Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has confirmed a new order has been secured from Austrian rail logistics service provider Innofreight Solutions GmbH (Innofreight) for a Kalmar heavy electric forklift – the first of its kind to be delivered to a customer anywhere in the world.

The order was booked in Cargotec’s Q4 2022 order intake and the machine is scheduled to be delivered during Q4 2023.

Peter Wanek-Pusset, Managing Director, Innofreight, elaborates: “If we are to achieve our target to be carbon neutral by 2040 it is essential that we start reducing our reliance on fossil fuels now. Kalmar is a long-term partner and a leader in the field of eco-efficient electric equipment, so we are very pleased to be able to take this initiative forward together with them.”

Innofreight was founded in 2002 and develops modular rail wagon solutions for a variety of industrial sectors including pulp and paper, agriculture and construction. The company’s equipment is in operation in 20 European countries on all three European standard rail gauges and includes 60 diesel-powered Kalmar forklifts with various lifting capacities.

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