Cleaning up US logistics the Kalmar way

The order includes four heavy electric forklift trucks, two electric reachstackers, both a first for the US market, and three heavy terminal tractors. It also includes the Kalmar Insight fleet performance management tool.

“Our two companies have benefitted from a partnership that stretches back more than three decades. This new agreement to renew our cargo-handling equipment with fully electric and more eco-efficient machines is an important step supporting our clean fleet initiative in the US,” said Ove Moring, head of supplier & contract management, Wallenius Wilhelmsen.

“We believe that Kalmar’s heavy equipment offering is the right choice to help us reach our goals.”

Green goals

Wallenius Wilhelmsen is a global leader in vehicle transportation and logistics, employing over 9,500 people across 28 countries. The company’s land-based network of logistics services comprises eight terminals, 11 inland distribution networks and more than 66 services and processing centres around the world. 

One of the company’s strategic goals with regards to reducing its onshore logistics emissions is its clean fleet initiative whereby all new equipment, where practicable, is zero emission.

“We are extremely proud that Wallenius Wilhelmsen has chosen Kalmar equipment as part of its fleet renewal programme in the US,” said Svante Alverönn, vice president, global service solutions, Kalmar.

”This order is another clear demonstration of the rapidly rising demand for robust fully electric equipment that is capable of moving heavy loads, and represents the first sales of our electric reachstacker and heavy electric forklift to a customer in the USA.”