{"id":21968,"date":"2025-12-04T05:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T05:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectcargoglobal.com\/?p=21968"},"modified":"2025-12-04T12:14:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T12:14:08","slug":"kalmar-and-irtc-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectcargoglobal.com\/?p=21968","title":{"rendered":"Kalmar and IRTC partner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kalmar, a global leader in sustainable material handling equipment and services, and Independent Rough Terrain Center LLC (IRTC), a U.S.-based manufacturer of heavy-duty rough terrain material handling equipment, establish a strategic partnership to distribute and service IRTC\u2019s Rough Terrain Container Handler (RTCH) worldwide. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Through this partnership Kalmar is able to offer IRTC\u2019s industry-proven RTCH technology as an additional product, leveraging its international network to provide comprehensive training, support, and aftermarket services.<\/p>\n

The Rough Terrain Container Handler (RTCH) is a purpose-built solution engineered for the world\u2019s most demanding environments. Designed to perform where conventional equipment cannot operate, the RTCH combines strength, versatility, and mobility to handle containers and cargo in areas without established infrastructure, for example in defence applications, mining and resource exploration. <\/p>\n

Stephen M. Speakes, President and CEO of IRTC: \u201cPartnering with Kalmar gives IRTC the ability to reach a truly global audience. Our Rough Terrain Container Handler has a proven legacy supporting Commercial, as well as defence operations, and we\u2019re proud to now deliver that same rugged reliability to a growing number of customers worldwide through Kalmar\u2019s trusted sales and service network.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alf-Gunnar Karlgren, President, Counter Balanced, Kalmar: \u201cThis partnership allows us to better support operations in challenging logistics environments, from mining and oilfield projects to large-scale rural infrastructure. Together with IRTC, we are expanding the boundaries of where reliable material handling is possible. We\u2019re thrilled to partner with IRTC to bring our customers a best-in-class heavy-duty rough terrain handling solution.\u201d<\/p>\n

 
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Kalmar, a global leader in sustainable material handling equipment and services, and Independent Rough Terrain Center LLC (IRTC), a U.S.-based<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":21969,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[2422,606],"class_list":["post-21968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","tag-irtc","tag-kalmar"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcargoglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kalmar-IRTC-.jpeg?fit=640%2C356&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paPyrk-5Ik","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":22021,"url":"https:\/\/projectcargoglobal.com\/?p=22021","url_meta":{"origin":21968,"position":0},"title":"Kalmar and Patrick Terminals enter 10-year deal","author":"Project Cargo Global","date":"December 8, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Kalmar is pleased to announce the signing of a new 10-year strategic supply agreement with Patrick Terminals, reinforcing a partnership that has been key to Australia\u2019s leading container terminal operator for more than two decades. 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