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{{Short description|Type of dockside gantry crane}} {{refimprove|date=April 2014}} [[File:PACECO Container Crane 2.jpg|thumb|An example of [[PACECO Corp.|Paceco]]'s early ship-to-shore crane]] A '''container crane''' (also '''container handling gantry crane''' or '''ship-to-shore crane''') is a type of large [[dock (maritime)|dockside]] [[gantry crane]] found at [[container terminal]]s for loading and unloading [[intermodal container]]s from [[container ship]]s. Container cranes consist of a supporting framework that can traverse the length of a [[quay]] or yard on a rail track. Instead of a hook, they are equipped with a specialized handling tool called a [[spreader (container)|spreader]]. The spreader can be lowered on top of a container and locks onto the container's four locking points ("corner castings") using a [[twistlock]] mechanism. Cranes normally transport a single container at once, but some newer cranes have the capability to pick up two to four 20-foot containers at once.
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