July 24, 2026
Pictured: a container terminal in Melbourne, with the CBD in the background. Photo supplied: Kalmar.

Kalmar receives 22-crane order from Australian container stevedore

By Shipping Australia

Nasdaq Helsinki-listed Kalmar Corporation has received an order for ten Kalmar Hybrid Straddle Carriers and 2 Hybrid Kalmar AutoStrad machines from container stevedore Patrick Terminals.  The 10 Hybrid Straddle Carriers are to be deployed at Patrick’s Melbourne terminal and the 12 Hybrid AutoStrads at Sydney AutoStrad terminal. The order was booked in Kalmar’s Q2 2026 order intake, with delivery scheduled to be completed during Q2 of 2027.

Patrick Terminals handles over 3.5 million TEU each year, according to Kalmar.

Karri Keskinen, Head of Oceania, Kalmar, commented: “By combining our industry-leading AutoStrad technology with advanced hybrid power units, we are delivering on our joint commitment to enhance operational excellence and drive meaningful decarbonisation”.

Kalmar offers  a wide range of industry shaping heavy material handling equipment and services to ports and terminals, distribution centres, manufacturing and heavy logistics. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Kalmar operates globally in over 120 countries and employs approximately 5,300 people. In 2025, the company’s sales totalled approximately EUR 1.7 billion.

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