The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Cargotec: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
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
Brands
Stage
Division
Autonomous product
Partnership
Pilot
CEO
Previous CEO
Business areas
2022 sales
Employees 2022
Kalmar demerger
Renamed
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Every company Cargotec has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Forterra1× joint
- 2Kalmar1× joint1 total
Most recent
- with Kalmaroperating
- Kalmar x Forterra2024-01-01with Forterrajust announced
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.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Cargotec in third-party press
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_disclosed
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
2 total · 1 operating · 1 just announced · 1 ended
Every company Cargotec has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- with Kalmaroperating
- Kalmar x Forterra2024-01-01with Forterrajust announced
Most-frequent partners
- 1Forterra1× joint
- 2Kalmar1× joint1 total
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- Kalmar x ForterrawithForterradevelopment2024-01-01just announced
- other2024-02-01concludedoperating
Timeline
Every recorded move in Cargotec’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipCargotec partial demerger: Kalmar spin-off
2024-02-01Cargotec completed a partial demerger transferring its Kalmar business area to Kalmar Corporation, which began trading on Nasdaq Helsinki (KALMAR) on July 1, 2024. The remaining Cargotec entity was renamed Hiab Corporation in 2025.
PartnershipKalmar x Forterra
2024-01-01Kalmar (Cargotec) and Forterra (formerly RRAI) signed a joint development agreement for autonomous terminal tractor solutions for ports and logistics terminals.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
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Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-05
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-05
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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Heat Index
Serious54/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Cargotec draws attention at the 12th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 13, 2026