Hybrid drives top the bill for straddle carrier operations
NewsMore and more straddle carrier operators have opted for hybrid drive machines because of lower fuel costs, emissions savings and lower overa...
Southampton staying safe and greening up straddle operations
NewsDP World Southampton is the UK’s biggest straddle carrier terminal and its whole fleet was switched to HVO 100 biofuel in April last year....
End of the road for ‘a true workhorse’ as ‘Classic’ Kalmar straddle bows out
NewsLater this year, a customer in East Asia will become the last to take delivery of a Kalmar ‘Classic’ straddle carrier, the diesel-powere...
AutoStrad fleet tops 300
NewsThere are now over 300 Kalmar automated straddle carriers in service, with fleets of over 20 machines in six different terminals....
Forth Ports takes delivery of 12 new straddle carriers
NewsThe new Kalmar ESC440 (40 tonnes SWL, 1 over 3) machines are capable of running on biofuel. Five have been delivered to Grangemouth and seve...
Kalmar straddles for Forth Ports
NewsKalmar has delivered 12 new ESC440 (40t SWL, one-over-three) straddle carriers to UK ports operator Forth Ports. The machines are capable of...
Virginia hybrid shuttle fleet expanding
News11 new machines will take the fleet of Kalmar Hybrid Shuttle Carriers at the Port of Virginia to over 100 machines....
More straddle carriers for Florida terminal
NewsOrder for three-straddle carriers includes one machine with a special width for rail operations....
Straddles and the road to zero emissions
NewsThe Port of Virginia has a strategic plan to evaluate and implement carbon-neutral cargo handling equipment....
Options for electric straddle carriers
NewsBoth of the industry’s two main straddle carrier OEMs are preparing to support customers to implement fully electric machines....
Tropical diesel-electric
NewsKalmar has won an order to supply Tropical Shipping in the US with three new diesel-electric straddle carriers for its terminal in Palm Beac...
Straddle roll over at PNCT
NewsA longshoreman was fatally injured in a straddle carrier roll over at the Port of New York New Jersey....
More straddle automation and vacuum mooring for APM Terminals
NewsPlans for APM Terminals MedPort Tangier include “23 new semi-automated hybrid shuttle carriers from Kalmar and its hybrid AutoStrad soluti...
Mobicon announces dealer in Japan
NewsPartnership with major Japanese conglomerate and container handling equipment OEM brings Mobicon’s mini straddle carriers to the Japanese ...
More Kalmar Shuttle Carriers to Tangier
NewsAPM Terminals is adding another 23 Kalmar Shuttle Carriers to its fleet in Tangier, Morocco....