Kalmar and APM Terminals strengthen long-term partnership with new straddle carrier order

KALMAR CORPORATION, TRADE PRESS RELEASE, NOVEMBER 21, 2024 AT 10:00 AM (EET)

Kalmar and APM Terminals strengthen long-term partnership with new straddle carrier order

Kalmar has signed a major agreement to supply APM Terminals in Tangier, Morocco with an additional twenty Kalmar hybrid straddle carriers. The units will be deployed at APM Terminals MedPort Tangier. The order was booked during Kalmar’s order intake in the third quarter of 2024, with delivery of the units spread over the second and third quarters of 2025.

Opened in 2019, APM Terminals MedPort Tangier is a transshipment terminal located at the Tangier Med 2 port complex. The terminal serves the main shipping routes between Europe, Africa, the Americas and the Far East and complements the APM Terminals Tangier facility in the Tanger Med 1 port complex.

Tanger Med 2 currently operates a fleet of 65 Kalmar straddle carriers. Kalmar will take responsibility for the integration of the new machines with the customer’s terminal control system via Kalmar One software, complemented by professional services, maintenance and support.

Arto KeskinenPresident, Horizontal Transportation, Kalmar: “We are pleased that APM Terminals has chosen to continue our long-standing partnership by expanding their fleet with our hybrid straddle carrier technology. As with previous orders, the machines will be configured, tested and pre-integrated so that they can be applied smoothly and safely.”

Keld PedersenManaging Director, West Med Hub Terminals, APM Terminals: “Since we started working with Kalmar in 2017 with the first order for straddle carriers for Tangier Med 2, our partnership has continued to strengthen. Our Kalmar fleet has played a key role in the progress of the terminal and proves our operational concept, while helping us reduce CO2 emissions.”

Further information for the press:

Arto Keskinen, president, horizontal transport, Kalmar, [email protected]

Maija Eklöf, Vice President, Marketing & Communications, Dealer Management and Customer Insight, Kalmar, tel. +358 20 777 4096, [email protected]

Kalmar (Nasdaq Helsinki: KALMAR) transports goods in critical supply chains around the world, with the vision to be the forerunner in sustainable material handling equipment and services. The company offers a wide range of industrial heavy material handling equipment and services to ports and terminals, distribution centers, manufacturing and heavy logistics. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Kalmar operates in more than 120 countries worldwide and employs approximately 5,200 people. In 2023, the company’s turnover was approximately 2.0 billion euros.
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