Shanghai: Zhenhua Port Machinery has secured a $250m equipment contract with the A.P. Moeller-Maersk Group. The agreement will see the Chinese company supply the Danish shipping group with an unconfirmed number of container cranes over a five-year period.
APM Terminals, which operates over 45 container terminals in its global port network, has previously purchased more than 200 cranes from the Shanghai-based manufacturer.
"ZPMC has clearly played an important strategic role in the development of our container ports around the world," said APM Terminals North America president Eric A. Sisco, "They have consistently kept pace with our growth, our timelines, our budgets and our operational expectations. Our agreement with ZPMC here today sets the stage to fulfill the future needs of our clients as we keep pace with their growth"
ZPMC president Tong-xian Guan said, "Our products have been supplied to customers all over the world, and in this way we are pleased to have also created strong friendships all over the world. It is our goal to provide our customers with only the best, world-class manufactured products." [20/04/07]
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