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2. Cargo net - Wikipedia

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   A cargo net being used to unload sacks from a ship at Haikou New Port, Haikou City, Hainan, China.. A cargo net is a type of net used for transferring cargo to and from ships. . It is usually square or rectangular, but sometimes round, made of thick rope, with cinch ropes extending from the corners, and in some designs, the edg

3. Rigging (material handling) - Wikipedia

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   A team of riggers design and install the lifting or rolling equipment needed to raise, roll, slide or lift objects such as heavy machinery, structural components, building materials, or large-scale fixtures with a crane, hoist or block and tackle. Rigging comes from rig, to set up or prepare.

4. Net (device) - Wikipedia

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   A cargo net being used to unload sacks from a ship at Haikou New Port, Haikou City, Hainan, China. A net comprises threads or yarns knotted and twisted into a grid-like structure which blocks the passage of large items, while letting small items and fluids pass.

5. Cargo - Wikipedia

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   Typically bundled in batches for hoisting, either with cargo nets, slings, crates, or stacked on trays, pallets or skids; at best (and today mostly) lifted directly into and out of a vessel's holds, but otherwise onto and off its deck, by cranes or derricks present on the dock or on the ship itself.

6. Crane (machine) - Wikipedia

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   Manual crane from the late 19th century used for unloading small loads from ships at the Port of Barcelona, Spain. A crane is a machine used to move materials both vertically and horizontally, utilizing a system of a boom, hoist, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves for lifting and

7. Hoist (device) - Wikipedia

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   A mining hoist (also known simply as a hoist or winder) [6] is used in underground mining to raise and lower conveyances within the mine shaft. It is similar to an elevator, used for raising humans, equipment, and assorted loads. Human, animal and water power were used to power the mine hoists documented in Agricola's De Re Metallica, published ...