Largely written by TT Club and other contributors including significant input from Liftech Consultants Inc. regarding crane issues. Liftech engineer Patrick McCarthy is cited as a contributor.
Category: Publications
Balance Crane STS Design Now Available from ZPMC
Published in World Cargo News, May 2022
Liftech Develops New Hoist System for STS Cranes
Published in World Cargo News, May 2022
San Francisco Floating Fire Station 35
Published in Structure magazine, August 2022
Balance Crane – A New Type of STS Crane in Development
by Kenton Lee, Simo Hoite, Lu Yan, and Anna Dix
Presented by Kenton Lee at the Ports 2022 Conference in Honolulu
San Francisco Floating Fire Station 35: Overview and Lessons Learned
by Erik Soderberg, Leah Olson, and Di Liu
Presented by Erik Soderberg at the Ports 2022 Conference in Honolulu
PED Crane and Infrastructure Upgrade Project: Overview and Lessons Learned
by Erik Soderberg of Liftech, Arun Bhimani of Liftech, Sugiarto Loni of Liftech, and Claude Gentil of Port Everglades Department of Broward County
Presented by Erik Soderberg at the Ports 2022 Conference in Honolulu
STS Crane Stowage Design: Key Considerations and Case Study
by Anna Dix, Erik Soderberg, and Tais Shiratsubaki
Presented by Anna Dix at the Ports 2022 Conference in Honolulu
Crane Structural Maintenance
Published in World Port Development, July/August 2019
Justify Larger Crane Girder Capacity
Presented by Erik Soderberg at the Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) 2020 Technical Webinar titled “Views and technical challenges for the new generation of ship-to-shore and yard cranes.”