APRIL Group

Kalmar provides Indonesian terminal with eco-friendly equipment

The Finnish cargo handling equipment manufacturer Kalmar has secured a deal with the operating arm of the paper producer APRIL Group, PT Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper (PT RAPP), to provide new equipment for the Group’s container terminal at the Port of Buatan in Indonesia.

The order comprises two new-generation zero-emission Rubber-Tyred Gantry cranes (RTG), two Essential Empty Container Handlers and an Essential Reachstacker.

The machines which were booked in the third-quarter order intake of...

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Sealand partners with APRIL Group for a weekly direct service in China

Maersk’s subsidiary, Sealand has partnered with the global pulp and paper manufacturer APRIL Group to provide a new direct service from APRIL Group’s terminal in Futong, Indonesia, to China.

This direct service circumvents the transhipments and schedule reliability challenges in their former route, offering improved efficiency in the ocean transport leading to more cost-effective logistics and an improved equipment cycle, said Sealand in its announcement.

“The APRIL Group ships pulp from...

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