Gantry Crane

Broken Up – Salvage Tug SALVAGE TITAN – December 2022

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One of the famous Dutch built ocean going salvage tug SALVAGE TITAN was broken up at Kaohsiung, Taiwan last December 2022. She was built by Verolme Shipyard – Heusen; Netherlands with yard number 934 for Smit International Rotterdam as SMIT NEW YORK. Below image is while she was berthed at the old Medserv Base at …

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Heavy Lift Vessels – ZHEN HUA 1 with RTG’s for Valletta Gateway Terminals Ltd – 11.09.2006

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On Monday 11th September, 2006 the 233.6m (loa) Chinese vessel ZHEN HUA 1 loaded with 6 RTG’s (rubber tyred gantry crane) arrived at Grand Harbour, Malta. Upon completion of discharging the 4 New Super Post-Panamax Gantry Cranes at Malta Freeport Terminal, the ship loaded 6 RTG units and transferred them to Valletta for Valletta Gateway Terminals Ltd (VGT).  She …

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Maritime Accidents – Mega container ship MILANO BRIDGE mishap at Busan, S. Korea – 06.04.2020

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On Monday 6th April, 2020 afternoon the 2018 built 365 metre long mega container ship MILANO BRIDGE contacted gantry crane 85 at Busan New Port container terminal while proceeding to berth 7 with pilot on board and assisting tugs. Then she contacted berthed container ship SEASPAN GANGES, and moving on momentum further on, contacted cranes …

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Ship of the Week – DONGBANG GIANT No 3- 09.01.2020

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One of the few South Korean owned heavy load carrier is the 2010 built DONGBANG GIANT No 3. She was built in South Korea by Oriental Heavy Industries at Gwangyang with dimensions as 155 metres length overall (loa) and 38 metres beam. She’s homeported at Jeju Cheju and holds a deadweight (DWT) of 14,406 tons. …

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Maritime Accident – APL MEXICO CITY strucking a gantry crane – 09.12.2019

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On Monday 9th December, 2019 afternoon, the container ship APL MEXICO CITY struck a gantry crane at the port of Antwerp, causing the crane to collapse.  The APL MEXICO CITY broke loose from her moorings at the Deurganck dock in the port of Antwerp, Belgium on Monday around 1400 hours.  As she had been moored, …

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Heavy Lift Vessels – ZHEN HUA 1 with 4 Gantry Cranes for Malta Freeport – 31.08.2006

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On Thursday 31st August 2006 the 233.6m (loa) Chinese vessel ZHEN HUA 1 loaded with 4 New Super Post-Panamax Gantry Cranes as deck cargo arrived at Marsaxlokk Harbour bound to Malta Freeport Terminals assisted by Tug Malta tugs. She left Shanghai, China in June and were manufactured by the internationally renowned crane manufacturer ZPMC. With …

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