Kalmar has concluded an agreement with long-term customer DP World Southampton to supply a further 14 hybrid straddle carriers for its container terminal, scheduled for delivery in Q2 2025.
“With this order Kalmar and DP World continue their joint journey towards a more sustainable future for cargo-handling operations at Southampton. We are particularly proud to be able to say that our hybrid straddle carrier technology now makes up the majority of the straddle fleet at the terminal,” said Karri Keskinen, head, Sales, Horizontal Transportation, Kalmar.
DP World Southampton is the UK port of choice for many global leaders in the container shipping industry thanks to its strategic location on the UK’s south coast. The terminal has been operating Kalmar straddle carriers since 2007. This order will bring the total number of Kalmar straddle carriers at the terminal to 82.
DP World is committed to reducing and mitigating the carbon footprint of its operations through cutting energy use in its facilities and investing in product designs that conserve energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Hybrid straddle carriers help to meet this goal by significantly reducing both the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of straddle carrier operations compared to traditional diesel-powered machines. Hybrid machines also generate much less noise.
The units operated at Southampton are powered by hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), a biofuel made from 100% renewable raw material.
“Given our long-standing business relationship with Kalmar, we are delighted with the order of the latest batch of hybrid straddle carriers, which will continue to help boost productivity and optimise operational costs at our Southampton logistics hub. At DP World, we are strongly committed to being a global leader in sustainable cargo handling, and these new models will play a key role in progressing that goal here in the UK,” said Andrew Bowen, DP World UK.
