KALMAR

Kalmar to support VICT

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed a maintenance and support agreement with International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) covering the automated container handling solution operating at Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT). The order was booked in Cargotec’s Q4 2018 order intake with the agreement coming into effect in November 2018.

Australia’s first fully automated container terminal, VICT, welcomed its first vessel in March 2017. Located at Webb Dock East in the Port of...

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Kalmar extends cooperation with Maher Terminals

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, is to deliver a further order of straddle carriers to Maher Terminals LLC for use at their marine container terminal located in the Port of New York and New Jersey. The order of 26 straddle carriers was booked in Cargotec’s 2018 second quarter order intake, and delivery is scheduled to take place during Q1 of 2019.

Maher Terminals is one of the largest privately held, multi-user container terminal operators in the world. The company has developed North America’s largest...

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Kalmar to support Chile Terminals

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has secured a contract to supply six Gloria reachstackers to Sitrans Servicios Integrados de Transportes Limitada (Sitrans), part of the Ultramar Group. The order was booked in Cargotec’s Q4 2018 order intake and delivery of the machines is scheduled to take place during Q1 of 2019.

Three of the machines will be delivered to the company’s container terminal in Valparaiso and three to their terminal in San Antonio, both of which are located on the Pacific coast in...

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Autonomous container terminals vs self-driving cars: Differences and similarities (Kalmar)

In recent years, the development of autonomous cars has progressed rapidly, while automation has similarly been gaining ground in the constrained environment of the container terminal. How will the development of autonomous road vehicles influence the future of terminal automation? What are the differences and similarities between the two fields?

Where we are today

At the time of writing (end of 2018), autonomous cars are still at the experimental stage. Almost always, a human is in the driver’s...

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Kalmar receives large order from Malaysia

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed a contract with SPT Services Sdn Bhd, for an order of 41 units of Kalmar TL2 Terminal Tractors. The order was booked into Cargotec’s 2018 fourth quarter order intake and scheduled for delivery in December of 2018.

SPT Services Sdn Bhd is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Johor Port Berhad. The 41 units of TL2 terminal tractors will be delivered to the Solid Product Jetty (SPJ) located in Pengerang Johor, Malaysia. The semi-trailers will move containers within the...

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Kalmar: Artificial intelligence makes waves

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are exerting a growing influence on port operations through applications such as remote monitoring, maximizing the productivity of terminal machinery and addressing many of the inefficiencies inherent in the maritime supply chain.

Juho Vihonen, Cargotec’s AI & analytics architect observes that artificial intelligence is already shaping product development as forward-thinking customers increasingly view the use of machine learning technology as a...

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Kalmar forklifts to help ensure efficient drilling operations

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has delivered a total of 18 forklift trucks to Algeria’s leading drilling contractor Entreprise Nationale des Travaux aux Puits (ENTP). Kalmar will also support ENTP with parts supply and provide operator training to their staff. The machines, ordered in the first quarter of 2018, were delivered during the third quarter.

Established in 1981, ENTP is the leading drilling contractor in Algeria with a market share of close to 45 percent. The company performs drilling and...

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Kalmar tractors to equip Brazilian container terminal

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has secured an order to supply a total of 30 Kalmar Ottawa T2 Terminal Tractors to the Tecon Santos container terminal in Brazil, operated by Santos Brasil Participações S.A. The order was booked in Cargotec’s third quarter 2018 order intake, with delivery of the machines scheduled to take place through the first quarter of 2019.

Tecon Santos is located in the largest port in Latin America and is one of Brazil’s leading logistic company and biggest container terminal....

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Kalmar innovation center in Sweden

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has officially inaugurated its new Innovation Center in Ljungby, southern Sweden. Approximately 200 people will be based at the state of the art facility that has been designed to support new collaborative ways of working with modern architecture and cutting edge technology.

The new site will act as a focal point for further strengthening Kalmar’s digital offering, R&D capabilities, and prototype production and testing for the company’s mobile equipment portfolio and...

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5G technology trials on harbor automation

Nokia, ABB and Kalmar, part of Cargotec, announced on November 14 that they successfully conducted industrial trials that leverage the low latency capabilities of 5G to support time-critical applications and enhance protection and efficiency in smart electricity grid and harbor automation. The trials, conducted as part of the Wireless for Verticals (WIVE) research project, represent one of the first real-world applications of time-critical 5G applications on electricity grid and harbor...

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