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The port of Casablanca increases to own ability in the field container with two new cranes post-Panamax
For the 2012 German group Liebherr it previews an increment of 10% about of the volume of transactions
July 16, 2012
Last week in the port of Casablanca two new cranes of dock have arrived post-Panamax of the Liebherr that will allow with the harbour society public Marsa Maroc to serve on board disposed portacontenitori ships with container until 17 lines, while currently the cranes of the Moroccan port can only arrive to the fourteenth line. The total investment for the purchase of two means of raising is of 148 million dirham (13 million euros).
The new cranes are able to enliven at the same time two container from 20 ' for a total cargo of 65 tons being realized 35 movements to the hour.
While the German group Liebherr has announced to have closed exercise 2011 with a turnover of 8.334, 0 million euros, with an increase of 9.8% regarding 7.587, 0 million euros in the year precedence. The operating result is increased of 23.4% to 747,3 million euros, while the result clearly is diminished of 2.0% to 484,4 million euros.
Last year the total of the investments carried out from the German group is increased of 23.0% to 669,1 million euros. In the 2011 dependent of Liebherr they have grown of 2.354 units going up to a total number of 35.333 people.
For the 2012 Liebherr it previews an ulterior increment of 10% about of the turnover.
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