Paterson Simons engineers, Peter Neeveng and Elvis Dongwiri, have achieved their GMK Master Technicians certification – the highest level of training available from Manitowoc, world-leading manufacturer of Grove, Potain and Manitowoc cranes. Peter and Elvis work out of the Pasico Takoradi office – which covers mobile crane service for all of West Africa....

Ghana Ports and Harbour Authority took delivery of three brand new Manitou electric forklifts this month, bringing to six the total number of ME 430 electric forklifts purchased by the company from Ghana-based Pasico (Paterson Simons’s Ghana subsidiary) in the last 12 months. Manitou has a range of 12 electric forklifts, and has perfected...

Alimak Hek are most often associated with construction and port applications – but many mines, both above- and underground, use Alimak Hek lifts in pelletising plants, smelters, concentrators, and other ore processing plants. The wire hoist lifts are highly suitable for carrying heavy loads at relatively fast speeds and is the primary...

The new reach stacker, model SMV 4531 TC5, benefits from a unique cab design, making for greater operator comfort leading to more efficient cargo handling. Bertil Jansson, supervisor at Port of Södertälje, Sweden, says, “We discussed in-depth what we wanted and what was important. We realized that the ergonomics of the cabin,...

Konecranes, on May 16, 2016, signed an agreement to acquire from Terex Corporation its Material Handling & Port Solutions (MHPS) segment against consideration consisting of cash and shares and to terminate the previously announced business combination agreement. On February 14, 2017 Terex completed the sale of 7.45 million Class A...

Container ship revolution by BRIAN J. CUDAHY Browsing through a general-purpose bookshop section on “Transport by Sea” would lead to titles on the stately passenger liners of yesteryear, old-fashioned paddle-wheel steamboats, luxury cruise ships, and warships of every shape and size. Few, if any, volumes would cover the seagoing merchant...

ABL and Manitou ABOVE: (L-R) Kenneth Vigbedor, Pasico (Paterson Simons’s Ghana Subsidiary) Plant Sales Manager and Albert Gymah (Warehouse coordinator, ABL ).  Accra Brewery Limited (ABL) manufacturer’s of the popular Club Beer brand took delivery of two Manitou MI-X40D industrial forklifts. They have been loyal customers for the past 3 years and remain impressed...

For five years Trelleborg Marine Systems has put foam fenders under the spotlight, researching their production and testing. The results of this research have now been issued as a white paper called “Smart Foam Technology”. Foam fenders are currently seen as a commodity product, one that requires little specification and engineering....

Paterson Simons, West African heavy lifting equipment dealers, have launched a mobile app to assist their crane engineers to complete service reports in the field. Paterson Simons has a vast territory covering almost the full span of the West African region. The company provides heavy lifting equipment sales and service...

Five reachstackers at the Ghana Ports and Harbour Authority terminals, three at GPHA and two at the Amaris Terminal, have been successfully retro-fitted with Konecranes’s Static Weighing System. This means customers of the port are now able to receive a VGM service. On 1 July 2016 the new IMO SOLAS...

A stunningly ambitious project was announced on Friday: Nigeria and Morocco are starting negotiations to extend a west African gas pipeline which aims to cover the length between the countries and on into Europe. In a video posted on Twitter, Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama said that the pipeline would...

In 2013 Paterson Simons supplied and commissioned a fleet of 22 Konecranes RTGs, 11 Konecranes lift trucks and 64 Terberg yard tractors to the Lomé Container Terminal (LCT). At the same time a comprehensive service and maintenance contract for the supplied fleet as well as the terminal’s 12 Post Panamax...