AKIPRESS.COM - Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has secured two important contracts to supply mobile equipment to Kazakhstan's premier in-land dry port, KTZE - Khorgos Gateway.

The first contract includes two Kalmar DCT80-45E7 empty container handlers and six Kalmar DRT 450 reachstackers, which were booked into Cargotec's fourth quarter order intake 2014.

In addition, Kalmar will deliver seven Kalmar TT 612d terminal tractors together with ten terminal chassis, placed into the third quarter order intake 2015. All units are expected to be delivered by quarter four 2015, Nazdaq said in a press release on August 18.

KTZE - Khorgos Gateway is a greenfield dry port project located on the border of Kazakhstan and China. The dry port, which by its completion in 2018 will reach 580 hectares, is expected to become a significant point of economic growth throughout Kazakhstan, becoming a hub linking cargo between the East and West. It will function as one of the largest international transport logistics and distribution centers, providing Kazakhstan, China and countries of the Eurasian region with new opportunities for access to world markets. The port is owned by national multimodal operator JSC "KTZ Express", a 100% subsidiary of national railway companythe Republican State Enterprise "Kazakhstan temir zholy", and operated by "KTZE-Khorgos Gateway" LLP in cooperation with DP World.