CARGOTEC's Kalmar unit, which makes cargo handling gear, has won orders to supply five electric straddle carriers for the Mediterranean Shipping Company's (MSC) Home Terminal in Antwerp for an undisclosed sum.
Kalmar wins 5 straddle carriers orders for MSC's Antwerp terminalCARGOTEC's Kalmar unit, which makes cargo handling gear, has won orders to supply five electric straddle carriers for the Mediterranean Shipping Company's (MSC) Home Terminal in Antwerp for an undisclosed sum.
In addition, Kalmar will supply one new generation hybrid straddle carrier to MSC on a rental basis.
The agreement was signed in August and the new units will be delivered in February next year and the order has been booked into Cargotec's 2013 third quarter order intake.
MSC Home Terminal is a 50:50 joint venture between Singapore's PSA and the Dutch TIL group and is the largest container terminal in Antwerp and the most important European hub for MSC.
The terminal handles 4.6 million TEU annually, more than half of the total container throughput in the port of Antwerp. The terminal runs an existing straddle carrier operation and the new Kalmar units will replace old machinery.
The hybrid straddle carrier represents Kalmar's new generation technology introduced to the global market on October 9. The hybrid system can deliver a 40 per cent decrease in fuel consumption compared to existing machines, the company said.
Said MSC Home Terminals technical chief Randy Verresen: "By opting for the Kalmar hybrid straddle carrier, we wanted to choose latest technology to cut operating costs and reduce CO2 emissions at the terminal."