DP World inks deal with Kalmar for 14 new hybrid straddle carriers
Kalmar has signed a contract with DP World to supply an additional 14 hybrid straddle carriers for the company’s container terminal in Southampton, the UK. The agreement was finalised as part of Kalmar’s Q2 2024 order intake, with the delivery slated for Q2 2025.
DP World Southampton has been operating Kalmar straddle carriers since 2007. The new order will increase the total number of Kalmar straddle carriers operating at the terminal to 82. The units operated at Southampton are powered by hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), a biofuel made from 100% renewable raw material. According to Kalmar, the company’s straddle carriers can reduce a company’s fuel bills and emissions by up to 40% by using a regenerative power system coupled with a highly efficient diesel engine that uses less fuel.
The fourteen hybrid strads include:
6 x SC350H (3 high and 50 tonne lifting capacity)
8 x SC450H (4 high and 50 tonne lifting capacity)
“Given our long-standing business relationship with Kalmar, we are delighted with the order of the latest batch of hybrid straddle carriers, which will continue to help boost productivity and optimise operational costs at our Southampton logistics hub. At DP World, we are strongly committed to being a global leader in sustainable cargo handling, and these new models will play a key role in progressing that goal here in the UK,” said Andrew Bowen, DP World in the UK COO.
“With this order, Kalmar and DP World continue their joint journey towards a more sustainable future for cargo-handling operations at Southampton. We are particularly proud to be able to say that our hybrid straddle carrier technology now makes up the majority of the straddle fleet at the terminal,” said Karri Keskinen, Head of Sales, Horizontal Transportation, Kalmar.
In 2021, DP World ordered 11 hybrid straddle carriers from Kalmar for its Southampton Container Terminal, following an order of 12 in 2018.
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