Kalmar, a part of Cargotec, has concluded an settlement with Taiwan Worldwide Ports Company, Ltd. (TIPC) to ship two diesel-electric straddle carriers to be used on the Port of Keelung. The order was booked in Cargotec’s 2021 Q1 order consumption with supply scheduled for This autumn 2021, in keeping with the corporate’s launch.
TIPC is a nationwide enterprise that’s wholly owned by Taiwan’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications. TIPC manages operations at 4 ports within the nation: Port of Keelung, Port of Taichung, Port of Kaohsiung and Port of Hualien. The Port of Keelung is positioned close to the northern tip of Taiwan and is without doubt one of the most necessary ports within the Asia-Pacific area.
TIPC’s tools fleet presently contains seven Kalmar straddle carriers, which have been working at Keelung for near twenty years. The brand new machines are being bought as a part of TIPC’s ongoing fleet renewal programme.
The Kalmar straddle carriers delivered to TIPC can be powered by a extremely environment friendly diesel-electric energy unit and have wonderful manoeuvrability, quiet operation and straightforward upkeep. The spacious, ergonomic cabin and intuitive consumer interface will assist to enhance productiveness by making certain that operators profit from the absolute best driving expertise. The subsequent-generation machines characteristic new strong cellular drives, a very redesigned electrical system for the higher body and spreader and a extra spacious electrical cupboard structure.
Kalmar presents the widest vary of cargo dealing with options and companies to ports, terminals, distribution centres and to heavy business. Kalmar is the business forerunner in terminal automation and in power environment friendly container dealing with, with one in 4 container actions across the globe being dealt with by a Kalmar answer. Kalmar is a part of Cargotec.
