The Port of Houston Authority has commissioned the first of four new Super Post-Panamax STS cranes at its Barbours Cut Container Terminal. The four electric, semi-automated ship-to-shore cranes stand 30-stories high and are the largest ever constructed by Konecranes, and the largest period in North America. The Port of Houston Authority said the first … [Read more...]
Rotterdam Terminal Gets Three More Super Post Panamax Cranes
Another three super post panamax ship-to-shore cranes arrived Tuesday at the ECT Delta Terminal at the Maasvlakte industrial complex at the Port of Rotterdam. The remotely-operated cranes have a lifting height of 50 meters under the spreader and can reach across 24 containers wide, making them capable of handling even the world's largest containerships. The cranes were … [Read more...]
Offloading Giant Cranes from a Ship – Here’s How It’s Done [VIDEO]
The arrival of four new Super Post-Panamax container cranes at the Port of Houston had a lot of people wondering exactly how they are going to offload the cranes from the deck of the heavy lift ship to dock. Well, the answer is fairly simple: a combination of wheels, rails and pulling. Just think of a train on railroad tracks. The below video shows exactly how they do … [Read more...]
Port of Algeciras Gets Some Really, Really Big Cranes
This photo comes from Inchcape Shipping Services, which was recently hired to handle the arrival and offloading of 4 of the world’s largest ship-to-shore cranes at the port of Algeciras, located on the southern tip Spain along Strait of Gibraltar. The 100-meter tall cranes arrived fully assembled from China aboard the heavy lift ship Zhen Hua 25 and had to be unloaded at … [Read more...]
Port of Rotterdam Receives Nine Super Post Panamax Cranes from China
The Port of Rotterdam over the weekend saw the arrival of nine Super Post Panamax container cranes in three separate shipments from China, marking the first time ever that nine Super Post Panamax cranes have been delivered at the same time to a port by the builders. In a statement Monday, the Port of Rotterdam said that the nine cranes arrived onboard three ships from China, … [Read more...]