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REACHING NEW HEIGHTS Suppliers of stackers and reclaimers have seen new contracts as well as new systems in recent months
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almar, part of Cargotec, has signed a one-year agreement with Norwegian rail operator CargoNet covering the field-testing of a Kalmar electric reachstacker. The agreement was signed in January 2022 and the machine will be delivered to CargoNet in the first quarter of 2023. CargoNet is Norway’s leading railfreight operator, focused on rail-based intermodal services within Norway and between Norway and Sweden. The company, which is 100% owned by Norwegian State Railways, is headquartered in Oslo and employs approximately 400 people. CargoNet’s equipment fleet already includes 18 Kalmar reachstackers and one Kalmar heavy forklift truck. The high-capacity Kalmar electric reachstacker to be field-tested by CargoNet will have a wheelbase of 7.5m. The maximum lifting capacity of 45 – 45 – 34 – 23 tons in the first, second, third and fourth rows respectively represents a world first for an electric reachstacker. The field test will analyse the overall function, performance, behaviour and durability of the electric powertrain. Kalmar introduced its new range of electric reachstackers to the market in December last year. The range currently
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