MANAGEMENT

Detailed explanation-1: -Cargo handling equipment (CHE) is central to port operations. The range of CHE is vast. For material arriving at and departing from ports in shipping containers (container cargo), CHE includes top handlers, side handlers, reach stackers, straddle carriers, gantry cranes, forklifts, terminal tractors, and yard trucks.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are two types of port cranes: quay cranes and yard cranes. Quay Cranes: These types of cranes are used to work on containers from ship to shore and shore to ship and are therefore also known as ship-to-shore cranes (STS). Quay cranes are located along the quayside where container ships are easily accessible.

Detailed explanation-3: -General cargo is handled by cranes on the quay, floating cranes or by the ship’s own cargo gear (deck cranes, derricks, etc.). Attached to such lifting gear is a shackle which links the crane or derrick with the form of cargo-handling equipment being used. For most lifts a hook is used.

Detailed explanation-4: -Straddle carriers are a great vehicle used in port terminals and intermodal yards that are used for stacking and moving ISO standard containers. This type of carrier lifts and carries the container while straddling the cargo and connects it to the upper lift point via the container spreader.