A significant order from long-term customer DP World for eight fully electric Kalmar straddle carriers with high-energy batteries will be put into operation at the London Gateway logistics hub. <\/p>\n
\u201cOur new high-energy battery technology has been developed in response to customer demand for a battery-based solution that is more closely aligned with their operating patterns,\u201d said Mikko Mononen, vice president, sales management, horizontal transportation, Kalmar.<\/p>\n
We have been working with DP World London Gateway for many years on solutions to help them improve efficiency and reduce the impact of their operations on the environment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fully-electric<\/strong><\/p>\n Kalmar equipment and automation solutions are at the core of DP World London operations at London Gateway, with the terminal operating 60 Kalmar automatic stacking cranes (ASCs) and 40 Kalmar straddle carriers.<\/p>\n The electric straddle carriers with high-energy batteries will be capable of operating for up to four hours. Furthermore, no major changes are required to the yard infrastructure as the charging stations will be located in parking areas outside operational hotspots.<\/p>\n The straddle carriers will also be fitted with a standard CCS2 charging interface that is compatible with any commercial charging station. DP World will also install two Kalmar FastCharge charging stations in the yard area that can be used to top up the machines\u2019 batteries during shifts.<\/p>\n Delivery of the new machines will take place in the second quarter of 2024.<\/p>\n Kalmar\u2019s Straddle Carrier Charge Family meanwhile, was introduced to the market at this year\u2019s TOC Europe, as the latest addition to its rapidly growing portfolio of fully electric equipment.<\/p>\n The Charge Family comprises battery technologies, charging solutions and software to support operators of both manual and automated terminals with their transition towards decarbonised operations. <\/p>\n Kalmar said that feedback from customers has shown that there is not only a need for alternative charging solutions, but also for supporting software solutions that allow efficient use of electrified equipment and identify areas for improvement through monitoring and data analysis.<\/p>\n So, the Electric Straddle Carrier Charge Family, enables Kalmar customers to choose the path to electrification that best fits their operational and strategic business needs.<\/p>\n Kalmar also recently introduced a new range of sustainability options for its eco-efficient electric reachstacker.<\/p>\n Customers now have the option of having their electric reachstacker constructed with 47% SSAB Zero steel, which is made from recycled steel and produced using fossil-free electricity and biogas. <\/p>\n Customers also now have the option to replace standard oil with PANOLIN biodegradable hydraulic oil and extend tire lifetime through eco driver training and a tire pressure monitoring system.<\/p>\n The equipment manufacturer is also introducing a new emission-reducing counterweight made from unprocessed naturally heavy material to replace the standard cast-iron counterweight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kalmar is securing more orders on the back of the launch of its Charge Family range, which comprises of battery technologies, charging solutions and software.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":3479,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[249,25,233,23,1126,1125,464],"sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-3478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-products-services-greenport","tag-dp-world","tag-electric","tag-kalmar","tag-port-equipment","tag-reach-stacker","tag-straddle-carrier","tag-zero-emissions"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3478"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3478\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3480,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3478\/revisions\/3480"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3478"},{"taxonomy":"sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?post=3478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}