The seventh-generation Kalmar straddle carrier is a new type of machine for the Port of Oslo.

Kalmar Industries has won an all-inclusive service contract from Norsteve Oslo AS operating at the new Sjursøya Container Terminal in the Port of Oslo.

Under the five-year contract, Kalmar will provide preventative maintenance, troubleshooting and repairs, and supply parts and labour service for five Kalmar ESC 350 W straddle carriers that have 50-tonne lifting capacities and can stack containers up to three high.

The seventh-generation Kalmar straddle carrier is a new type of machine for the Port of Oslo. Norsteve Oslo's parent company, Finnsteve Ab Oy, operates similar machines at the Mussalo Container Terminal in the Port of Kotka.

Eero Posti, Kalmar contract maintenance manager, says the straddle carriers were an "obvious" choice for Norsteve Oslo's operations, "not only so the two companies can benefit from the technological and operational synergies created, but each will be able to implement similar operator training programs and share service and parts management information".

The new Sjursøya Container Terminal opened for traffic in January 2008. The terminal currently has two ship-to-shore cranes with 40-tonne lifting capacities serving a 305-metre long quay with a 12-metre depth alongside.

The Port of Oslo, Norway's largest container port, is undertaking its largest redevelopment program. When the development is completed, Sjursøya Container Terminal's capacity will increase from 143,000 TEU to 450,000 TEU.