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A power boost with 29 EDRIVE® ESC straddle carriers .............................3
Serving the 7 Seas with the best – Kalmar announces its 7th generation straddle carriers ............................4
O Maher Terminals All systems go fo long-term growth ......................6
Europe needs to change up a gear
Freeport reaches new heights…and depths! ........8
There is no doubt that further major investment in transportation is vital if we are to improve the competitiveness of Europe. The direction in which to go – as outlined in many European initiatives – must be to move cargo off the highways and make greater use of other modes of transportation. Europe is a market economy and the success of these planned investments is largely dependent on how they contribute to a competitive transportation channel. Just spending money or even providing subsidies is not enough. One solution may be to implement public-private partnerships, much like the Motorways of the Sea project. This should serve to highlight the true competitiveness of such investments. As equipment and service suppliers, we can contribute by developing new machines for handling containers, trailers and unit loads with different sizes and weights. Our experience, however, shows us that standards are very strong and global standards even stronger, as typified by the ISO container standards. As such, it is to be hoped that the focus falls on improving the productivity of intra-EU transportation in terms of the speed of movements and the transport system itself. These improvements are needed urgently. New standards, such as the European Intermodal Loading Unit (EILU), are not the answer to these challenges. Common initiatives from our industry may be needed in order to support safer and environmentally sustainable solutions. In other words, we believe that the voice of our industry needs to be heard. That's why we are part of the newly created PEMA (Port Equipment Supplier Association).
Kingston banks on flexibility ................................10
On board the Ghan Right across Australia...........................................14
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of the largest orders to date for its EDRIVE® ESC
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straddle carrier with a request for 29 units from MSC Home Terminal in Antwerp. All 29 machines
Compact new RoRo lift truck provides manoeuvrability and power ..................19
have a three-high stacking ability, while 15 of the EDRIVE® units are equipped with Kalmar’s
Kalmar’s new empty container truck dedicated to double handling ..............................20
extendable twinlift
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The number one RoRo terminal tractor just got even better!....................................................18
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Truly international industry association in the – almost 50 years old – container handling industry .................................17
Kalmar around the
Editor: Aija Kalander Kalmar Industries P.O.Box 387 FIN-33101 Tampere Tel +358 3 2658 111 aija.kalander@kalmarind.com
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Martinique ripe for banana trades .......................12
Christer Granskog President and CEO Kalmar Industries
Publisher: Benoît Passard Kalmar Industries PO Box 878, Kungsgatan 70 SE-101 37 Stockholm Tel + 46 8 700 51 40 benoit.passard@kalmarind.com
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The container handling industry is enjoying strong growth. Our customers are, right now, reporting growth, not only in China, but all over the world. The number of containers moved in 2003 far outstripped the forecasts made by industry consultants. In Europe continual growth is prompting new investment in handling capacity. At Kalmar, as suppliers of container and materials handling equipment, we are pleased to be a part of this positive development. With 10 new EU member states recording GNP growth figures well in excess of the old member states’ and borders opening up across the region, it is not difficult to see the potential for growth in intra-European transportation. Since 1990 we have seen a steady expansion of road and shortsea freight transportation. Movement of goods on inland waterways is also increasing, while rail transportation has been static. The high market share of road transportation reveals that the greatest volume growth lies there, simply because it is still the most competitive way to move goods from door to door. Clearly this cannot continue for much longer without major problems arising, especially if we bear in mind that: • a further increase of 50% of goods traffic on the roads is expected by 2010 if nothing changes; • over 80% of the CO2 emissions generated by transportation is attributable to road vehicles, with a further increase expected until 2010; • the negative impact of congestion on European GDP is now 0.5% and is expected to rise to 1.0% by 2010; • the cost of accidents is the equivalent of 2% of GDP.
spreaders, which have a 50-ton capacity. The 29 machines destined for operation at the major Belgian port are due for delivery late this year and early next.
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The breakthrough was finally achieved when Kalmar developed an extendable full twinlift spreader, designed especially for straddle carriers and equipped with a 50-ton capacity. Kalmar delivered the world’s first straddle carrier with extendable twinlift to Hesse-Noord Natie at the end of 2002. In October last year Belgium’s Hesse-Noord Natie ordered nine Kalmar EDRIVE® ESC straddle carriers for operation in its River Schelde terminals. Four of these units were specified with extendable twinlift spreaders, equipped with a 50-ton capacity. Impressed by the higher productivity Kalmar’s new technology brought to this Belgian terminal, MSC Home Terminal Antwerp ordered the EDRIVE® units in large numbers, proving that the machines with the electrical
The Kalmar EDRIVE® straddle carriers have proven their success in terms of environmental considerations, with low noise emission, low fuel consumption, low maintenance and repair costs and the use of less hydraulic oil. The significance of the twinlift spreader is its ability to mirror the handling efficiency of terminal ship-to-shore cranes. A ship-toshore crane can lower two full 20ft containers 1.5 m apart from each other on the quayside with its extendable twinlift spreader before swinging back to the ship to collect more cargo. For a number of reasons, this speeds up the operation significantly, for example because seal inspection can be done immediately without extra handling. However, the straddle carrier’s conventional twinlift spreader could only pick up one of these boxes at a time.
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drive system are clearly gaining market share. Other significant deliveries of the ESC straddle carriers include seven units for Office d’Exploitation des Ports (ODEP), Morocco, which already operates a large fleet of standard Kalmar straddles. Nine ESCs will also be delivered to Terminal de Contenidors de Barcelona (TCB) this year.
More information: Ilkka Annala Tel +358 3 265 8111 Fax +358 3 265 8201 ilkka.annala@kalmarind.com