Kalmar and APM Terminals join forces for straddle carrier electrification pilot at Pier 400 terminal in Los Angeles
05 März 2024 - 2:00PM
Kalmar and APM Terminals join forces for straddle carrier
electrification pilot at Pier 400 terminal in Los Angeles
CARGOTEC CORPORATION, PRESS RELEASE, 5 MARCH 2024 AT 3 PM
(EET)
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed a contract with APM
Terminals Pier 400 Los Angeles to supply two new Kalmar electric
AutoStrads™ and to undertake a retrofit of two existing hybrid
straddle carriers. The new and retrofitted units will be part of
APM Terminal’s $60M electrification pilot. The large order was
booked in Cargotec’s Q1 2024 order intake, and the pilot is
scheduled to commence in Q4 2024.
“With this pilot we look to gain greater understanding of how to
convert our existing hybrid equipment fleet to fully electric with
our onsite mechanic workforce,” said Jon Poelma, Managing
Director of APM Terminals Pier 400. “Electrifying straddle carriers
is an essential task for us. We’re confident they will be able to
meet the significant operational demands of the terminal. We have
made the commitment to our customers to decarbonise supply chains
and are aiming for net-zero emissions at the terminal before
2030.”
The two Kalmar electric straddle carriers participating in the
electrification pilot project will feature high-power batteries
with an operation time of 45–50 minutes and a charging time of
approximately five to six minutes. In the pilot project, charging
will be performed at two Kalmar FastCharge™ charging stations
strategically located on the machines’ working routes. All charging
related decisions are performed automatically by Kalmar One Fleet
Optimiser’s energy management module.
Arto Keskinen, Senior Vice President, Horizontal
Transportation, Kalmar: “The automated straddle carrier terminal at
Pier 400 in Los Angeles is a flagship reference project for Kalmar
and a demonstration of our world-class automation and retrofit
capabilities. We are exceptionally proud that APM Terminals has
selected Kalmar as their partner for this electrification pilot,
which will demonstrate the capabilities of our fully electric
straddle carrier.”
Pier 400, opened in August 2002, is now the largest container
port terminal in the Western Hemisphere. The terminal covers an
area of 507 acres and is home to 19 Super Post-Panamax
ship-to-shore (STS) cranes. The terminal currently operates a total
of 132 Kalmar AutoStrads™, all of which have hybrid electric
drivetrains.
Further information for the press:
Arto Keskinen, Senior Vice President, Horizontal Transportation,
Kalmar, tel. +358 40 674 9770
Maija Eklöf, Vice President, Marketing and Communications,
Kalmar, tel. +358 20 777 4096,
maija.eklof@kalmarglobal.com
Kalmar is the global leader in sustainable cargo handling for
ports, terminals, distribution centres and heavy industry. With our
extensive electric portfolio and global service network, we help
our customers move towards safer, more eco-efficient and productive
operations. Together, we develop innovative solutions that shape
the future of our industry, improving our customers’ every move.
www.kalmarglobal.com
Kalmar is part of Cargotec. Cargotec's (Nasdaq Helsinki: CGCBV)
sales in 2023 totalled approximately EUR 4.6 billion and it employs
around 11,400 people. www.cargotec.com
- Kalmar AutoStrads
- APM Terminals Pier 400
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