but the condition of the core...
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DID YOU KNOW THAT THE ‘SMV’ IN KONECRANES LIFT TRUCK’S MODEL SMV4632TC5 MEANS SILVERDALENS MEKANISKA VERKSTAD?

DID YOU KNOW THAT THE ‘SMV’ IN KONECRANES LIFT TRUCK’S MODEL SMV4632TC5 MEANS SILVERDALENS MEKANISKA VERKSTAD?

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By
Alisa Evans
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August 2022
Silverdalens Mekaniska Verkstad (SMV), in English translates to ‘Silverdale Mechanical Workshop’. SMV was founded in 1947. A change in the management team in 1994 led to the establishment of a new factory in Markaryd, Southern Sweden. A full new range of reach stackers, empty container handlers, and heavy forklifts was...
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WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE BEEN PROVIDING STS AND RTG FULL MAINTENANCE TO LCT FOR OVER 7 YEARS

WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE BEEN PROVIDING STS AND RTG FULL MAINTENANCE TO LCT FOR OVER 7 YEARS

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By
Alisa Evans
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May 2022
We are proud to have been providing STS and RTG full maintenance including reliability engineering services to Lomé Container Terminal (LCT) for over 7 years and have been on a path of continual improvement with the terminal to help them operate more efficiently and safely as the terminal grows. We are Konecranes port...
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EMPTY CONTAINERS READY FOR FILLING AT BOLLORE TERMINAL, BENIN

EMPTY CONTAINERS READY FOR FILLING AT BOLLORE TERMINAL, BENIN

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By
Alisa Evans
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April 2022
The Bolloré terminal in Benin currently operates two Konecranes Liftace E 6/7 ECC9 empty container handlers, delivered in 2021. Since 1927, Bolloré has been serving African trade and logistics. Today, they maintain a multimodal network of container terminals, dry ports and railways in 46 African countries as well as several...
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TWO 5 TON MI-X50D MANITOU FORKLIFTS JOIN FLEET OF EQUIPMENT AT GHANA PORTS AND HARBOURS AUTHORITY

TWO 5 TON MI-X50D MANITOU FORKLIFTS JOIN FLEET OF EQUIPMENT AT GHANA PORTS AND HARBOURS AUTHORITY

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By
Alisa Evans
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March 2022
Two 5 ton Manitou MI-X50D Forklifts were commissioned and handed over to GPHA by Paterson Simons on 16 January 2022. Kenneth Vigbedor, from Pasico Ghana, one of our subsidiaries, handed over the equipment.   The two 5 ton MI-X50D Manitou Forklifts supplied are all container versions, which have a low cabin and closed...
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KONECRANES FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM KIT

KONECRANES FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM KIT

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By
Alisa Evans
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March 2022
Wherever diesel powered machines run in a high productivity environment fire is unfortunately a significant risk. The most common cause of fire we see is usually as a result of the use of non-genuine hydraulic hoses which have failed through poorly crimped connections – those that run close to the...