Kalmar to Provide Australia Logistics Solution

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Kalmar, a part of Cargotec Corporation, has been chosen to provide its Kalmar Fleet Solution of mobile equipment to Australian Container Freight Services (ACFS) operations in Adelaide, Melbourne and Fremantle.

ACFS, Australia’s largest privately-owned container logistics operator, has placed an order for three DCG100 Empty Container Handlers and two DRG450 Reachstackers, which have been booked into Cargotec’s 2018 Q2 order intake.

In addition to this, the Kalmar Fleet Solution will also allow ACFS to purchase a rental fleet, enabling the efficient movement of cargo with minimal downtime.

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The Australian logistics operator, which has facilities located close to port locations nationally, were reviewed by Kalmar, who offered suggestions as to how it might improve efficiency and safety.

Recommendations made included the need to introduce greater lift capacity over the second rail line, as well as ensuring elevated cabin heights to improve the operators’ visibility.

Tim Holmes, General Manager of ACFS, commented: “With the Fleet Solution that Kalmar provides, we do not have to worry about breakdown and downtime as they are well covered by Kalmar in their fully maintained rental solution.

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“This allows us to focus on our core business to deliver best class container freight logistics to our customers.”

Michael Wahab, Director of Kalmar’s Australia Mobile Equipment Business, stated: “Kalmar Equipment Australia has a strong sales network throughout Australia and the Pacific. One of the keys to us securing this order is our commitment to offer shorter delivery time to the standard in this market.

“We strive to understand and offer what the customer truly wants at the end of the day. In choosing Kalmar Fleet Solution, which is fully maintained by Kalmar, we have eased past problems customers had in owning something that they did have input to build, which is equipment tailor made to their business needs.”

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