Kalmar supports Grimaldi’s RoRo operations with rapid delivery of heavy terminal tractors

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KALMAR CORPORATION, TRADE PRESS RELEASE, 2 OCTOBER 2024 AT 10.30 (EEST)

Kalmar supports Grimaldi’s RoRo operations with rapid delivery of heavy terminal tractors 

Kalmar has concluded an agreement to supply Italian maritime logistics operator Grimaldi Group with three Kalmar heavy terminal tractors. The machines will be deployed to operate on the new Motorway of the Sea, a Ro-Ro transport system connecting the ports of Trieste, Italy, and Ambarli, Turkey. The order was booked in Kalmar’s Q3 2024 order intake with delivery of the machines scheduled for the same quarter.

The Grimaldi Group is Italy's biggest shipowning group and a world-leading operator in the maritime transport industry. The group operates a network of port terminals and logistics companies and is also active in the passenger and container transport sector. Kalmar machines are widely used across Grimaldi Group companies in various locations around Europe.

Fernando Marino, Senior Buyer, Grimaldi Group: "Kalmar has been a reliable long-term partner, supporting us at many of our locations around Europe. We required the terminal tractors at extremely short notice to support Ro-Ro operations on our Trieste-Istanbul route, and Kalmar was able to deliver quickly and efficiently. We are grateful for their continued support.”

Stefano Vero, Solution Sales Representative, Kalmar Italy: "Grimaldi Group is an important customer for Kalmar in Europe, so we are delighted to be able to address their urgent need for new equipment at such short notice. This order demonstrates our ability to respond to local customer needs quickly when the need arises.”

Further information for the press:

Stefano Vero, Solution Sales Representative, Kalmar Italy, tel. +393403879572, stefano.vero@kalmarglobal.com

Carina Geber-Teir, SVP, IR, Marketing and Communications, tel. +358 40 502 4697

Kalmar (Nasdaq Helsinki: KALMAR) is moving goods in critical supply chains around the world, with a vision to be the forerunner in sustainable material handling equipment and services. The company 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 5,200 people. In 2023, the company's sales totalled approximately EUR 2.0 billion. www.kalmarglobal.com

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