Copyright © Publication: Case Study C4191 (Issue 1 - Print Date 28/06/2013). Case Study Location Purfleet Container Port, Essex (close to QE-II Dartford Bridge) Industry Container Shipping Application Qty 2 Goliath Container Cranes (Wild & Kone) handling intermediate shipping container storage between ship off/on loading and land transport. Project These two large container cranes are located close to a ship jetty on the River Thames where containers are off loaded and reloaded. Due to high storage of containers (multi stacked), crane operators located in the travelling operating cab have difficulty in ascertaining the location of the ‘other’ crane or the end of the rail tracks. An automated failsafe system was required to ensure no collisions between cranes

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