The order was booked in the Q2 2023 order intake, with delivery of the machines scheduled for Q2 2024.
The electric straddle carriers will be capable of operating for up to four hours and will be fitted with a standard CCS2 charging interface that is compatible with any commercial charging station.
DP World will also install two Kalmar FastCharge charging stations in the yard area that can be used to top up the machines’ batteries during shifts. No major changes are required to the yard infrastructure as the charging stations will be located in parking areas outside operational hotspots.
The London Gateway the terminal operates 60 Kalmar automatic stacking cranes (ASCs) and 40 Kalmar straddle carriers.
Mikko Mononen, vice president, sales nanagement, horizontal transportation, Kalmar, said: “Our new high-energy battery technology has been developed in response to customer demand for a battery-based solution that is more closely aligned with their operating patterns.
“We have been working with DP World London Gateway for many years on solutions to help them improve efficiency and reduce the impact of their operations on the environment. The terminal has been piloting a fully electric straddle carrier since 2018, and this project has served to demonstrate that fully electric machines are the optimal next step on the terminal’s decarbonisation journey.”
London Gateway is a deep-sea port, rail terminal and logistics park situated on the River Thames, UK. Owner DP World is committed to becoming a carbon-neutral enterprise by 2040 and a net-zero carbon enterprise by 2050. The company intends to invest up to $500m to cut CO2 emissions from its operations by nearly 700,000t over the next five years.
