Kalmar wins order for 12 E-One RTGs from Santos Brasil S/A

The largest terminal operator in South America has awarded Kalmar an order for 12 E-One rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes. Santos Brasil S/A, operating at the Port of Santos, presented Kalmar with the contract for 7+1 wide and 1-over-6 high units after experiencing great success with its current fleet of five Kalmar conventional hydraulic RTGs delivered in early 2006.

The new 16-wheel units will be equipped with Kalmar's autosteering and container position verification system, Smartrail®, and delivered between September 2007 and January 2008. The 16-wheel model offers a reduction in ground load pressure over the traditional eight-wheel model, thus minimizing wear and tear on the terminal surface.

Santos Brasil S/A currently operates five Kalmar RTGs and five RTGs of another make at its terminal. The operator is gradually making the transition from reachstacker to RTG and road truck operations. In 2000, Kalmar Brasil sold 11 reachstackers to Santos Brasil S/A, and after each machine logged approximately 25,000 operating hours, the two companies agreed to a refurbishment contract.

The terminal of Santos Brasil S/A handled 1.1 million TEU in 2005 - approximately 20 percent of Brazil's entire container throughput. The Santos and Sao Paulo areas are home to about 40 percent of the GDP in Brazil. Santos Brasil S/A's traffic is expected to increase as it is the only terminal with sufficient area, berths and access roads.

Kalmar's Terminal Development Service will complete a study regarding Santos Brasil S/A's operations and how the terminal could be developed in the future.

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Santos Brasil S/A ordered 12 E-One RTGs from Kalmar after experiencing great success with its current fleet of five Kalmar conventional hydraulic RTGs (pictured).

Kalmar is a global provider of container and heavy duty materials handling equipment, automation applications and related services. It is the world's leading supplier of cargo handling equipment to ports, terminals and intermodal facilities. Every fourth container or trailer transfer at terminals around the world is handled by a Kalmar machine. The company also supplies a wide range of machines to demanding industrial customers for applications as diverse as handling steel and paper to shunting road trailers at distribution hubs.

Kalmar is also leading the way in port automation applications with its application of unmanned container handling technology, on-board smart features and remote maintenance products developed in co-operation with customers and partners.

Kalmar's product range is complemented by a large range of value added services such as maintenance contracts and fleet management. Production plants are situated in Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands, Malaysia, China and the USA. Kalmar's net sales were EUR 1.2 billion in 2006.

Kalmar is part of Cargotec Corporation, the world's leading provider of cargo handling solutions, which are used in local transportation, terminals, ports, distribution centres, and ships. In 2006 Cargotec's net sales were EUR 2.6 billion. Cargotec's class B shares are listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.