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Kalmar, a division of Cargotec, has received two separate orders from International Container Services Inc. (ICTSI) in the Philippines, booked into the first quarter of 2015.
Kalmar will deliver a total of 42 Kalmar Ottawa terminal tractors, five Kalmar reachstackers and two Kalmar rubber-tired gantry cranes to Manila International Container Terminal (MICT), and 16 Kalmar Ottawa terminal tractors and two Kalmar RTGs to the ICTSI Subic Bay International Terminal Corporation (SBITC).
Two of the Kalmar Gloria reachstackers (Kalmar DRG450-60S5M) and three Kalmar empty container handlers (Kalmar DCT80) will be delivered to MICT in late April.
All Kalmar Ottawa terminal tractors will be delivered to Manila and SBITC's new container terminal in Zambales during the third quarter. The Kalmar
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E-One2 RTGs will show up by end-November 2015.
The massive expansion of terminal operations currently underway at both MICT and SBITC has required an increase in the existing fleets. These new Kalmar units will help increase the efficiency of the loading and unloading of containers and cargo in the ports, as well as assisting with anticipated growth.
MICT currently accounts for the major container traffic moving through Manila. SBITC is the major gateway for Central and Northern Luzon.
"MICT is ICTSI's flagship operation and since 1988 we have increased the terminal's annual capacity five-fold," said Mohamed Ghandar, ICTSI Director Asia Region and General Manager of MICT. "We are expanding the cargo handling fleet to make it the largest and most modern terminal operation in the Philippines."
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