Kalmar has secured an order for 30 hybrid straddle carriers from its long-term US customer Maher Terminals.

Maher Terminals is one of the largest multi-user container terminal operators in the world and has developed North America’s largest marine container terminal in the Port of New York & New Jersey.

Maher recently signed a 33-year lease extension agreement with the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey to support growing trade, and this is where the new straddle carriers will be deployed in Q4, 2026.

The order was booked with the Finnish materials handling equipment manufacturer in Q4, 2025.

Kalmar says the new straddle carriers are part of Maher Terminals’ ongoing fleet renewal program and form part of a 270-strong Kalmar fleet operated by the business.

The new straddle carriers will be fitted with Kalmar’s collision warning system which improves safety by alerting operators to potential collision risks using a combination of visual and audible alarms. 

Maher Terminals helped Kalmar to develop the system and began trialling it in 2022. It has said it now intends to retrofit its whole fleet with the same system.

Lou Allora, chief engineer with Maher Terminals says: “Over four decades of working with Kalmar we have built a rock-solid partnership based on openness and transparency”. 

“Continually refreshing our fleet with Kalmar’s newest hybrid straddle carrier technology was a logical next step to continue our path toward net zero,” Allora adds. “The hybrid machines will help us to reduce fuel consumption and local emissions in addition to improving safety and comfort for our ILA operators.”