Patrick's Brisbane Autostrad operation

Patrick Terminals has ordered another 12 Kalmar AutoStrads to be delivered during Q2 of 2022.

Patrick Terminals is Australia's leading container terminal operator, handling over 3 million TEUs annually. The company operates some of Australia's most technologically advanced terminals at four strategically located ports: Brisbane AutoStrad Terminal, Sydney AutoStrad Terminal, Melbourne Terminal and Fremantle Terminal in Western Australia.

In November 2019, Patrick Terminals signed a comprehensive software maintenance and support agreement with Kalmar covering the equipment automation systems at Brisbane and Sydney.

Of the 12 new 8th generation Kalmar AutoStrads, five will operate at Brisbane and seven at Sydney Autostrad Terminal.

The machines are part of Patrick Terminals' ongoing fleet renewal program and will join the existing fleet of over 130 Kalmar straddle carriers, replacing some of the older-generation Kalmar AutoStrads in the fleet. Patrick Terminals ordered the previous set of Kalmar AutoStrads in June last year, and the machines were delivered during the first quarter of 2021.

Michael Jovicic, chief executive officer, Patrick Terminals, notes that his company is investing in infrastructure and innovation to ensure the efficient operation of our market-leading terminals throughout Australia. "The Kalmar AutoStrad is a critical piece of equipment for both our Brisbane and Sydney terminals. We have been pleased with the new generation of machines and look forward to the benefits that their improved performance, reliability and efficiency will bring to our operations," he says.