DP World investing heavily in terminal equipment
DP World has is purchasing 63 Kalmar hybrid straddle carriers for use at four of its European container terminals. Twelve units will be delivered to GMP in Le Havre (France), 20 to Eurofos in Marseille (France), 19 to Antwerp Gateway (Belgium) and twelve to DP World Southampton (UK). Most of the equipment should be delivered by the end of 2019.
GMP in the port of Le Havre has been using Kalmar straddle carriers since the early 1990s. The facility already took delivery of twelve Kalmar electric straddle carriers earlier this year.
Eurofos, which operates the Mediterranean terminal at Fos-sur-Mer, received 27 Kalmar electric straddle carriers between 2014 and 2017.
The Antwerp Gateway container terminal currently operates with six Kalmar STS cranes and a fleet of Kalmar straddle carriers including 23 hybrid straddle carriers delivered in 2017 and 2018. DP World Southampton has relied on Kalmar straddle carriers since 2007. (kd)