MOL (China) Co., Ltd plans to open an office in the mainland city of Hefei in Anhui province to conduct sales promotion, information gathering and other liaison operations, starting on December 18.

MOL (China) had previously focused sales efforts in Hefei through its Nanjing branch. The new office is located at 1104 East Changjiang Road.

The Japanese transportation group chose to locate its new office in the provincial capital Hefei with a population of more than 4.5 million people because of its growth prospects and favourable location, 400 kilometres west of Shanghai. Major economic activities include manufacturing of electrical appliances, chemical products and auto parts.

Imports, and exports of Hefei's finished products and raw materials, pass mainly through the port of Shanghai, a company statement said.

The opening of the Hefei office brings the number of MOL offices in China to 26.






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Vycon supplies crane technology to Long Beach

VYCON, a manufacturer of high cycling energy storage flywheel systems, has landed a contract to supply the Long Beach Container Terminal (LBCT) at the US west coast port with six Regen units for RTG cranes.

The terminal operator is expected to take delivery of two units soon and an another four later next year.

The Regen System is an emissions reduction and fuel savings crane energy storage system that is currently being used at both the Port of Long Beach and the Port of Los Angeles, a company statement said.

Vycon said discussions are also underway with several port operators in Asia and Europe, which have expressed an interest in the new environmentally friendly crane technology.

"We pride ourselves on being the first to adopt new technologies for environmental improvements. We have tested several new options but have been most impressed with Vycon's Regen system," said Kevin Hayes, vice president of safety, security, maintenance and repair for Long Beach Container Terminal.

"We've had a chance to watch how the system works at the Evergreen and ITS terminals and that gave us the validation we needed to go forward with our purchase."

Vycon hopes to eventually retrofit approximately 250 AC type RTG cranes that are currently in operation at southern California ports.