Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company purchased one rail mounted gantry (RMG) crane from ZPMC. Liftech reviewed the structural design, structural fabrication, and seafastening design and installation.
Tag: Crane Projects
Freeport Hyundai Crane Damage Assessment and Repair
A tornado damaged six Hyundai monogirder cranes and toppled another. Liftech assessed the damage to the untoppled cranes and assisted with engineering for the repairs. Hyundai Crane 9 suffered severe damage when it collided with Crane 10. The boom detached from the right lower hinge pin, the upper hinge broke off, the forestay apex connection plate bent, and the boom rotated more than 45 degrees.
RTG Equalizer Beam Cracking
Equalizer beam fatigue cracking has occurred in many rubber tire gantry cranes at various locations. The fatigue cracking is caused by a combination of factors including high fatigue stresses, undersirable design details, and poor workmanship. Liftech has been involved in several RTG equalizer beam repairs.
STS Equalizer Beam Cracking
As container cranes become bigger and faster, new types of fatigue problems emerge. Fatigue cracking of pin plates in equalizer beams has occurred in many cranes, made by different manufacturers, at various locations. Liftech has been involved in numerous equalizer beam repairs. We have investigated the cause of the fatigue cracking, performed structural analyses, provided modification concepts, assessed the effectiveness of the modifications, and helped develop new equalizer beam designs.
APL POLA Noell Crane Modification
APL Limited purchased 12 Noell machinery-on-trolley cranes in the mid-1990s for their Port of Los Angeles Pier 300 terminal. The cranes were rated for 50 LT and have a 50’ backreach. The backreach for all cranes was extended 28’ for storing hatch covers. The original girder was sufficiently long to accommodate the additional 28’ backreach.
Massport Kocks Crane Modification and Relocation
Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) purchased two Kocks low profile cranes from the Port of Oakland for capacity expansion of their Conley Terminal. The Oakland post-Panamax Kocks cranes were a near-perfect match for the Conley Terminal. Low profile cranes, also known as shuttle boom cranes, are used where overall height is restricted because of aircraft clearance requirements.
Port of Houston Crane Procurement
Port of Houston purchased three dockside container cranes from ZPMC for Bayport Terminal. Liftech provided the technical specifications, reviewed the structural and mechanical designs, and provided fabrication support for the new cranes. We also reviewed the manufacturer’s structural maintenance program. Prior to the purchase of the cranes, Liftech provided a study to estimate the crane wheel load and tie-down forces.
WBCT Crane Structural Design Review
West Basin Container Terminal purchased four dockside container cranes from ZPMC for Berths 100-102 at Port of Los Angeles. Liftech provided the technical specifications, structural design and review assistance, and fabrication support for the new cranes. The design constraints for the new cranes presented a unique challenge. The new crane geometry is similar to that of the existing cranes, but the structure is designed to comply with new seismic criteria, which are more demanding for the crane structure.
TECON Brazil Crane Procurement
TECON Santa Catarina built a new terminal in Itapoá, Brazil, and purchased four ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and eleven rubber tire gantry (RTG) cranes from ZPMC in China. Liftech provided crane procurement services including technical specifications; a review of the structural, mechanical, and electrical design of the cranes; and crane manufacturing audits at ZPMC’s facilities.
APL MES Crane Modification and Relocation
APL modified and relocated a late 1980’s MES post-Panamax crane with articulating boom from their Kaohsiung, Taiwan, terminal to their Dutch Harbor, Alaska, terminal. Liftech provided the structural design for modification and relocation of the crane and reviewed the contractor’s work.