01.06.2012

13 new cranes for Odebrecht

Brazilian construction and engineering company Odebrecht has ordered 13 cranes from Manitowoc.

The deal signed at M&T Expo 2012 in Sao Paulo, includes five Grove YardBoss YB4400 series industrial pick & carry cranes, two RT890E and two RT540E Rough Terrain cranes, two Manitowoc 16000 and two 999 crawler cranes.

Paulo Oscar, equipment trading superintendent for Odebrecht, said: “With a number of different job sites worldwide, it is important to select a company with a wide product portfolio that is able to provide local support, which Manitowoc is able to do. And what a great way to make such a large purchase - at M&T Expo from a company that has shown its dedication to our region by opening up a factory here.”
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The Odebrecht deal for 13 new cranes is completed at M&T Expo, Brazil

Four of the Grove YardBoss cranes will be shipped directly to Angola to work at the Cambambe hydroelectric plant, while one will go to Venezuela, along with the four Rough Terrain cranes to work on the Nigale Bridge project, which is expected to begin later this year.

The four Manitowoc crawler cranes are also destined for Venezuela. Odebrecht also recently purchased a number of other cranes for its fleet, including a Manitowoc 999 crawler crane that is on its way to Peru, five RT890E Rough Terrain cranes for a refinery construction jobsite in Brazil and one RT765 that is currently working in Africa.