Rail-mounted gantry cranes

Rail-mounted gantry cranes at center of port labor talks impasse

As we’ve noted before, not all is going smoothly in the negotiations between U.S. East and Gulf Coast port employers, represented by USMX, and the ILA union. Both sides are bargaining as ILA members work under a temporary extension of their current master contract until Jan. 16, 2025. The sticking point continues to be what the union calls “automation” and the employers call “port modernization.” At the center of the impasse, says ILA executive VP Dennis A. Daggett, is the employers’ push to...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/ports-terminals/rail-mounted-gantry-cranes-at-center-of-port-labor-talks-impasse/

ACCC warns of concerns on potential Cargotec / Konecranes merger

Pictured: container wharfs in Singapore. This image shows a variety of box-lifting equipment. Foreground cranes (grey) appear to be rail-mounted gantry cranes used for loading / unloading boxes to / from trucks and trains. Midground cranes (yellow) are straddle carriers used to move and stack containers in a yard. Background cranes (yellow or a greenish colour reaching over the water) are ship-to-shore cranes used to load / unload ships at berth. Photo credit: Chuttersnap via Unsplash.

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https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/accc-warns-of-concerns-on-potential-cargotec-konecranes-merger/