Crane (machine)
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A crane is a machine used to move materials both vertically and horizontally, utilizing a system of a boom, hoist, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves for lifting and relocating heavy objects within the
Manual crane from the late 19th century used for unloading small loads from ships at the Port of Barcelona, Spain
Modern cranes used as part of the reconstruction of the Houses of Parliament, in Cape Town CBD
Reconstruction of a 10.4 m high Roman Polyspastos powered by a treadwheel at Bonn, Germany
Roman relief from the Tomb of the Haterii showing a construction crane with a pulley system
Intermodal freight transport
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Intermodal freight transport involves the transportation of freight in an intermodal container or vehicle, using multiple modes of transportation, without any handling of the freight itself when chang
Containers being transferred to a cargo ship at the container terminal in Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany
Intermodal ship-to-rail transfer of containerized cargos at terminals in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States
A stagecoach transferred to a railroad car with a gantry crane, an example of early intermodal freight transport by the French Mail in 1844; the drawing is exhibited in Deutsches Museum Verkehrszentrum in Munich.
Transferring freight containers on the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1928