A 22-row outreach has become the de facto standard for superpost-Panamax cranes, but it is not without its problems. In one topical case, choice of particular components has led to a costly legal suit.
Whether terminals will handle the ships or not, more and more are investing in 22-row outreach cranes and their sheer size is creating problems in some cases. The situation in Los Angeles, where a group called the Natural Resources Defence Council (NRDC) objected to the visual pollution of large cranes and wanted the port to invest in less obtrusive equipment, raises an interesting general issue, even if it has been resolved locally....
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