Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has received an order from Puerto Central S.A (PCE) in San Antonio, Chile for 24 Kalmar Ottawa T2 terminal tractors and three Kalmar DCG160-12 forklift trucks. The order was signed in June 2015 with delivery expected in November 2015, the company said in its press release.
As part of the plan to become one of the largest container terminals in Chile, PCE is building a new multipurpose terminal with a 15m draft, allowing the port to handle Post-Panamax ships. Phase 1 of the project, which will transform Puerto Central into a multipurpose terminal with a capacity of 1.3 million TEUs, has already benefitted from the delivery of seven Kalmar E-One2 rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) in July 2015. In addition, the terminal operates with eight Kalmar Ottawa terminal tractors.