KALP GmbH — who we are

In 2008 the company was incorporated by ship engineer Rainer Kapelski, who has had at this time already over 25 years of experience in the maritime and container terminal industry. Through his vast expertise and his studies of marine engineering, Rainer Kapelski merged manual work on a container terminal with advanced technology by developing the ALP – the Automatic Lashing Platform.

Since the very early stages of the idea, Rainer Kapelski had co-operational support for technical know-how from Hydac International (hydraulic specialists) and the University of Applied Sciences Flensburg, faculty of mathematics and engineering. Successively, experts in container terminal operations joined the team — merging external industry knowledge with KALP's internal expertise. This ensures that the ALP does and will continue to meet current industry requirements in development, engineering and safety.

Soon after the start of the practical development process KALP attracted a leading European terminal operator as cooperation partner for the ALP prototype project. This partnership has further enhanced product development, providing first-hand industry input and a live, authentic terminal environment for testing the prototype.

With our internal knowledge in cooperation and association with industry experts and consultants we are also in a position to offer industry support and assistance in developing solutions. KALP creates individualized solutions tailored to each specific terminal — no two terminals are the same, and neither are our systems.