Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has signed an
agreement with STX Construction (Dalian) Co., Ltd., of Dalian, China – a group company of STX Corporation, a major Korean shipbuilder – under
which MHI will license production and marketing of marine deck cranes.Through licensing to a company in the STX group, which has shipyards
in Korea, China and Europe, MHI aims to accelerate global market
penetration of its technology-based marine deck cranes.Earlier, MHI licensed the technology to Jiangsu Masada Heavy
Industries Co, Ltd. of China in 2008 and to SPP Machine Tech Co., Ltd.
of Korea in January 2013.The deck cranes to be licensed are two models, currently on the
market, having a 30-ton hoisting capacity and a working radius of up to
26 and 28 meters, respectively. MHI will supply STX Construction
(Dalian) with components for the cranes, including hydraulic machinery.Marine deck cranes are located on the decks of cargo ships and are
used for cargo loading and unloading. MHI presently enjoys the largest
share, 40%, of the Japanese market. For some time the company has been
looking for a way to effectively penetrate into the shipyards of the STX group, a major player in Korea, a shipbuilding superpower. Meanwhile
STX Construction (Dalian) has been seeking to enhance its deck crane
portfolio through the addition of competitive machines. The intentions
of the two companies thus meshed and led to the conclusion of the
licensing agreement.STX Group is a conglomerate headquartered in South Gyeongsang
Province. The group’s main business is shipbuilding, with shipyards not
only in Korea but also in Dalian and in Europe. The main business
purpose of STX Construction (Dalian), established in 2006, is
architectural projects like residential building and vacation village
etc; complete equipment project like crane, steel structure, pipe pile
and plant mechanical production, etc and civil work projects like
bridge, road and tunnel, etc. The company has approximately 900
employees.Going forward MHI looks to maintain and further develop its solid
collaborative relationship with the STX group, as well as to promote
further penetration of its marine deck cranes in the global market.
SHIPBUILDING
28 March 2013 - 11:24
MHI Licenses Marine Deck Crane Technology to STX Construction (China)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has signed an agreement with STX Construction (Dalian) Co., Ltd., of Dalian, China
SHIPBUILDING
28 March 2013 - 11:24
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