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TRANSPORTER HANDLING CONTAINERS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-08-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Gantry and Travelling Cranes
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- container crane
1, record 1, English, container%20crane
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- container gantry crane 2, record 1, English, container%20gantry%20crane
correct
- container gantry 3, record 1, English, container%20gantry
- transporter crane 4, record 1, English, transporter%20crane
- transporter for handling containers 3, record 1, English, transporter%20for%20handling%20containers
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Large cantilever cranes designed to lift and move containers to and from a pier and a ship alongside. Attaches to a spreader by cables driven by large crane motors. Some cranes can be as high as 100 feet off the pier. 5, record 1, English, - container%20crane
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Transporter crane. Type of crane used for handling shipping containers. Typically, it is a rope-hoisting, rope-traversing crane which operates by lifting the container (hoisting) and moving it along a trolley (traversing) before lowering it into position. The crane moves along the length of the quay on rails. It is equipped with a spreader beam which attaches to the corner castings of the container to enable it to be lifted. 4, record 1, English, - container%20crane
Record 1, Key term(s)
- container handling transporter
- container handling transporter crane
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Ponts roulants et portiques (Levage)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- portique à conteneur
1, record 1, French, portique%20%C3%A0%20conteneur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- portique à conteneurs 2, record 1, French, portique%20%C3%A0%20conteneurs
correct, masculine noun
- portique à containers 3, record 1, French, portique%20%C3%A0%20containers
see observation, masculine noun
- portique à container 4, record 1, French, portique%20%C3%A0%20container
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le terminal polyvalent de BRULE-TABAC [...] Équipement bord à quai : 1 portique à conteneur 40 T sur rail, 1 grue Caillard sur rail benne 15 T et crochet 30 T, 1 grue automobile benne et crochet 40 T. 1, record 1, French, - portique%20%C3%A0%20conteneur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
container : Anglicisme. Caisse pour le transport de marchandises. 5, record 1, French, - portique%20%C3%A0%20conteneur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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