Construction and machinery manufacturer JCB has confirmed 105 of its machines are aboard grounded cargo ship Hoegh Osaka held at Solent, a major shipping route that separates the Isle of Wight from England.
The stock, which is all bound for the Middle East, includes 50 tonne and 33 tonne tracked excavators; backhoe loaders; Loadall; telescopic handlers; wheeled loaders and Teletruk forklifts. All machinery, worth “millions of pounds” was manufactured at JCB’s Staffordshire factories and is owned by the firm’s dealers in the Middle East. A representative for JCB…
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