Finnish manufacturer Kalmar announced it has concluded an agreement to supply Ultraport with a total of six Kalmar medium forklift trucks equipped with a selection of safety features for its operations at Terminal Pacifico Sur (TPS) in Valparaíso, Chile.
The Kalmar G-generation medium forklifts supplied to Ultraport will be used to handle steel products and will be fitted with a specialised coil ram for handling steel coils.
The new forklifts feature the Kalmar Reverse Warning Sytsem, which combines camera and ultrasound decision technologies to provide drivers with full visibility when reversing.
Additionally, the machines will be fitted with the necessary hardware to enable connection to Kalmar Insight – a performance management tool that turns fleet data into actionable, impactful insights.
The order was booked in the second quarter order intake of Cargotec, the parent company of Kalmar, with the delivery of the equipment being anticipated until the last quarter of 2021. Kalmar’s formal local dealer Fesanco played an important role in securing the order.
Martin dos Santos, Sales Representative at Kalmar said, “We have built a strong and valuable partnership with Ultraport over the years, so we are delighted to be able to enhance our cooperation with this new order for medium forklift trucks.”
“The additional safety features they include will help the customer to ensure safe operations when handling demanding loads such as steel coils.”
As one of Chile’s busiest terminals, TPS has invested heavily in infrastructure and equipment in recent decades in order to address significant growth in demand.
Ultraport, which boasts more than 40 years’ experience in the port terminals industry and operations at all nine of Chile’s major terminals, already utilises many Kalmar equipment in its operations at TPS including reachstackers, empty container handlers (ECHs) and terminal tractors.
Cristian Rivadeneira, Deputy Maintenance Manager at Ultraport said, “We have been very satisfied with the quality, reliability and safety of the Kalmar equipment in our fleet, and have received excellent support from the local team in Chile over the years.”
“We are looking forward to taking delivery of the new forklifts, which will greatly enhance our steel-handling capabilities.”
