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Kalmar, part of Cargotec<\/a>, will supply American cargo and logistics operator Tropical Shipping with two Kalmar Gloria reachstackers and three Kalmar diesel-electric straddle carriers. The orders were booked in Cargotec<\/a>‘s 2021 Q2 order intake, and the delivery of all units is scheduled to be completed in Q4 2021.<\/p>\n

Part of the Saltchuk family of companies, Tropical Shipping is a leader in quality, on-time transportation solutions. From Canada to South Florida, the company operates state-of-the-art facilities in selected seaside ports to meet the customers\u2019 freight-shipping needs to and from the Caribbean and the Bahamas. Tropical Shipping operates a large fleet of Kalmar equipment. The new reachstackers will be operated at the company\u2019s terminals in St. Thomas and St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands and in the Bahamas, while the straddle carriers will be operated at the Tropical Shipping terminals located in the Port of Palm Beach, Florida as well as in St. Thomas.<\/p>\n

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The\u00a0Kalmar Straddle Carrier<\/p><\/div>\n

The\u00a0Kalmar Gloria Reachstacker has been developed through close cooperation with operators, maintenance personnel and terminal managers around the world. It features a number of improvements such as a panoramic view, intuitive interfaces, proactive monitoring and a comfortable seat designed to increase operator efficiency and ensure easy and cost-effective maintenance. The\u00a0Kalmar Straddle Carrier is powered by a diesel-electric driveline and offers high performance, excellent fuel efficiency and low noise as well as complying with the\u00a0latest exhaust emission regulations.<\/p>\n

Tim DiPietropolo, Vice President Operations, NVOCC & Global Logistics, Tropical Shipping: \u201cOur relationship with Kalmar has been excellent from the start and we value their equipment completely for its high quality, excellent performance and trustworthy reliability. The new diesel-electric straddle carriers will play an important role in helping us reduce both fuel costs and emissions while the Kalmar reachstackers will help us improve our operator efficiency and ergonomics.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The\u00a0Kalmar Gloria Reachstacker<\/p><\/div>\n

Troy Thompson, Vice President, Sales, Kalmar Automation Solutions, Americas: \u201cWe are extremely pleased to continue our close cooperation with Tropical Shipping, who rely exclusively on Kalmar equipment to keep their daily operations running smoothly, safely and efficiently. We are looking forward to continuing to support them with their fleet renewal programme in the future and further developing our valuable partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, will supply American cargo and logistics operator Tropical Shipping with two Kalmar Gloria reachstackers and three Kalmar diesel-electric straddle carriers. The orders were booked in Cargotec‘s 2021 Q2 order intake, and the delivery of all units is scheduled to be completed in Q4 2021. 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