Midlife Refurbishment

Reset your fleet's lifecycle performance

We know how critical throughput efficiency and safety are to your terminal's success. As your fleet ages, you'll naturally face evolving maintenance demands. But you don't have to start from scratch to hit your productivity and sustainability goals.

The average design lifetime of a straddle carrier is around 50,000 operating hours, or roughly 10 years. However, we’ve found that the best time to take action is right in the middle: between 25,000 and 30,000 operating hours. Refurbishing at this stage is a conscious, proactive step forward that benefits your business, your people, and the planet.

A purposeful upgrade for your operations 

We’re committed to helping you maximize the assets you already have. Many of your aging machines are still structurally robust. Rather than simply replacing them, a midlife refurbishment lets us work together to restore your equipment’s performance to a near-new level.

By taking this step, you’ll:

• Capitalize on what you have: Breathe new life into your existing fleet.
• Beat obsolescence: We’ll proactively replace end-of-life components before they cause unexpected interruptions, keeping your terminal running safely and smoothly.
• Boost productivity: You’ll extend your operational lifespan, reduce waste, and improve your long-term operating costs.
• Modernize your fleet: It's the perfect opportunity to add the latest features and innovations to your older models.

Transparent upgrades, minimal disruption 

We keep things straightforward, factual, and honest. We focus on the essential upgrades that matter most to your productivity and decarbonisation efforts. Our typical scope includes overhauling power units (like engines, cooling fans, and SCR Selective Catalytic Reduction systems), upgrading fueling and suspension networks, and modernizing critical end-of-life electronics (like CT-Drive upgrades for your Gantry, Hoist, and AUX functions).

We do this through a clear, collaborative step-by-step partnership: Inspection: We’ll evaluate your equipment's condition together to identify exactly what needs attention. Proposal: We’ll provide a transparent, tailored midlife refurbishment scope for your review. Plan & Execution: We'll carefully manage material delivery and on-site execution to keep your operations moving. Final Closing: A smooth, assured handover so your operators can confidently get back to work. Request Fleet condition assessment

Lower your total cost of ownership

By investing in a midlife refurbishment, 10-20% of the cost of a new machine, you can gain a couple of extra years of productive service. You’ll also:

• Minimise unplanned downtime with improved reliability
• Reduce parts and maintenance costs
• Solve any parts obsolescence issues
• Support your decarbonisation efforts by extending their life
• Maximise the value of your assets.

Real global impact: APM Terminals Tangier

We're proud of the global reach and impact we’re achieving with partners like APM Terminals in Morocco. Facing increased container volumes at their TM2 terminal, they needed a reliable productivity boost.

While their new 2024 Kalmar straddle carriers were performing beautifully, they also had a batch of 32 machines delivered in 2018. We collaborated to refurbish these older machines starting in July 2025. By taking this proactive step, they’ve successfully extended the fleet's operational service life and optimized their performance and reliability.

Let’s take the next step together.

 Discover how much extra life your straddle carriers have left. We’re ready to help you move forward. Contact us to request your Fleet condition assessment or a Tailored proposal today.

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