# Cargotec to exit Kalmar's heavy port cranes business

Cargotec plans to exit Kalmar's heavy cranes business and evaluate strategic options for MacGregor, including a potential sale, following a failed merger with Konecranes.

- Type: Closure
- Announced: 2022-03-30
- Where: Finland
- Status: announced
- Products: heavy port cranes, cargo handling equipment
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [MacGregor](https://endata.com/companies/1831.md)
- [Cargotec](https://endata.com/companies/1832.md)
- [Kalmar](https://endata.com/companies/4960.md)
- [MacGregor](https://endata.com/companies/1831.md) (target)
- [Kalmar](https://endata.com/companies/4960.md) (target)

## Sources

- [splash247.com](https://splash247.com/cargotec-to-exit-kalmars-heavy-port-cranes-business-mulls-macgregor-sale/), 2022-03-30: "Going forward, Kalmar will offer industry shaping, eco-efficient cargo handling equipment and lifecycle services in the mobile equipment product categories"
- [assafinaonline.com](https://www.assafinaonline.com/en/article/Cargotec-to-exit-Kalmar%E2%80%99s-cranes-business--potentially-sell-MacGregor?id=12643), 2022-04-14: "Cargotec plans to exit Kalmar’s heavy cranes business and is mulling the sale of MacGregor in the wake of Cargotec’s failed merger with Konecranes"

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