It takes a smooth and practiced hand to load container ships at Port Houston. With two joysticks and myriad buttons, crane operators must hoist cargo over the side of an expensive vessel and onto an ...
OAKLAND (CBS SF) -- Early birds got an eyeful Wednesday morning when a ship carrying three massive container cranes bound for the Port of Oakland passed beneath the Golden Gate Bridge. Big cranes mean ...
A retired crane instructor shared videos documenting what it's like loading hulking cargo ships. Crane operators are typically dock workers with decades of experience. The role is precise and ...
The ship-to-shore cranes at the new Leatherman Terminal in North Charleston were built to move cargo on some of the world's biggest and most modern container ships. But on June 9, those cranes were ...
The recent surge of container traffic at the Port of Baltimore’s piers has caused congestion on the docks, most notably for truckers, who often spend hours waiting for their cargo in long lines on ...
Lately it seems that ports have been putting off crane purchases and want to use their existing cranes past their design life. Additionally, cranes have been pushed harder than ever as they move ...
On April 26, 1956, a crane lifted 58 aluminum truck bodies onto the deck of an aging tanker ship moored in Newark, New Jersey. Five days later, the Ideal-X sailed into Houston, Texas, where waiting ...
Sometime Friday afternoon, a ship will cruise into Commencement Bay carrying unusual cargo — the largest container cranes on the West Coast. The Hong Kong-flagged Zhen Hua 28 will slowly pull in with ...
Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, California.. Photo: Getty Images A strengthening of the nation’s supply chains is on the horizon as the Biden Administration plans to invest billions in bolstering ...