Kalmar receives order from South Carolina Ports Authority for 12 empty container handlers

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has received a follow-up order from the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) for 12 empty container handlers including five used machine trade-ins, to the SCPA Charleston area port facilities. Delivery is set for the first quarter of 2017, the company said in its press release.

The SCPA handled 1.9 million TEUs during the 2016 financial year ending June 30, marking an increase of 1.4% over the previous year. Container volumes moving inland via intermodal transport has also increased, with the Greer inland terminal seeing an increase of 57% to 91,698 rail moves for FY2016.

The order includes 11 Kalmar DCF90-45E7 empty container handlers and one DCF90-45E8 empty container handler with capacities of nine metric tons (19,800 lbs.), designed for heavy-duty strength and stability. The equipment will join a fleet of 35 Kalmar empty and loaded container handlers already in use at SCPA facilities.
 
Kalmar offers the widest range of cargo handling solutions and services to ports, terminals, distribution centres and to heavy industry. Kalmar is the industry forerunner in terminal automation and in energy efficient container handling, with one in four container movements around the globe being handled by a Kalmar solution. Kalmar is part of Cargotec. Cargotec's sales in 2015 totalled approximately EUR 3.7 billion and it employs over 11,000 people.