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P&O Ports has signed a full service contract with Kalmar for the provision of preventative and breakdown maintenance, engineering support and spare parts supply for the 20 ESC seventh generation straddle carriers operating at its new Antwerp Gateway terminal. The contract, based on a fixed hourly rate, is for 8,000 machine hours - the equivalent of approximately two years.
Workload at the terminal is now divided between P&O Ports and Kalmar technical staff. The former operate the machinery during the night and Sundays, and the latter during the day from Monday to Saturday. Briefings between shifts are held to ensure that both parties are informed about the overall operation at the terminal – a joint venture between P&O Ports, Maersk, Duisport, Cosco Pacific, and CMA-CGM, and managed by P&O Ports.
