Hybrid straddle carriers boost Patrick Terminals sustainability

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, will supply a total of ten new Kalmar hybrid straddle carriers to Patrick Terminals in Melbourne. The significant order was booked in Cargotec’s 2023 Q3 order intake, with delivery of the machines scheduled to be completed during Q1 of 2024. Patrick Terminals is Australia’s leading container terminal operator, handling over three […]

27/07/2023 - 08:32 am

Kalmar’s fuel-efficient straddle carriers to enhance TIPC fleet at Keelung Port

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has concluded an agreement with Taiwan International Ports Corporation, Ltd. (TIPC) to deliver two diesel-electric straddle carriers for use at the Port of Keelung the machines are scheduled for delivery in Q4 2021. TIPC is a national enterprise that is wholly owned by Taiwan’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications. TIPC manages […]

23/03/2021 - 08:19 am

Konecranes automation project goes live at Ports of Auckland

In June 2020 the first phase of the Ports of Auckland’s (POAL) straddle carrier (SC) automation project went live. By 26 September container ships had been successfully serviced by the blended fleet of 24 enhanced manual straddle carriers and 27 new automated Konecranes Noell Straddle Carriers (A-STRADs). POAL’s primary aim for converting to automation in […]

09/11/2020 - 17:54 pm

Patrick Terminals orders Kalmar AutoStrads

Patrick Terminals has ordered ten Kalmar AutoStrad straddle carriers with delivery scheduled to be completed during Q1 of 2021. Patrick Terminals is Australia’s leading container terminal operator, handling over three million TEU annually. The company operates some of Australia’s most technologically advanced terminals at four strategically located ports: Brisbane AutoStrad Terminal, Sydney AutoStrad Terminal, Melbourne […]

26/10/2020 - 19:52 pm

Combilift targets inland container terminals

The latest in Combilift’s straddle carrier range is the Combi-IMSC Intermodal Straddle Carrier. This is aimed primarily for use at inland container terminals which typically handle lower volumes of containers compared to the main sea ports, but still need a machine capable of doing the same task. Conventional port straddle carriers are typically higher and […]

12/08/2020 - 17:39 pm

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