Kalmar to deliver 19 straddle carriers to Vado
Port equipment manufacturer Kalmar has received an order for 19 hybrid shuttle carriers from APM Terminals (APMT) for its newest container terminal which is under construction in Vado, Italy.
The deepwater facility in Vado, which will receive the Kalmar HSH240 machines in 2017, will be the world’s first container terminal to employ an entirely hybrid shuttle carrier fleet.
The hybrid machines have been designed with a regenerative energy system that converts energy from operational braking and lowering of the spreader into electric power which is then captured and stored through new battery technology.
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