Overview
Cargotec (Nasdaq Helsinki: CGCBV) was a Finnish cargo handling company formed in June 2005 from the demerger of Kone Corporation, comprising three business areas: Kalmar (port automation), Hiab (load handling), and MacGregor (marine cargo). In June 2024, Cargotec completed a partial demerger spinning off Kalmar as an independent company listed on Nasdaq Helsinki (KALMAR).
The remaining Cargotec entity was renamed Hiab Corporation in 2025, focusing on on-road load handling equipment. Cargotec's 2022 sales totalled approximately EUR 4 billion with around 11,500 employees.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Focus
HQ
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Division
Autonomous product
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Previous CEO
Business areas
2022 sales
Employees 2022
Kalmar demerger
Renamed
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Cargotec on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Casimir Lindholm President & CEOsecondary-verified
Former / Previously (1)
- Mika Vehviläinen President & CEO (2013-2023)secondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Cargotec.
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Recent coverage
Cargotec in third-party press
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_disclosed
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
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Partnerships (2)
- Kalmar x Forterra with Forterradevelopmentreported, not operationally verified
- Cargotec partial demerger: Kalmar spin-off with Kalmarotherconcluded
Recent activity
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- Record createdJun 8, 2026
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Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-30
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-30
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
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Methodology surface for Cargotec.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Cargotec from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
The partial demerger of Cargotec has been registered – Kalmar to be listed on Nasdaq Helsinki
Cargotec completed its partial demerger, transferring the Kalmar business to Kalmar Corporation, which began trading on Nasdaq Helsinki under KALMAR on July 1, 2024.
Kalmar and Forterra Sign Joint Development Agreement for Autonomous Terminal Tractor
Kalmar (Cargotec) and Forterra signed a joint development agreement for autonomous terminal tractor solutions for ports and logistics terminals.
Cargotec is planning a separation of Kalmar and Hiab
Cargotec announced plans to separate its core businesses Kalmar and Hiab into two standalone publicly listed companies to unlock shareholder value.
Cargotec appoints Casimir Lindholm as President and CEO
Cargotec's Board appointed Casimir Lindholm as President and CEO effective April 1, 2023, succeeding Mika Vehviläinen who retired after leading the company since 2013.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/cargotec.md
- RSS feed: /companies/cargotec/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/52f485e3-b5f5-4d4f-aac3-1b636a8dcb2b
- Revision history: /companies/cargotec/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Reality vs attention
Not enough verified signal yet to place Cargotec against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
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DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 30, 2026