About Kalmar

 

Kalmar is a global provider of container and heavy duty materials handling equipment, automation applications and related services. It is the world's leading supplier of cargo handling equipment to ports, terminals and intermodal facilities.

 

Every fourth container or trailer transfer at terminals around the world is handled by a Kalmar machine. The company also supplies a wide range of machines to demanding industrial customers for applications as diverse as handling steel and paper to shunting road trailers at distribution hubs.

 

Kalmar is also leading the way in port automation applications with its application of unmanned container handling technology, on-board smart features and remote maintenance products developed in co-operation with customers and partners.

 

Kalmar's product range is complemented by a large range of value added services such as maintenance contracts and fleet management. Production plants are situated in Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands, Malaysia, China and the USA. Kalmar's net sales were EUR 1.343 billion in 2007.

 

Kalmar is part of Cargotec Corporation, the world's leading provider of cargo handling solutions, which are used in local transportation, terminals, ports, distribution centres, and ships. In 2007, Cargotec's net sales were EUR 3.018 billion. Cargotec's class B shares are listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.

 

The global market potential for Kalmar products is estimated to be over EUR 6 billion. The main growth potential for the heavy industrial sector is in the US, while Asia represents the strongest growth area in terms of port operations.

 

The global service market for Kalmar port equipment is estimated at EUR 700 million. While the service market is still handled primarily by customers’ own service operations, the situation is changing rapidly. More and more of Kalmar’s equipment sales are now accompanied by a contract for maintenance and service. For example, P&O Ports has a full service contract with Kalmar for the provision of preventative and breakdown maintenance, engineering support and spare parts supply for the 20 straddle carriers operating at its new Antwerp Gateway terminal, while Gateway Terminals in India has taken out a service contract to include both maintenance and operations of the 29 Kalmar RTGs operating at its Nhava Sheva container terminal. This development offers significant potential.

     

Other positive growth areas include automation, as customers increasingly look for greater operational efficiency and performance. Automation enables 24/7 services and, through more accurate operations that reduce fuel consumption and wear and tear on equipment, has a positive impact on operating costs. Safety and environmental issues can also be constructively addressed through automation.

 

Kalmar’s smart tools include the Smartrail® autosteering and container position verification system for RTGs, the Smartpath® container position verification system for straddle carriers, the Remote Monitoring Interface (RMI) system and the Fleetview fleet control system. These and other automated solutions have already helped customers around the globe to run their businesses more efficiently.

 

Key automation projects in which Kalmar has been involved include the world’s first AutoStrad terminal at Fisherman Islands, Brisbane, Australia, which has now seen its first year of full-scale commercial operations. In Europe, meanwhile, Kalmar is currently involved in converting HHLA’s Container Terminal Buchardkai in Hamburg to an automatic stacking crane system. Phase one of the conversion is scheduled for completion in 2008.