A retired crane instructor shared videos documenting what it's like loading hulking cargo ships. Crane operators are typically dock workers with decades of experience. The role is precise and ...

It takes a smooth and practiced hand to load container ships at Port Houston. With two joysticks and myriad buttons, crane operators must hoist cargo over the side of an expensive vessel and onto an ...

A container ship collided into a gantry crane in Indonesia on Sunday, causing the crane to collapse.Video obtained by Reuters showed the crane collapsing on the dock as the Panama-flagged container ...

In an aerial view, container ships and shipping containers are seen at the Port of Los Angeles on September 20, 2021 near Los Angeles, California. The finger-pointing at the busy Los Angeles County ...

POINT LOMAPOINT LOMA — A crane operator who was loading a container onto a Scripps Institution of Oceanography research vessel suffered major injuries Monday when the crane toppled on its side, a San ...

Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor celebrated the start of the 2025 international shipping season Friday with the arrival of the M.V. Pile, a bulk carrier owned and operated by Polish marine line Polsteam.

As ships grow bigger & cranes taller, a key technology in the handling of shipborne containers is the remote handling of STS cranes. For a crane operator sitting in a small crane cabin, far above ...

A massive crane at Taiwan's largest port has collapsed after it was hit by a container ship. One man was injured and two more were trapped in the wreckage after the dramatic incident on Thursday, ...

There was a time when shipping containers were just used for cargo, but these days, they're used for everything from housing to restaurants and urban farms. While these steel boxes have proven to be ...