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Konecranes has been delivering Rail Mounted Gantry (RMG) cranes to intermodal operators all over the world for many years. This year marks the delivery of the 1000th Konecranes Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) crane – a milestone in its impressive history. It was installed at the Georgia Ports Authority at the Port of Savannah in the USA. In South Africa three 350kg RMG’s have been installed at Transnet in Gauteng. “It is one of the largest scale installations of RMG cranes ever to be undertaken in Southern Africa”, said John MacDonald, Service, Sales and Marketing Director at Konecranes Southern Africa. “Weighing over 350 tons, the cranes are each able to move a container every three minutes”. Konecranes’ Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) crane is an integral part of the global company's product offering. This productive and reliable RTG was developed more than 20 years ago and remains the top choice for container terminals around the globe. Konecranes’ RTG has three main features which w

Johannesburg; 20 July 2017 - In response to the warning by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) that it intends taking industrial action to ‘shut down’ the country’s engineering sector, The South African Engineers and Founders Association (SAEFA) today said that it seems that that NUMSA does not really have the desire to avoid strike action, despite the massive financial repercussions this will have on all employees in the sector, whether union members or not. Responding to the comments made by NUMSA general-secretary, Irvin Jim, at a press briefing on Tuesday, Gordon Angus, SAEFA Executive Director, said that the move by the union is not unexpected, but it is entirely unnecessary. “As previously stated in the media, SAEFA has been aware of NUMSA’s apparent desire to initiate strike action, seemingly at any cost,” Angus said, “as evidenced by their unwillingness to participate meaningfully in any of the dispute meetings thus far.” Angus pointed out that wh