Pacific region is surging. In South-East Asia, Indonesia is leading the charge with key investments targeting electric ...

A look at the latest in lifting attachments Not every load can be hung from a hook – frequently, some kind of special attachment is needed. Julian Champkin reports.

How ports are using technology to boost efficiency Implementing technology can increase the capacity and efficiency of a port – for example, through optimising loading or unloading cargo operations ...

While spreader beams and lifting beams are the most popular below-the-hook lifting devices, there is still confusion concerning the differences between the two, in terms of how they’re designed and ...

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Ports invest in post-Panamax shipping The expansion of the Panama Canal to accommodate larger ocean-going vessels was completed in 2016. Since then, ports continue to invest in shoreside ...

Not all loads are best lifted by hooks. There are almost as many below-the-hook lifting attachments as there are types of load. Indeed, as Julian Champkin discovers, there are dozens of ways just to ...

During my many years in the overhead crane and hoist industry it just amazed me how many people did not understand the difference between holding and controlled braking. Engineers, who design the ...

Summary The hoist synchronisation software package allows one or more driven motors to be synchronised to a master encoder signal for driving hoist motors. With the present invention’s apparatus and ...

AI in control In his March budget speech UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced £900m backing for new super-computer facility to help the UK’s artificial intelligence industry. Julian Champkin ...

Load sway or swing, on cranes, is basically a pendulum effect where the load moves independently of the crane. This does not always matter whilst the load is in the air, although significant swing may ...

System and method for measuring a horizontal deviation of a load receiving element – full text Here is the complete text of Gunther Lukas's patent of a system to detect horizontal movement in a ...