Singapore: Port operator and equipment provider Portek reports that it has won a series of engineering contracts worth a total of about S$25 million from international.
In Mexico, Portek has won a major order to modify and relocate two container cranes from Colon, Panama, on the Atlantic Ocean to Manzanillo, Mexico on the Pacific Ocean. This is a major mobilization exercise as the cranes will have to be temporarily reduced in height in order to pass under the Bridge of the Americas in Balboa, Panama, before they finally enter the Pacific Ocean to reach Manzanillo, the largest container port in Mexico. Also in Latin America, Portek has secured repeat orders from Buenaventura, Colombia and the Caribbean for repairs and modification of cranes.
In SE Asia, Portek has been engaged to carry out a major crane revamping job in Manila which encompass a renewal of the crane's drive control system, and increase in crane speeds. [02/10/07]
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