RUBBER-TYRED MOBILES ENCROACH ON PORTAL CRANE MARKET

The increasing acceptance of mobile cranes as mainline equipment threatens the dominance of rail-mounted installations for ship-to-shore operations in small and medium-sized ports. Even in high throughput terminals, heavy duty mobiles are achieving utilization figures in excess of 2000 hrs/yr -- mostly on the quayside -- and considerably reduced periods of amortisation.

• Corporate Authors:

  Cargo Systems International

  Arun House, 201-205 High Street
  New Malden KT3 4BH, Surrey,   England 
• Publication Date: 1977-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 3 p.
• Serial:
  • CARGO SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Deutsche Bahn AG

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cargo handling; Cargo handling equipment; Cranes; Equipment; Intermodal terminals; Mobile cranes
• Old TRIS Terms: Terminal facilities
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00174291
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1978 12:00AM