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Container cranes at Kochi Port. Container cranes consist of a supporting framework that can traverse the length of a quay or yard on a rail track. Instead of a hook, they are equipped with a specialized handling tool called a spreader. The spreader can be lowered on top of a container and locks onto the container's four locking points ("corner ...
Translift Rubber Tired Gantry Crane at Mi-Jack. Mi-Jack Products is an American manufacturer of industrial, intermodal, and port cranes based in Hazel Crest, Illinois. [1] It manufactures Travelift and Translift rubber-tired gantry cranes, as well as various other container handling systems [2] and is a part of the Lanco Group of Companies.
The Corps has drawn sharp criticism from Missouri Governor Jay Nixon and Kansas Governor Sam Brownback. [citation needed] After seeing years of decline and dwindling tonnage levels, the Port of Kansas City closed in 2007. However, the Kansas City Port Authority took over the port and reopened it in August 2012 for commercial use. [1]
Electric cranes, supplied by electricity from a single centralised generating station or prime mover, could offer a lot of power per crane, without requiring the high cost of an equivalent steam plant on each crane. Port cranes were almost all luffing jib cranes, often with a long reach. Their lifting capacity depended on how far they were ...
The Port of Baltimore shared an image of the crane barge, Donjon's Chesapeake 1000, which ABC News reported was onsite Friday morning at the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The span ...
The largest crane on the East Coast will soon try to lift the treacherous, colossal wreckage that has hampered search crews from finding victims of this week’s catastrophic Baltimore bridge ...
The Port Services business area is dedicated to catering to the demands of port and terminal operations worldwide. Using advanced container handling technologies, this segment delivers container cranes , straddle carriers , and other specialized equipment for cargo movement and storage in ports.
The ports handle about half of U.S. ocean imports, including food, clothing, auto parts, cars shipped via container and holiday toys, according to experts interviewed by USA TODAY.