HUTCHISON UNIT BUYS CONTAINER CRANES FROM JAPAN
Container port operator, <Hong Kong
International Terminals Ltd>, a 89 pct held unit of Hutchison
Whampoa Ltd <HWHH.HK>, said it has placed a 164 mln H.K. Dlr
order for seven quayside container cranes of 800 tons each with
Japan's Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co Ltd <MSET.T> for
May 1988 to August 1989 delivery.
    Hong Kong International Terminals operates 32 cranes.
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