Kalmar celebrates new milestone in Italy

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The company’s 200th straddle carrier has been delivered to the Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT), located in Gioia Tauro in southern Italy. MCT, a megaport for vessels trailing the Asia-Mediterranean routes, recently crossed the 50m TEU handled mark, since its opening in 1995.

Antonio Davide Testi, CEO, MCT, said, "[…] Kalmar machines are known for their excellent reliability and flexibility as well as strong local maintenance support. Furthermore, Kalmar was able to guarantee a short delivery lead time for our most recent order for 32 new machines."

Mikko Mononen, Vice President, Sales, EMEIA, Kalmar, added, "We are exceptionally proud of the long-lasting partnership we have built together with the customer, who has shown an extraordinary commitment to Kalmar by purchasing 32 new straddle carriers from us […]."