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As a renowned material handling equipment company, Weihua Group is able to provide world-class port crane design, manufacturing, installation and maintenance services, and is capable of manufacturing efficient and high-quality cranes for ports, docks, shipyards, container terminals and bulk cargo handling industries.
Weihua's port crane products include ship-to-shore container cranes, rail-mounted container gantry cranes, quayside gantry cranes, and rubber-tyred container gantry cranes. We also offer custom-designed cranes tailored to your application and lifting requirements.
Quay cranes, also known as STS cranes, are the core lifting equipment at the front end of container terminals. With a lifting speed of 50 to 90 m/min and an operating speed of 45 m/min, they primarily perform vertical lifting and horizontal loading and unloading operations between ships and terminals. Their high-strength and stable metal structure provides solid support for the entire machine. Regardless of the load, they remain as stable as a rock, ensuring safe operation. Weihua quay cranes strictly adhere to international standards such as FEM, DIN, IEC, AWS, and GB. These high standards ensure their quality and international leadership.
1. Vector frequency conversion, power feedback, and torque balance control technologies deliver energy-saving, environmentally friendly, convenient, and efficient operation.
2. Distributed bus control and fiber-optic communication offer interference resistance and high stability.
3. Intelligent service management system monitors the operating status of each device in real time.
Large Container Terminals: At busy international container terminals, quay cranes efficiently handle large containers, significantly improving port throughput and operational efficiency.
Multi-purpose Ports: Multi-purpose ports handle a wide variety of cargo types. Quay cranes can flexibly handle containers of varying sizes and weights, meeting diverse operational needs.
Automated Terminals: STS container cranes integrate advanced control systems, enabling unmanned operation or remote monitoring, thereby improving the accuracy and safety of container crane operations.
Dock Portal Slewing cranes are large slewing cranes designed specifically for port applications. They feature a gantry frame base for superior stability and flexible boom rotation. They offer lifting, rotation, boom telescopic, and travel functions, with a maximum lifting capacity of 300 tons. Consisting primarily of a metal structure, working mechanism, electrical system, and safety devices, the crane boasts a complex design and comprehensive functionality. Its advanced control system adapts to diverse operating environments and scenarios. Its rugged construction and flexible travel mechanism make it an ideal solution for operations in ports, shipyards, and other locations.
Efficient Operational Capacity: This port gantry crane features a full-slewing design, a flexible luffing mechanism, and a large carriage travel system, effectively covering a 360-degree operating area and significantly improving logistics turnover efficiency.
Excellent Stability and Load Capacity: The sturdy gantry base structure and optimized balancing system make this gantry crane highly impact-resistant. Its multi-fork support and heavy-duty wheel-rail system enable stable lifting of cargo weighing tens to hundreds of tons.
Wide Operating Range: Its modular design allows it to adapt to diverse operating requirements by replacing spreaders, adjusting boom length, or adding special equipment.
Port and terminal operations: Used for loading and unloading heavy cargo such as containers and steel, providing efficient material handling solutions for cargo of varying sizes and weights.
Shipyards and ship repair yards: Suitable for lifting and assembling large components during ship construction and repair, ensuring construction progress and quality while improving work efficiency.
Rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) are specialized equipment for container stacking in storage yards. They perform the key tasks of lifting, handling, and stacking containers, and see widespread use in ports and large logistics centers. These cranes utilize rubber tires for travel, which grants them high maneuverability within the yard. This allows them to move rapidly between rows to meet the demands of busy operations. Furthermore, RTGs incorporate advanced electrical control systems that integrate PLCs, sensors, and multiple safety devices. These features collectively make them an indispensable and efficient tool for modern container handling.
Flexible Trackless Mobility: Equipped with wheels, it can maneuver freely within the yard, quickly locate containers, and improve loading and unloading efficiency.
Intelligent Safety System: Integrated PLC and remote monitoring, real-time diagnostics and maintenance ensure safe and reliable operation, minimizing downtime.
Handling Capacity: It can handle one or more standard containers simultaneously, making it suitable for high-throughput terminals.
Port Yard Operations: In large port yards, rubber-tired gantry cranes (RTGs) are used to efficiently handle and stack containers, improving space utilization and operational efficiency.
Cargo Terminal Operations: RTG gantry cranes are suitable for cargo terminals, enabling rapid response to diverse operational needs and ensuring efficient and safe cargo loading and unloading.
Logistics Center Management: In modern logistics centers, RTG gantry cranes are used to precisely manage and stack large numbers of containers, optimizing warehouse layout and improving overall operational efficiency.
Rail-mounted container gantry cranes (RMGs) utilize multiple sets of steel wheels and draw power from electricity to run on fixed tracks. They operate widely in the container yards and transshipment stations of ports, terminals, railways, and logistics centers. There, they efficiently load, unload, and handle ISO-standard containers as well as specialized rail-mounted containers. The main girder forms the core structure, supporting the container's weight. To ensure strength, designers typically give it a box-section design. Outriggers connect to each end of this main girder; they support the entire crane and enable it to travel along the ground rails. RMGs offer comprehensive functionality, high efficiency, and stable operation. They also provide easy operation and maintenance, along with comprehensive safety features.
Smooth Operation, Energy Saving and Environmental Protection: The rail-mounted container gantry crane utilizes fixed, flat tracks to ensure smooth operation, reduce vibration and shock, and effectively lower energy consumption, meeting environmental protection requirements.
High Load Handling Capacity: Designed specifically for container handling, it boasts a strong load capacity and can efficiently handle standard 20-foot, 40-foot, and 45-foot containers, meeting the demands of heavy-duty logistics operations.
Precise Positioning and Anti-Sway Control: Equipped with an intelligent positioning system and anti-sway technology, it ensures rapid and stable alignment of the crane, minimizing sway and improving loading and unloading efficiency.
Ports and transshipment stations: RMGs are widely used in container ports and transshipment stations to quickly stack and transship containers, optimize space utilization, and improve operational efficiency.
Railway freight stations: At railway freight stations, they enable rapid transfer of rail and road containers, optimizing intermodal transport processes, improving cargo transfer efficiency, and reducing transportation costs and time.
Warehousing and distribution centers: Rail-mounted container gantry cranes are widely used in large warehouses and distribution centers, enabling fast and accurate loading, unloading, and stacking of containers.
Ship deck cranes are heavy-duty rotary cranes designed specifically for offshore cargo handling. Utilizing high-strength steel structures, they are fixed directly to the vessel's deck. Capable of full 360° rotation and equipped with advanced hydraulic control systems and anti-sway technology, they ensure millimeter-level positioning accuracy even in complex sea conditions. Standard models offer lifting capacities ranging from 5 to 40 tons, while custom models can reach up to 60 tons, meeting the demands of loading and unloading a wide range of bulk cargo, containers, and heavy equipment.
Commercial ship loading and unloading: container loading and unloading, deck cargo handling. Grab operations for bulk cargo such as coal and grain. Loading and unloading vehicles and heavy equipment.
Marine engineering operations: lifting construction materials, submarine pipelines, and equipment. Precise positioning and installation of wind turbine components (towers, blades, etc.).
Port and offshore operations: cargo transshipment and unloading in areas without docks. Transporting supplies (fuel, fresh water, food, etc.) to warships and drilling platforms.
Mobile Harbor Cranes (MHC cranes) are heavy-duty mobile cranes. They serve specifically for cargo handling in port environments. These cranes typically use either tire-mounted or rail-mounted travel mechanisms. This design allows them to move flexibly along the coastline and efficiently perform tasks such as ship loading/unloading, yard transshipment, and the horizontal movement of containers, general cargo, and breakbulk. With lifting capacities ranging from 30 to 500 tons, they support rapid switching of various attachments, including grab buckets, crane hooks, and container spreaders.
High Maneuverability: The tire-propelled design allows for rapid movement within the port area, meeting the needs of various work locations.
Economical and Efficient: Compared to fixed cranes, mobile harbor cranes offer lower investment costs, improve loading and unloading efficiency, and reduce vessel docking times.
Versatility: Suitable for handling a wide range of cargo types, including containers, bulk cargo, and heavy project cargo.
Container Handling: Mobile harbor cranes can quickly change spreaders to accommodate the handling of containers of varying sizes, making them particularly suitable for small and medium-sized integrated ports.
Bulk Cargo Handling: Using specialized grabs or nozzles, MHCs can efficiently handle bulk cargo such as coal and grain.
Emergency Response and Special Operations: Mobile harbor cranes can quickly respond when fixed facilities are unavailable or in emergencies, such as loading and unloading relief supplies after natural disasters.
A grab ship unloader (AGD) is a highly efficient machine. It handles bulk cargo specifically. Its structure features a complex and sophisticated design. This design serves the demands of fast, safe, and efficient operations. The boom system is one of the core components of a grab gantry ship unloader, ensuring sufficient working range. Secondly, the grab bucket is the component that comes into direct contact with the cargo. Thirdly, the hoisting mechanism, comprising components such as a winch, wire rope, and pulley blocks, is responsible for raising and lowering the grab bucket.
Efficient Loading and Unloading Capacity: A powerful lifting mechanism and advanced control system enable high-speed and stable operation, ensuring the handling of thousands of tons of cargo per hour.
Versatility and Adaptability: The grab ship unloader features a variety of grab types, which can be changed and adjusted to suit different cargo types, such as bulk, granular, or powdered.
Advanced Control System: The advanced automated control system, including intelligent path planning, automatic cargo status recognition, and optimized grabbing strategies, not only improves operational accuracy but also supports semi-automatic or fully automatic operation modes, further enhancing work efficiency and safety.
Coal Terminals: Grab ship unloaders are widely used in coal loading and unloading operations, quickly and efficiently unloading coal from cargo ships to storage yards or transport vehicles.
Ore Terminals: Mineral resources such as iron ore and copper ore are typically transported on large cargo ships. Grab ship unloaders can quickly and accurately unload these ores from ships for subsequent transshipment or storage.
Grain Terminals: Agricultural products such as grain and soybeans play a vital role in international trade. Grab ship unloaders can quickly complete loading and unloading tasks while ensuring cargo integrity.
Marine cranes, also known as yacht cranes, are lifting equipment specifically designed for lifting, relocating, and de-cluttering yachts. Their structural design requires stability, safety, and ease of operation. The overall structure can be divided into three main parts: the base support, the boom system, and the spreader actuator. These components work together to ensure efficient and safe yacht lifting. Our marine cranes can be used to lift vessels or yachts of varying tonnages (10 to 500 tons) from shore, tailored to customer needs.
Full-range operational capabilities: Its built-in power system allows for seamless operation and adaptability to complex working conditions.
Efficient drive system: A diesel engine coupled with a fully hydraulic drive delivers powerful power and stable performance.
Highly synchronized lifting: Supports multi-point lifting or coordinated operation of multiple devices, ensuring synchronization and improving stability and reliability.
Shipyards: Lifting completed yachts into the water for testing and delivery.
Fishing and Aquaculture: Used for lifting and repairing fishing vessels, and for the installation and maintenance of aquaculture facilities.
Storage Access: Lifting yachts into and out of multi-level land-based storage racks.
Marinas: Lifting yachts from trailers into the water, and vice versa.
Shipyard gantry cranes are core lifting equipment in modern shipyards, primarily used for lifting large ship sections, precise positioning, and turnover operations, as well as for final assembly of ship platforms. With a load capacity of 100 to 2,000 tons, they meet the needs of large ship construction.The equipment consists of a bridge, trolley mechanism, trolley, and electrical equipment. The bridge utilizes a box-type welded structure, ensuring smooth operation and flexible operation. This shipbuilding gantry crane offers versatile capabilities, including lifting, transporting sections, and turnover.
Precise Operation Control System: To ensure safe operation, shipbuilding gantry cranes are equipped with an advanced electrical control system.
Excellent Stability and Structural Strength: The outriggers are designed to resist lateral forces and the risk of capsizing, ensuring safe operation even in adverse weather conditions.
Weather-Resistant and Anti-Corrosion Design: Shipbuilding gantry cranes typically utilize special materials and surface treatments to enhance weather resistance and extend their service life.
Ship Block Assembly: Shipbuilding gantry cranes efficiently move these large hull sections and accurately position them for assembly.
Outfitting: Outfitting refers to the installation of various equipment and facilities inside and outside a ship, such as engines, navigation equipment, and living quarters. Shipbuilding gantry cranes can lift these heavy equipment and accurately install them in their designated locations onboard.
Shipbuilding gantry cranes serve not only in new ship construction but also widely in ship repair and dismantling. During repair operations, they perform two key tasks: removing damaged components and installing new ones.
1. Cargo Type: The nature of the cargo you handle will determine the type of crane you need. For example, an STS crane is well-suited for containerized cargo, while a grab ship unloader crane is more suitable for bulk materials.
2. Capacity Requirements: Evaluate the maximum cargo weight and volume the crane will need to lift. Ensure the crane's lifting capacity meets your operational needs.
3. Operating Environment: Consider the layout and conditions of the port or terminal. For example, a rubber-tired gantry crane (RTG) is better suited for confined spaces, while a rail-mounted gantry crane (RMG) is more suitable for large container yards.
4. Mobility Needs: If you require flexibility in crane placement, a mobile harbor crane or rubber-tired gantry crane may be more suitable than a fixed rail-mounted crane.
5. Budget Constraints: Determine your budget for purchasing or leasing a harbor crane. Weihua Group offers cost-effective solutions without compromising quality or performance.
6. Future Expansion Plans: Plan for future growth by selecting a crane that can accommodate increased cargo volume or additional operational requirements.
As a professional material handling equipment company, Weihua offers professional port crane services and advanced solutions for all types of port cranes. Weihua's high-level service ensures the safety and reliability of your port crane operations and personnel.
Weihua offers a wide range of high-quality port cranes designed to meet the diverse needs of modern ports and terminals. With a commitment to superior quality, customized solutions, and comprehensive support services, Weihua is a trusted partner for businesses seeking efficient material handling solutions.
If you're looking for reliable port crane solutions, contact Weihua Group today. Our dedicated team is ready to assist you in selecting the right equipment and provide ongoing support to ensure efficient operations.
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