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EQUIPMENT

The Turnkey Supply The Turnkey Supply

Chain of CranesChain of Cranes

Cranes are much more than just critical equipment.

At ZPMC, it means the supply chain itself.

By Joseph Keefe n post-Panamax world – that is to say one which includes an you. It turns out that the global crane business is very much expanded, deepened and improved Panama Canal – there a ‘turnkey’ operation. The frms that embrace that idea today

Iare many layers to the logistics onion. These include rein- fnd themselves in a very good spot as today’s market moves forced and improved berths and bollards, deepened blue water forward to realize what the Panama Canal promised when its harbors, improved intermodal connections ashore and a re- operators announced that they would expand what is arguably shuffing of ever larger tonnage for ports that can handle those the world’s key global supply route. One such frm, Shanghai ships. All of that is important, of course, but it is the post- Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (ZPMC), a global heavy-

Panamax sized cranes which may be the hottest commodity duty equipment manufacturer listed on the Shanghai Stock on the water as the race for the cargo reaches full speed. Exchange, has arguably perfected the art of the container

How those cranes are sourced and acquired may surprise crane supply chain.

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