Kalmar bags Austrian equipment order
Kalmar is to supply cargo handling equipment for general cargo and intermodal operation at the Österreichische Bundesbahnen-Infrastruktur AG terminals at Wolfurt, Wels and Wien Süd in Austria.
The contract includes delivery of seven Kalmar Gloria reachstackers for intermodal handling, three Kalmar TT 618i terminal tractors and one Kalmar DCG 160-12 forklift. All of the machines come with an all-inclusive Kalmar Care maintenance contract and service support provided by Kalmar Austria.
ÖBB and Kalmar have been cooperating for more than two decades, and Terminal Service Austria (TSA), a business division of ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG, already has a significant Kalmar fleet in operation.
“In this public tendering, Kalmar met our criteria of safe and efficient machines with the most cost effective solutions and the latest in environmental criteria,” said Andreas Fuchs, divisional managing director, TSA.
Terminal Wels in upper Austria will see the replacement of two Kalmar DRD 450-80 C5XS reachstackers, which have been operational since 2000, both of them exceeding 40,000 operational hours.
“This enables Terminal Service Austria to guarantee a perfect coordination of shippers, freight forwarders, operators and railway undertakings,” he added.
As a neutral service provider, TSA takes care not only of intermodal handling, but also of the transfer of wagon groups and trains from the rail line to the terminal vice versa.
Delivery is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year.
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