Southern European ports expand operations with Kalmar
container handling solutions
Ports in southern Europe are responding to the growing
flow of goods by increasing their handling capacity. The ports of Koper in
Slovenia and Evyap in Turkey are expanding their container handling capacity
with Kalmar rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes.
Cargotec's Kalmar business area has been awarded a
contract to supply two E-One+ RTG cranes to Luka Koper for the expansion of the
Port of Koper's container terminal in Slovenia and four E-One+ RTGs to the
Evyap Port in Turkey, also for the port's expansion. The orders include
Smartrail® autosteering and container position verification systems for the
RTGs. The equipment will be delivered to Port of Koper during the third quarter
of 2009 and to Evyap Port during the first quarter of 2009.
Raimo Ukkonen, Vice President, RTG business line,
Kalmar Industries, said: "The Adriatic is a new market for Kalmar RTGs. The
volume of container freight is growing on the Adriatic Sea as the European
Union expands eastwards. Goods flows between the Mediterranean and Central and
Eastern Europe are increasing. There's lots of potential in the region."
Luka Koper provides port and logistics services in the
Port of Koper where container transport has been increasing rapidly. Luka Koper
estimates they will achieve a yearly throughput of 400,000 TEU by the end of
2008.
Evyap Logistics operates the Evyap Container Terminal,
situated 70 km east of the Bosphorus on the Anatolian side of Istanbul.
Expansion at the terminal will increase its capacity to 615,000 TEU.
Kalmar's E-One+ RTG cranes come equipped with a
low-emission diesel engine and all-electric trolley, wheel turning and
spreader. This 'all-electric' concept, without the need for hydraulics, means
that parts are easy to access and fewer components than ever require
maintenance.
The E-One+ RTGs offer reliability and cost efficiency
while also meeting the toughest environmental standards on pollution,
discharges, noise, safety and working environment.
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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 1.343 billion in 2007.
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. Cargotec's
sales exceed EUR 3 billion and the company employs approximately 12,000 people.
Cargotec's class B shares are quoted on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.
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