9 November 2022
The order was booked in Cargotec’s 2022 Q3 order intake, and the equipment is expected to be delivered by the end of Q3 2023. Kalmar Hybrid Straddle Carriers will therefore be able to perform significant reductions of both the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of a terminal’s straddle carrier operations when compared to using traditional diesel-powered machines. Moreover, hybrid machines generate much less noise than their diesel counterparts do.
Mikko Mononen, VP Sales for Kalmar stated: “We are investing continuously in R&D efforts to develop more eco-efficient solutions and we are pleased to see that our customers share the same priorities. We are also very proud that with this order, we have sold over 500 Kalmar Hybrid Straddle Carriers globally since their introduction to the market in 2013.”
To date, GMP’s fleet of Kalmar equipment consists of 24 hybrid straddle carriers out of 50. GMP in the port of Le Havre has been using Kalmar Straddle Carriers since the early 1990s, and the previous delivery of 12 Kalmar Hybrid Straddle Carriers took place in 2020.
Source: Port Technology