Cargotec's Kalmar receives port equipment order of 23 RTG cranes and 79 terminal tractors from Colombia
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has won a significant order from its long standing customers Sociedad Portuaria Region de Cartagena S.A. (SPRC) and Terminal de Contenedores de Cartagena S.A. (Contecar) in Cartagena, Colombia. Both terminals are owned and managed by Port of Cartagena Group. The order includes a total of 23 rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) and 79 Kalmar Ottawa T2 terminal tractors. Kalmar will deliver five RTGs and 9 terminal tractors to SPRC and 18 RTGs and 70 terminal tractors to Contecar. The total value of the order is approximately EUR 45 million, and the order has been booked into Cargotec's 2015 third quarter order intake. The deliveries will take place between July and December 2016.
SPRC and Contecar have a long partnership with Kalmar, with an existing fleet of two ship-to-shore cranes, 49 Kalmar E-One2 RTGs, 92 terminal tractors, 22 reachstackers and two lift trucks in operation at their terminals. The latest order is part of SPRC and Contecar's master expansion plan, in keeping with their growing throughput and further enhancing their position as the leading terminals in the Caribbean region. From their current volumes of 1,400,000 and 3,200,000 TEUs annually, the terminals are anticipating a rapid growth of 5 to 7% at SPRC and 8 to 11% at Contecar over the next five years.
Kalmar is providing SPRC and Contecar a specially designed battery powered electrical air conditioning system for terminal tractors to improve the operator environment and reduce the impact on the environment with lower emissions and reduced noise. The expected saving in fuel costs is 30%. The terminals will also implement Kalmar SmartPath tracking system on the new terminal tractors after delivery. Kalmar SmartPath improves efficiency by using location-based job assignments. Equipment is automatically assigned to the closest job, which reduces driving distances and fuel consumption, and speeds up the operations.
