STRADDLE CARRIER AND CONTAINER CRANE EVALUATION

A study of straddle carriers was conducted at five ports during 1970-71, and involved a total of thirty-four machines. Data on the performance and cost of carriers at each port were obtained for a minimum period of six months and, where possible, for a full year's operation. The total container throughput at each port was also obtained so that a cost per container handled could be calculated. A major problem encountered in the study was the difficulty in obtaining information in a sufficiently detailed form to be meaningful. This made it necessary for data to be laboriously extracted from records, often themselves inadequate. Much of the information was obtained on a confidential basis.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Ports Council

  1-19 New Oxford Street
  London WC1A 1DZ,   England 
• Authors:
  • Daly, H
• Publication Date: 1972-12

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 25-31
• Serial:
  • National Ports Council Bulletin
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: National Ports Council

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cargo handling equipment; Container handling; Containerization; Containers; Cranes; Intermodal facilities; International trade; Straddle trucks
• Old TRIS Terms: Straddle carriers; Straddle cranes
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00043727
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Ports Council
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 4 1976 12:00AM