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Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority reach 100 Teletruks!

Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority reach 100 Teletruks!

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By
Alisa Evans
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November 2016
Since 2001 long-time Paterson Simons customer, Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), has had unwavering faith in the JCB Teletruk. This month, on the occasion of GPHA purchasing their 100th Teletruk, JCB’s export development manager Simon Cubitt made a special presentation to the port Director General Richard A.Y.Anamoo; a framed...
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Refurbished Manitowoc Cranes offer exceptional value to West African customers.

Refurbished Manitowoc Cranes offer exceptional value to West African customers.

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By
Alisa Evans
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October 2016
REFURBISHED CRANES = QUALITY + EXCEPTIONAL VALUE.  BEFORE: A HD32A Potain Crane                                                                               ...
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Enhancing crane service through training at Douala International Terminal.

Enhancing crane service through training at Douala International Terminal.

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By
Alisa Evans
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September 2016
A recent development in Paterson Simons’s expanding footprint in West Africa was the stationing of senior engineer, Noel Gottsch in Douala, Cameroon to better support the company’s client base there and in particular Douala International Terminal (DIT). The terminal has a fleet of more than 21 Konecranes Lifttrucks and four...
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GPHA Celebrates 30th Anniversary with Presidential visit and new cranes.

GPHA Celebrates 30th Anniversary with Presidential visit and new cranes.

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By
Alisa Evans
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August 2016
The Ghana Ports Authority, a long-time customer of Pasico, the Paterson Simons subsidiary in Ghana, has celebrated its 30th anniversary with, amongst other events, a Presidential visit to Tema port by His Excellency Mr. John Dramani Mahama. On the occasion the President ceremonially commissioned the net mending wharf, water crafts, the bulk handling jetty,...
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Crawler Crane dis- and reassembly in 6 days

Crawler Crane dis- and reassembly in 6 days

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By
Alisa Evans
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June 2016
Crane owners, Jon Moore, needed their 400T Kobelco CKE 4000C JF 02 crawler crane dismantled at Sekondi Naval Base and reassembled at Kpone, Tema 250 kms away. The crane was at the time working for Tullow Oil in Sekondi where it was being used to help fabricate jumper spools for the TEN Project. The...
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GOLDEN JUBILEE, GHANA: JCB Teletruk – A Perfect Fit.

GOLDEN JUBILEE, GHANA: JCB Teletruk – A Perfect Fit.

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By
Alisa Evans
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September 2015
JCB Teletruks have long been popular in the ports in Ghana so when GPHA planned to set up a new state of the art devanning terminal (for unstuffing containers) – Golden Jubilee – as part of their long term plan to make Tema port the most modern and efficient in...
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GPHA, Ghana: 20 more JCB Teletruks

GPHA, Ghana: 20 more JCB Teletruks

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By
Alisa Evans
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June 2015
The long association of the JCB Teletruk with Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority continues with the recent award and delivery of a contract for 20 new machines. These unique compact hydrostatic machines are the perfect tool for unstuffing containers with their varying contents. The 3.5MT capacity machines with their versatile...
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GPHA, Ghana: JCB Teletruks: A Success Story.

GPHA, Ghana: JCB Teletruks: A Success Story.

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By
Alisa Evans
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January 2013
The story of the JCB Teletruk forklift in Tema harbour is an interesting one, and starts, as many good product stories do, at CeMAT Materials Handling Exhibition. On attending the exhibition in 1999 the Operations Director of Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority [GPHA], saw a JCB Teletruk for the first...