Unloading freighters

[MechAg94]

Once the crane drops the container on the dock, do they use those big container forklifts to move it around or is there some other system?

[dogmush]

The more modern ports, the gantry crane will drop it right on a truck.  Usually a little yard dog that can take it to a staging area for movement by a Trex or similar.

ETA:  Yard Dog: https://autowtruck.com/wp-content/uploads/Header-Autow-Spotters-and-Yard-Dogs.jpg

[AmbulanceDriver]

Want to watch the longshoremans union go into a fit of apoplexy? Mention automating the crane systems that unload container ships. Best do so with a gun already in hand if you want a chance to survive the conversation.

[MillCreek]

^^^Because I like to learn something every day, is it actually feasible to automate crane container loading/unloading?

[dogmush]

^^^Because I like to learn something every day, is it actually feasible to automate crane container loading/unloading?

easy peasy.

https://www.gihub.org/resources/showcase-projects/automated-robot-cranes-for-ports/

https://thetius.com/a-brief-guide-to-container-terminal-automation/  (FWIW, most of the issues it talks about with the quay cranes are non issues already.  Auto twist-locks are very common, anti sway and anti swell software already exists in cranes, and ship positioning sensors exist.)

[MechAg94]

I heard second hand that the local port has all sorts of quarantine procedures, decontamination procedures, etc, etc that slow down unloading.  Supposedly went from unloading 7 to 8 freighters per day to 1 to 2.  This is in Texas.  Probably a lot more to it as it was only a 2 minute conversation.

[BobR]

If it wasn't for the rampant prosperity in the USA with all of this newly affluent (and just new) workers ordering items this backlog would not exist. Or something like that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XczY6Z6YPjg

 


bob

[Ben]

If it wasn't for the rampant prosperity in the USA with all of this newly affluent (and just new) workers ordering items this backlog would not exist. Or something like that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XczY6Z6YPjg

 


bob

I know, right? All these jackasses buying designer treadmills are creating stuff like windshield shortages!

It continues to amaze me that people buy this load of *expletive deleted*it.

[BobR]

I know, right? All these jackasses buying designer treadmills are creating stuff like windshield shortages!

It continues to amaze me that people buy this load of *expletive deleted*it.

It amazes me she can stand up there and say this *expletive deleted*it with a straight face.

bob

[Angel Eyes]

The more modern ports, the gantry crane will drop it right on a truck.  Usually a little yard dog that can take it to a staging area for movement by a Trex or similar.

ETA:  Yard Dog: https://autowtruck.com/wp-content/uploads/Header-Autow-Spotters-and-Yard-Dogs.jpg

Some ports have on-dock railyards so the container can be transferred from the ship to an intermodal train:
https://www.portoflosangeles.org/business/supply-chain/rail

[Bogie]

El Paso is also a serious crossdock center - I think that a lot of the freight there also started out from overseas...

[Angel Eyes]

Meanwhile in Tacoma WA:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvarcjAr7Mk

[MechAg94]

Meanwhile in Tacoma WA:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvarcjAr7Mk

So I am thinking messed up customs and COVID restrictions at the port.