Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has announced an agreement to supply comprehensive preventive and corrective maintenance services to Operaciones Portuarias Canarias S.A. (OPCSA) at Las Palmas container terminal, Spain.
According to a statement, the order was booked in Cargotec’s third quarter of 2019 with the contract coming into effect at the start of the first quarter of 2020.
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The order comprises a Kalmar Complete Care service contract covering the terminal’s ship-to-shore (STS) and rubber-tired gantry (RTG) cranes,
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OPCSA operates the most modern and largest terminal in the Port of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands.
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Carlos Rodriguez, Technical Director of OPCSA said: “We made the decision to consolidate our maintenance activities under one service provider in order to enhance safety, performance and productivity as well as cost efficiency.
“Kalmar’s track record in comprehensive maintenance provision for leading terminals speaks for itself, and it was a natural step for us to continue our relationship since we already rely on Kalmar equipment across virtually every area of our operations.
Sergio Peralta, Director, Service Operations South Europe of Kalmar said, “We are very happy to have concluded this new agreement with OPCSA, which builds on our strong partnership and close working relationship.
“Their decision to centralise all of their preventive and corrective maintenance activities to us shows the high level of trust they place in our technical capabilities, and we look forward to building an even brighter future for the terminal together.”
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