Liftech provided engineering services to procure two dockside cranes from ZPMC. Services included a wheel load study, technical specifications review, structural design of the cranes, and crane design and fabrication audit. Liftech also reviewed the seafastening design, which included an A-frame collapsing scheme.
Tag: Crane Projects
Port of Seattle Crane Procurement
Liftech provided structural engineering services to procure three dockside cranes for the Port of Seattle. Liftech reviewed technical specification requirements, audited structural design and fabrication, and assisted with the structural design of the cranes. Reference: Port of Seattle Seattle, Washington, USA
BCT Low Profile Crane Relocation
Barranquilla Container Terminal S.A. (BCT), Colombia, acting as agent for Sociedad Portuaria del Norte S.A., purchased three Kocks ship-to-shore cranes from the Port of Miami. BCT retained Global Rigging and Transport, LLC (GRT) to relocate the cranes.
LBCT Crane Procurement—Dual Trolley, Tandem Hoist Cranes
LBCT purchased up to 14 STS cranes from ZPMC. Liftech provided crane technical specifications, structural design assistance and design review, and limited transportation and fabrication review services. We also reviewed the primary and secondary trolleys.
OMG Italy STS Crane Design Review
La Spezia Container Terminal in Italy ordered two ship-to-shore cranes from Officine Meccaniche Galileo SRL (OMG) with 60 tonne capacity and the ability to service 23-wide vessels. The existing wharf with 18 m rail gage has limited wheel load capacity, and crane stability is a challenge due to the large outreach and narrow gage. OMG retained Liftech to provide conceptual structural design services for the new cranes.
POLA Low Profile Crane Conceptual Design
In response to the community’s desire to preserve the marine view, Port of Los Angeles offered to consider low profile cranes for Berths 100–102. Liftech studies indicated that the conventional low profile cranes did not comply with the port’s seismic design standards for the wharves.
Freeport OMG Crane Damage Assessment
The forestays of an Officine Meccaniche Galileo (OMG) crane were twisted and became entangled as a result of Hurricane Frances in September 2004. Liftech was retained to assist with the assessment and repair of the forestay system.
Crane Damage Assessment, Pusan, Korea
On September 12, 2003, Typhoon Maemi struck the Dongbu Pusan Container Terminal causing the sequential collapse of six out of seven HHI container cranes at the terminal. Liftech was retained to assist with the damage investigation and to provide expert opinion on technical issues related to the design and fabrication of the stowage hardware on the crane and in the wharf.
Newport News Marine Terminal, Paceco Crane and Wharf Damage Review
Paceco Crane 313 was struck by a departing ship on January 31, 2004. Virginia International Terminals retained Liftech to review the damaged crane and wharf, design temporary bracing to stabilize the crane, and design repair details for the damaged crane stop.
Puerto de Cartagena Crane Procurement
Liftech was retained by Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Cartagena (SPRC) to provide engineering services for the procurement of two ship-to-shore container handling cranes for Puerto de Cartagena. SPRC chose Noell Crane Systems to provide the 60 t, 51 m outreach cranes. The cranes were built by Noell China in Xiamen, China.