. Ports and terminal facilities . (Photo by author)Fig. 59.—Antwerp equipment with sheds and portal or full arch gantry cranes. or 64 square feet. To work the cargo at full speed the steve-dores must remove each slingload from this point of depositimmediately, as every minute and a half a new sling full CARGO TRANSFER AND HANDLING 161 (Courtesy Brown Hoisting Machinery Co.)Fig. 60.—A 3000-lb. capacity electric gantry wharf crane, Galveston Wharf Co., Galveston, Fig. 61.—Unloading by means of ships tackle onto a small point of depositiThe cramped area causes continuous congestion at thi
. Ports and terminal facilities . (Photo by author)Fig. 59.—Antwerp equipment with sheds and portal or full arch gantry cranes. or 64 square feet. To work the cargo at full speed the steve-dores must remove each slingload from this point of depositimmediately, as every minute and a half a new sling full CARGO TRANSFER AND HANDLING 161 (Courtesy Brown Hoisting Machinery Co.)Fig. 60.—A 3000-lb. capacity electric gantry wharf crane, Galveston Wharf Co., Galveston, Fig. 61.—Unloading by means of ships tackle onto a small point of depositiThe cramped area causes continuous congestion at this point,U 162 PORTS AND TERMINALS arrives (Fig. Gl). Above all else cargo must not hang,waiting for room to be deposited. A wharf with the shed setback 30 to 40 feet and served by two jib cranes for each hatchwill have a deposit space of 5,000 square feet or more. Thelarger area acts as a reservoir to take up the slack in themovements and avoid congestion opposite the hatch.
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