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2. Taisun - Wikipedia

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   The gantry crane holds the record for the heaviest weight lifted by a crane. [3] The amount of wire required to operate Taisun is nearly 50,000 meters or just over 31 miles, allowing it to lift a maximum of 80 meters. Taisun seen lifting the 14,000-ton deck box of the COSL Pioneer drilling semi-submersible.

3. Gantry crane - Wikipedia

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   Full gantry cranes ... 1 short ton (0.89 long tons; 0.91 t) capacity portable gantry crane. Gantry crane at the site of the Homestead Steel Works in Pennsylvania, U.S.

4. VB-10,000 (ship) - Wikipedia

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   VB-10,000 is capable of lifting 7,500 short tons (6,800 t) in a single lift, nearly doubling the 4,000-short-ton (3,600 t) capacity of its predecessor. [ 14 ] Each barge is approximately 300 feet (91 m) long by 72 feet (22 m) in beam, and each barge carries four 1,000 horsepower (750 kW) dynamic positioning thrusters for station keeping without ...

5. Crane (machine) - Wikipedia

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   Samson and Goliath (cranes) two gantry cranes at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast built by Krupp; Goliath is 96 m (315 ft) tall, Samson is 106 m (348 ft) span 140 m (459 ft), lift-height 70 m (230 ft), capacity 840 tonnes (830 long tons; 930 short tons) each, 1,600 tonnes (1,600 long tons; 1,800 short tons) combined; Breakwater Crane Railway

6. Overhead crane - Wikipedia

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   Gantry-style overhead cranes of the Hainaut quarry in Soignies, Belgium. An overhead crane, commonly called a bridge crane, is a type of crane found in industrial environments. An overhead crane consists of two parallel rails seated on longitudinal I-beams attached to opposite steel columns by means of brackets. The traveling bridge spans the gap.

7. Samson and Goliath (cranes) - Wikipedia

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   Each crane has a span of 140 metres (459 ft) and can lift loads of up to 840 tonnes to a height of 70 metres (230 ft). Their combined lifting capacity of almost 1,700 tonnes is one of the largest in the world. Prior to commissioning, the cranes were tested up to 1,000 tonnes, which bent the gantry downwards by over 30 centimetres (12 in).