Two container handling cranes

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Title

Two container handling cranes

Description

"Two container handling cranes worth more than two million dollars are being built at the Newcastle upon Type works of the Vickers Engineering Group in England for the Kingston Port Authority. These cranes will be used at the new transshipment port and should be in operation by the end of this year. They will handle universal containers of between 20 and 40 ft. in length and up to 40 tons in weight."

Subject

Cranes, derricks, etc.; Gantry cranes; Gantries

Creator

Daily News

Date

Feb-1974

Source

NLJ Photograph Collection IN: Daily News Collection - Cranes

Identifier

D0011833
Acc. no.: 22168

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Format

JPEG

Type

Photograph

Citation

Daily News, “Two container handling cranes,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed November 21, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/10841.