A contract covering a 45-ton capacity container crane has been received by Kocks Pittsburgh Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa., from the City of Philadelphia. The giant crane will be among the largest of its type in the world, and will be installed and ready for operation before the end of this year.
This Kocks container crane will be similar to Kocks installations in Antwerp, Breman and Bremerhaven. The unit will serve a land backup area of 94 feet, compared with 30 to 40 feet backup areas for conventional container cranes.
The crane will handle 20- and 40-foot containers and also will provide for quick adaptation to general cargo use, bucket handling and scrap handling by magnet.
The Kocks crane for Philadelphia will feature a hoisting unit attached directly to the trolley. This design feature is said to reduce maintenance costs substantially. The unit is a wide-gauge model with 90 feet between the tracks. The wide gauge design eliminates need for counterweights.