# Kalmar launches new fully-electric forklift trucks in 9-18 tonne range

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has launched a new range of fully-electric forklift trucks in the nine to 18-tonne capacity range. The trucks feature lead-acid batteries and are futureproofed for lithium-ion technology.

- Type: Product launch
- Announced: 2017-09-12
- Where: Port of Melbourne, Webb Dock East, Australia
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1 million+ TEU per year
- Products: fully-electric forklift trucks
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Kalmar](https://endata.com/companies/4960.md)
- [Cargotec](https://endata.com/companies/1832.md) (partner)
- [Navis](https://endata.com/companies/18717.md) (partner)
- [International Container Terminal Services Inc](https://endata.com/companies/22661.md) (customer)
- [Victoria International Container Terminal](https://endata.com/companies/26899.md) (target)

## Sources

- [ft.lk](https://www.ft.lk/shippingaviation/World-s-1st-fully-automated-container-terminal-now-equipped/21-639455), 2017-09-12: "VICT was designed and is now equipped, to be fully automated, making it the most advanced container terminal in the world."
- [portstrategy.com](https://www.portstrategy.com/news/equipment/kalmar-unveils-new-electric-forklifts/), 2017-10-06: "By using an electric forklift instead of a comparable diesel-powered machine, customers can achieve significant reductions in their operating costs."

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