Container Quay Crane Specifications

Furthermore the paper carries out an analysis of the optimal quay crane productivity with regard to contemporary requirements.

Container quay crane specifications. This current document first published in june 2011 is the result of this joint working initiative and is. Quay cranes served as one of the essential elements of the trans hipment containers in the container terminal. Container cranes consist of a supporting framework that can traverse the length of a quay or yard on a rail track. The recommended minimum safety specifications for quay container cranes document has been.

Experts working from tt club insurance claims records and with combined operational experience recommend minimum standard safety features to promote safety. Used on all liebherr high performance container cranes for over forty years. London 9 th june 2011. Container cranes consist of a supporting framework that can traverse the length of a quay or yard on a rail track.

Ptp chairman dato sri che khalib mohamad noh pointed out that the operator s series of equipment purchase would help the port to receive ulcvs. Constructing quay cranes in the cork container terminal. Rail mounted quay side container handling crane description specification. The cranes have a lifting capacity of 65 tonnes are 55 5 m high weigh 1 900 tonnes and are capable of handling containers over 24 rows across ultra large container vessels ulcvs.

Cranes normally transport a single container at once but some newer cranes have the capability to pick up two to four 20 foot containers at once. Liebherr container cranes in killarney have been working with the port of cork for more than 50 years and their port cranes ship. This document first published in june 2011 is the result of this joint working initiative and is intended for buyers and suppliers of quay container cranes. Ship to shore gantry cranes sts 5 single beam lattice construction description advantages by design single beam of monobox lattice construction for main beam and boom where the individual members are of box type rectangular section.

Specification for quay container cranes in relation to safety features that should be included in specifications tenders and quotations for new quay container cranes. Cranes normally transport a single. 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 castings using a twistlock mechanism. Instead of a hook they are equipped with a specialized handling tool called a spreader.

26 0 m below rail level. This paper deals with quay cranes comparingparticular specific crane s components. Total height of lift.