Cargotec do US port automation
Cargotec has won a major port automation contract in the US.
The contract is for the supply of ten Kalmar stacking cranes and seventeen automatic shuttle carriers to terminal service provider TraPac Inc in Los Angeles – due for delivery in 2012 and 2013.
Lennart Brelin, executive vice president at Cargotec said, “Since 1990, we have steadily developed our track record in the field of port automation and this order would not have been achieved without our recent efforts in port automation. This is our first large automation order in the Americas region and it strengthens our position globally in port automation”.
Cargotec acquired terminal operating systems provider Navis earlier this year which has enabled the company to offer more extensive port solutions.
The company is also building the world’s largest port automation test area in Tampere, Finland, to simulate port solutions including automated equipment and fleets, navigation systems and remote steering and control.
There are also plans to establish a joint venture with Jiangsu Rainbow Heavy Industries Co Ltd in China to provide heavy crane solutions globally.
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