QUAYSIDE AND CONTAINER YARDS
Equipment Used in Shipping and Ports
A photo guide to common equipment for cargo handling, lifting and personnel access.
01 Gottwald mobile harbour crane
Quayside loading and discharge
A mobile harbour crane transfers containers, bulk cargo or project cargo between a ship and the quay, using an attachment suited to the cargo.
02 Mobile telescopic crane
Project cargo lifting
A truck-mounted crane with an extendable boom lifts machinery, steelwork and oversized cargo at terminals and project sites.
03 Container reach stacker
Container yard handling
A telescopic boom and container spreader lift, move and stack containers in port yards and inland terminals.
LIFTING ACCESSORIES
Spreader Bars and Shackles
Rigging components connect the crane hook to the cargo and keep lift points spaced.
04 Spreader bar
Wide or long cargo lifts
A spreader bar keeps the lower slings apart and helps distribute the lift across separate pick points on wide or long cargo.
05 D-shackle
Removable rigging connector
A straight-sided shackle with a pin connects a sling to a lifting point or another rigging component.
SLINGS AND LIFTING GEAR
Webbing and Chain Slings
Two sling designs used to connect cargo to a lifting system.
06 Webbing sling
Flat synthetic lifting belt
Flexible webbing supports cargo and provides a softer contact surface for finished or painted components.
07 Chain sling assembly
Lifting gear for multiple pick points
This four-leg assembly has a master link, chain legs and hooks. It connects a crane hook to lifting points on heavy cargo.
ACCESS AT HEIGHT
Personnel Access Equipment
A boom lift raises its own platform. A man cage is suspended from a crane.
08 Man lift
Boom-type mobile elevating work platform
An extendable or articulated boom positions a work basket for inspection and maintenance above ground level.
09 Man cage
Crane-suspended personnel basket
A purpose-built personnel platform is suspended from a crane for approved access tasks.
TERMINAL AND RORO HANDLING
Cargo Movement on Land and Ship
Forklifts move cargo within terminals. Roll trailers carry cargo through RoRo operations.
10 Forklift
Pallet and general cargo handling
A mast raises and lowers the forks to move palletised cargo and suitable skidded loads in warehouses and terminals.
11 MAFI roll trailer
Low-deck RoRo cargo platform
A terminal tractor connects through a gooseneck to move the roll trailer and its cargo across the quay and onto or off a RoRo vessel.
