How to operate a STS Gantry Crane? Joystick CAM!! Loading a BIG vessel in the Port of Antwerp

[@Ryan-yo4dg]

This job sure does have it's ups and downs

[@zoeyl4d939]

Ba dumm tsss

[@NiSiochainGanSaoirse]

There's a fair bit of back and forth too...

[@rsturba]

No god please no 🤣

[@thestudentofficial5483]

I don't like crane operators. They always look down on other people

[@StealthFB22]

Booooo 😂

[@PumaPete]

I’ve been doing this in the port of Los Angeles for a few years now. I have never enjoyed a job more than this one. It’s not even like work. I look forward to coming in every night now. I have to say you’re driving a beautiful crane! We have steel grating over the bottom window. You’re a great operator 👍

[@sillykanji]

How did you get into it? I've been applying to the GA terminal for 10 yrs.

[@PumaPete]

@@sillykanji my family has been working on the waterfront since the 1920s. I got a casual spot in 1997, got a book in the union in 2000 and finally got crane trained three years ago. It's been a great career.

[@FrankBoston]

Thanks for helping that stuff reach me!

[@charlie6751]

@@PumaPete did you ever drop a container from high bye accident?

[@PumaPete]

@@charlie6751 not yet.

[@mitchellbliss3828]

Cool video. Love how you recorded it and splice the video and placed the joystick frames on the side like that. Super cool

[@Container_World]

Finally someone noticing! It is a 2 camera setup and not that easy to make! But I wanted to show the viewers what I see from my position! I have a few more videos like this in other type of cranes!

[@sohaibasghar86]

I was noticing that too

[@footalee2]

Watching your video from Jamaica, love it 🇯🇲👍🏼

[@juniorfletcher8256]

​@@footalee2I am from Trinidad🇹🇹,also working on the Port here🙋🏾‍♂️I hear Jamaicans have the highest crane operator salary in the Caribbean.Is that true?? Operator pay here is also good but Ja is better,I heard

[@marinevet4131]

I’m a retired vet but I know work for Maersk in one of their distribution warehouses. This is an outstanding view of what goes on down at the ports. Thanks, this was very cool.

[@Container_World]

Thanks for your awesome comment!

[@Calebjoyemusic]

This guy is a smooth operator! The efficiency and accuracy are amazing

[@Container_World]

Thanks! I loved this job, it was very challenging for me! I'm not working in the cranes anymore..

[@jaymarcase9737]

@@Container_Worldwhy not?

[@emeraldzebra9360]

Love how its got actual channels for the containers to drop into. Always wondered how they locked together.

[@Cheddar1023]

I dont know about this ship but others will load containers into the hull which has these channels. Then when the hull is full, they stack on the deck and use locking pins to keep them together.

[@emeraldzebra9360]

@@Cheddar1023 Yeah I was gonna say how the fuck do they fall overboard then... But yeah I've seen ships that just stack them. Like our trucks, or the nobhead who didn't use the twistlocks and set off and the container slid off the skeleton 🤣

[@NANICU]

The crane operator is loading the containers in the hatch where there are cell guides to hold the containers in place. Once the hatch is full, the hatch covers are placed and containers continue to stack on deck. Usually the first 2 to 3 tiers of containers on deck will be secured with twist locks and lashes. Higher containers are secured with twist locks only.

[@maxrshelltrack7443]

​@nolancorrado2317 all container ships are like that pretty much.

[@BjerkeRobin]

As someone who used to watch this from the deck (officer in maersk), I quickly got an eye for the good gantry crane operators. You're up there man, nice hourly rate. Very smooth 👍

[@canvids1]

Great video. brings back memories of 20 years ago and the shaking,rattling you in your seat when hooking and unhooking LOL The high pitch whine of the hoist motor over your head. Great editing sir.

[@Container_World]

Thanks, I appreciate your great Comments! Yeah I also like the sound of the hoist motors!

[@andrewlarking7492]

What causes the shake when hooking on? And when lowering how do you know when you’re near the bottom?

[@gwendolynwells-hill9601]

I love my job and the challenge. I have been a crane operator at Port Newark for 15 years. Excellent video!!!! It puts you right in the seat

[@Container_World]

Thanks! I love reading comments like this! 15 years is a lot! Did you switch job or?

[@mikelowo7493]

Newark port? Like to connect with you ...

[@christianbrown3198]

Seems like an interesting career. Can you point me in the right direction to land a crane operator position at a port?

[@tudevoid]

​@@christianbrown3198It is friends or family. If you are an outsider....good luck

[@Medical119]

Hello, I'm working as a crane operator in Korea. I'm watching a good video. Gantry crane is a difficult and difficult job, but you are calmly good.

[@robertcochran4612]

I bet you have to have really really good vision. All the videos I've seen I haven't seen a crane operator wearing glasses??????? So that probably would have left me out even though I wanted to get into it. 😕😕😕.and mad respect for these guys. I know it's not easy job. It's looks Awesome but really really hard on your neck and shoulders. I would have loved to do this. Thank you for keeping our country moving 🇱🇷🇱🇷

[@Trailerkusken]

Nice video! I used to haul containers, beeing loaded by these cranes at the docks and train stations. Always wanted to see it from this perspective! Good job!

[@Container_World]

Thanks!! Nice to meet you! Make sure you subscribe, so you won't miss any new video's!

[@pixelnobs]

That is insanely accurate hand-eye coordination.

[@horstlichter260]

nice to see this perspective, i am aseafarer and normally i'm only seeing this from the ships deck

[@camshaftshaft2711]

You are a great crane operator 👍 you definitely have spent a lot of time in that seat 😎

[@finnishrailways1069]

Super interesting video! Are you planning to film more of these?

[@Container_World]

Thanks! Yes I'm will make more Dual Cam video's! check my other video's, I have a few more Dual Cams like this one!

[@nyaabafrank7853]

Finnish Rail ways

[@richard5657]

ive just converted this video into 1 year experience

[@neilreid2298]

Very cool to watch! I know it's a lot of repetition but it looks like a considerable amount of skill is needed to be this smooth and fast. Impressive!

[@nbscrew82]

the best container port channel on youtube right now

[@Container_World]

+NBSCrew thanks, I appreciate it!

[@RoleyChiu]

This guy must win all the prizes at the claw machine.

[@TheManicMillennial]

I have no idea why watching this is so cool and satisfying but its dope!

[@maxrshelltrack7443]

There's a game called quay crane commander I believe it's called for android and iOS.

[@donellr.jonesmarketing6809]

I'm in crane training now. This video was very helpful.

[@Container_World]

Great comment! Good luck with your new job! Always stay aware of your responsibility as a crane driver and keep it safe ✌️

[@donellr.jonesmarketing6809]

@@Container_World Thanks my friend. Will do!

[@shawnmurphy9667]

I’ve always wondered how this was done thanks for the video I know you don’t learn to do this overnight👍

[@Container_World]

Glad you know it now thanks to my video! These Cranes work day and night.

[@RyTI158]

Someday I want this job cuz it looks pretty cool and I like the way the crane works

[@maciejzlasu]

Another awsome engineering ASMR. Wait for 40min long version but without cb radio but with machinery room.

[@Wildjesta]

I love how things work in industries, this is so cool to watch! Left joystick controls forward and backward movement and right joystick left to right controls some sort of locking mechanism so you can lift the container, pulling back lifts and pushing forward lowers, shifting JS right unlatches?

[@Container_World]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed watching this video! You are 100% correct. Right joystick left-right is for unlock-locking the container. Left joystick left-right is for moving the entire crane left-right. I have more joystick videos in other type Cranes!

[@Wildjesta]

@@Container_World it's very satisfying watching that! I subbed and will check out more, be safe out there bro!

[@johnschroeder3072]

@@Container_World What cabin is fitted. The port I work at has Merford ones on our 3 cranes including 2 Liebherrs

[@Steve-bo6ht]

The speed the crane lifts the containers off the truck into the ships hull area is very impressive

[@johnschroeder3072]

They have most likely got dual 500kw motors driving the hoist based on other Liebherr container cranes

[@naturelover-sj2os]

Love this video! I'm a truck driver now and want to persue a career in this!! Heard it's hard to get into

[@Container_World]

Yup, not so easy... but nothing is impossible!!! I did help one Guy in Sri Lanka on a crane operator job! All thanks to me!! 6 months I've been teaching him every detail!! They were stunned in the port where he did a interview for job.

[@e2daz265]

How much do these operators get paid ? I’m operating a Peiner right now but I’ve always been interested

[@sonnycrockett3960]

This crane is very fast and modern,greetings for the crane operator ,good job bro

[@Container_World]

Thanks a lot, I appreciate comments like this!

[@asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791]

Lol, I didn't notice the "Antwerp" in the title and was wondering why the voices over the radio sounded so familiar. Honestly, I'd love it if the VRT bought this as our entry into the slow tv genre made popular in the Nordic countries.

[@--AB--]

Wow Bro. Excellent job. Smooth as butter.

[@milesb269]

Very cool video, love those ACL CON-RO vessels as well as the cell guides topside!

[@henkzaanstad2256]

Geweldig deze Kraandrijver, super snel... Topper... Groet uit Holland

[@Container_World]

Bedankt vriend! Eindelijk iemand die er iets kan kent😁👌 ben je ook een kraandrijver?

[@floring480]

Lovely vessel, I know this design is taking maybe more steel than an ordinary container vessel, with lashing bars and twist locks, and to not forget about wind resistance, but this design is much safer for cargo securing, maybe for extra safety to use some lashing system on the last tier but I think this tall cell guides will solve problems that more and more ships are having lately - loosing containers in adverse weather.

[@Container_World]

True that! And no more wasting time on malfunction twistlocks

[@XxProdigySnipingxX]

And the number of jobs that are lost in the process of making a ship of this kind? Many repercussions because of this design.

[@jako_343]

For this kinda job, you will need good Tetris skills! xD I would like to make a living off of stacking containers.

[@Container_World]

+Jak343 hahahahaa, Yes. It is all about Tetris! Maybe I should add Tetris music to my videos?

[@langellotti]

well it's not the driver to decide where to stack containers :-)

[@JanWeisnicht]

Hut ab vor deiner Arbeit , sehe ich zum ersten mal wie du arbeiten must .

[@henrymejia992]

Nizze, crane op. Safe driving skills and making 35 boxes x hour. EXCELLENT JOB..!!

[@NANICU]

1 min 15 seconds per container with each container arriving in sequence. That's efficiency!

[@Container_World]

The best moves I can get are 55seconds! On these ships with these cranes

[@gasser5001]

How easily it moves them just blows my mind. It's like a kid picking up legos... Enjoy your job while you can, it'll be automated before long. That's a very simple task to automate.

[@Container_World]

True! There is a lot of power in that engine room! (All electric!) They tried automation but the hardest part is that the ship moves because it floats on water....

[@Hammertime054]

Absolutely brilliant , a lot more fun than the reach stacker i operate👍👍👍

[@Container_World]

Yes, definetly! At first reach-stackers are a great challenge but after a few years you need to get up in the cranes!

[@Hammertime054]

@@Container_World , id love to, i only operated the small rail gantry cranes, not as high as those beasts, good luck mate and all the best👍👍

[@Container_World]

Rail gantry cranes are a good step up to the big STS cranes! Good luck with your career! What port do you work?

[@danny_d_bongo]

Strange recommendation, but cant say i didnt enjoyed it. Nice to see this perspective.

[@movax20h]

Damn. That is fast.

[@Container_World]

☝️😁

[@reksiohundson8706]

and easy , I could in reality , givig those jog to 12 yo , and would do it fine .

[@Container_World]

A 12 Yo could never concentrate the amount of information a entire work shift

[@reksiohundson8706]

@john jones -_- , no one sit 500h , there are shifts , and no one work more that 2 h at the time , they pull 8 h day but theu have 20min break every 2 h.

[@Container_World]

It depends on what country you work. I'm operating in Belgium and we do 4hour breaks in 8hour shifts! We work 4hours, we pause 30min and we work another 3,5hours.

[@dylanpritchard4981]

This is amazing engineering and is pivotal I imagine to daily commerce

[@andrewgibb8846]

Balls of steel brother. 🍻

[@mikekrawetzke9143]

Ich möchte noch so ein Video sehen bitte ist echt der Hammer so was zu sehen

[@Container_World]

Is this German? Please Translate!

[@mikekrawetzke9143]

@@Container_World Antwerpen Belgien

[@Container_World]

Ah jup? Mor wa zegde nu int Duits?

[@yaraihan]

Job Is Another Level Of Real Life Games

[@Container_World]

You got it😁👍

[@vansien]

really interesting, I used to work on heavey plant, like the container stacker in your video. always wanted to see how things looked from up there. great job.

[@Container_World]

+vansien Thanks! More videos will come, feel free to subscribe if you are interested to see more ;) greetings JC

[@BonziBuddy.]

I just played the mission in GTA V where you do this and that's why I looked this up on youtube lol

[@NiSiochainGanSaoirse]

Once you get your head around the huge sums of money you're moving around, in all honesty, operating one of these looks decidedly simple... Back and forward, up and down, and into guided slots which you'd have be an absolute clown to get wrong... I'm ever so slightly OCD however, and the remarkable symmetry of this kind of work would be an absolute balm to my soul 😁😁

[@MAX-lifting]

No over weight limit problem. No windy problem No objdct swing/turning problem No need to consider the core of the weight Easyyyy job.

[@terrencekanzig4270]

Yeah the crane is very cool but I’ve read that each container has to go to a specific slot due to weight and destination among many things. I like to think about the coordination to have the right truck pull up to the crane at the right moment to load in a specific slot. I’d think that if one truck got out of order, had a breakdown, whatever it could cause delays up and down the whole time critical operation. But I suppose they have computer programs that can make adjustments. Just amazing to watch.

[@anyelomaikelrosadocubero1701]

Felicidades me gustó mucho tu genial talento desarrollado con mucho profesionalismo....el vídeo fantástico....

[@epasko5713]

great! but you edited out the container size shrinking at 9:20 I was waiting for that!

[@BIGWayne2234]

I never saw those walls with slots before but they make way more sense then open stacking them

[@haughie61]

beautiful smooth operator

[@adrianpaul5558]

Finally! At least I'll know how container ships are loaded.

[@Container_World]

Have you seen my video how they unload brand new Cars from a ship?

[@adrianpaul5558]

@@Container_World No, please give me a link.

[@Container_World]

Starts from 00:18! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZebiXWrftWmr6s

[@kinderboeken55]

Nice dual camera setup!

[@BigBlock632]

I believe I got the controls figured out! Right stick inward is Lock, right stick out is Unlock, right stick forward is Down, right stick back is Up. Left stick back is Backwards, left stick forwards is Forward. Also noticed there's about a 2 second delay in the response of the controls. How am I doing so far? I'm ready to come to work brother!

[@harrisonclark3799]

What kind of degrees/certifications do you need to do this? How long did it take you to become an operator?

[@josephbennett3482]

It amazes me at how high up gantry operators are and how they make it look easy to grab those containers on the trucks , there's a large distance between the cab of the crane and the truck so it must definitely be difficult to judge the height.

[@johnschroeder3072]

They are approx 50m up

[@danmyers9372]

Very cool. Imagine there has to be a LOT of calculations to make sure all that weight is balanced on the ship.

[@Container_World]

True! Advanced software calculates the perfect balance and keeping the different port locations in mind

[@iconmax7450]

This is some serious patience

[@Container_World]

Is it? 😁

[@jakubdubovsky6081]

More videos of these gantry container cranes! And longer. I can watch this for hours. Maybe slow tv version of the entire shift :)

[@Container_World]

+Jakub Dubovský Yeah sure, I can do that! In real Speed or in timelapse mode without the joystick camera?

[@jakubdubovsky6081]

Real speed with sticks!! I can watch that for hours. Can I operate that crane for a week as a summer activity? haha :)

[@Container_World]

+Jakub Dubovský I will make some more of these videos for you soon! Haha, yeah why not. A little summer job ;)

[@jakubdubovsky6081]

Where should I apply :)

[@Container_World]

+Jakub Dubovský Haha, my boss... Good luck ;)

[@VuThanhfulify]

Wow the crane operator works very fast. I don't see stevedore or signal guys onboard the vessel.

[@Container_World]

+Thanh Vu thanks! I'm the operator and the signal man walks in the tunnels next to the cell guides . Thanks for watching!

[@richardyescas3043]

Exactly! Union!?

[@gwendolynwells-hill9601]

not all piers do that. I know mine does not.

[@GosfordLawrence]

Nice video and i love the perspective, seeing what your hands doing with the joystick in relation to the containers. 2 questions though- how do you know where to put the containers on the ship and 2. Is it all hand eye coordination to fit the lift to the container from the trucks?

[@Container_World]

Thanks!! Glad you enjoyed it!!! I have radio communication to know what container has to go in what cell guide. It is very strict planned. It is all manual! Only at the Quay side is An automatic Brake/slowdown

[@xxspawnxx]

His wrist game is strong with the force

[@Container_World]

Lol

[@WangBaiTe]

I can imagine this takes months to train before you're vene able to put one container in a ship or on a truck without it swinging all over the place! Imagine how they do this in Antwerp and Shanghai where the terminalcranes can pich up 2 40' or 4 20' containers in one go.

[@jeremykamel9655]

People are either operators or they aren’t. My training was a month long. I was working ships after a few weeks under the supervision of my trainer. After that month you pass the production test or you don’t. If you don’t pass then your not going to be an crane operator. They make sure you’re safe and know safety rules continuously the whole time. Obviously you constantly learn and prefect your skills after the training is over. Especially for the first few years. Your not as productive as the other operators for some time. But it’s about safety and not speed. Other unions and other countries do it different I’m sure.

[@billylister5576]

2 weeks you get in liverpool haha

[@Bossix84]

20 minutes training in my country and you are ready to go.

[@jeremykamel9655]

@@Bossix84 Safety first 🤦‍♂️

[@Container_World]

20minutes? That is impossible... Like forward backward up down, good luck my friend bye!

[@markipelagogogo]

My son and I loved this. Is there some logistical strategy to how you load these? Like staggering the containers in such a way as to work with the torsion box and reduce structural stress on the ship?

[@Container_World]

Thanks for this awesome comment! I always read the comments and answer them all! Every container has got a weight test when it was delivered nu truck. The planboard/office all put them in a planning to load the ship balanced. Heavy containers deep in the ship, light and dangerous containers on top. We load every specific container in it's pre-planned possition. When the ship is finished loading it will be perfectly balanced! Feel free to ask more!

[@markipelagogogo]

@@Container_World thanks for taking the time to write back! That makes perfect sense!

[@Container_World]

You're welcome!!

[@davidesebastiano]

Container World so don’t they place for destination?

[@Container_World]

Yes they do, each bay has it's port of destination.

[@austinharvey809]

I operate a over head log crane in Texas for a large papermill, have been thinking about taking a port crane job for Georgia port authority but scared to pull the trigger on it and make the move ! Lol looks very interesting though

[@Container_World]

You gotta do what you love to do! I have seen People move to the harbour cranes but it is a different world in Belgium. Some People do go back to the private industries!

[@JKM115]

He's speedrunning the loading process

[@BattleshipOrion]

Looks super fun but yet terrifying. Also why have I not subbed before?

[@Container_World]

Thanks for subbing!! Any requests for new videos?

[@ben3989]

Are real time communications telling you which column to stack or do the containers come your way sorted for a specific load pattern?

[@hugonilsson1940]

I have always wonders how they know what containers to get from the boat, and how they know where they are

[@sol3cito33]

Such a Zen job!

[@masternathan4892]

Intrested in this king if work, what would you say are the pros and cons? e.g workhours, pay, things that can go wrong while loading/unloading.

[@Container_World]

Pro: very challenging, you see a progress of your work, proud to load the biggest ships in the world, good paid job ... Cons: not good for back and neck, early morning job or late evening..

[@markslandingsandaviationvi3123]

I’m obsessed with technical things like airplanes, cranes, bulldozers, harbors, airports, ships and helicopters. This is perfect because I never get to see cranes and I wonder how to control a crane. Is there any chance to get a crane tour somewhere in a quarry or harbor?

[@Container_World]

Glad I gave you the crane ''experience'' to see how it is to work with harbour cranes. Visitors are not able to climb on the cranes to see the cabin view. Only bus tour around the terminal. Greetings from Belgium!

[@neilfurby555]

Great filming and edit ....thankyou

[@richardaustinaustin1890]

Love watching this type of video. This ship was damaged by a gantry crane in Liverpool a few years ago.(my home town) I see these vessels regularly as the company I work for is based on Liverpool docks, great site to see. Do the racks make loading easier?

[@Container_World]

Thanks! Yes, the ''racks'' or cell guides makes it very easy for us. The only downside is that these cellguides are 30meters high! So lots of going up and down to get the ship loaded!

[@_John_P]

Because the best place for a flammable tank is within the loading area of the crane and right next to its legs.

[@cod500]

nice video, may I ask, what are the green/white/red flags that are folded out with the right thumb button? what is the purpose? Thanks

[@Container_World]

These are called flippers, this helps to grab the containers Faster/easier. Without flippers we need to put the spreader pins in the container with 2cm accuracy. Not easy when we operate on 50m heights! Feel free to ask more! Thanks for watching!!

[@cod500]

@@Container_World makes sense, thats awesome. Cheers for the reply

[@Container_World]

No problem! Have you seen my video in the mobile harbour crane? Same camera setup with joystick view!

[@sillykanji]

Man I've been applying for one of these jobs for 10 years now. Suuuuuper hard to get into.

[@Container_World]

It depends from port to port, where do you live? Maybe I can help

[@whatchasay7734]

I oddly love when the seat shakes

[@jeremykamel9655]

You wouldn’t think in a big crane like that that it would shake. But after a while you get used to how they shake and you can tell when the can doesn’t sit down right.

[@newvultraz]

This looks both fun and terrifying.

[@andrewiow6327]

Great video showing real skill, but not my sort of job, driven lorries with containers, but could not do this

[@NICKTHEGAMERGAMING]

damn, you manage to time the unlock perfectly with the drop

[@NICKTHEGAMERGAMING]

lol

[@Container_World]

+NICKTHEGAMER_ I try ;)

[@NICKTHEGAMERGAMING]

Joris Cleiren hehehe

[@Container_World]

+NICKTHEGAMER_ That is the goal of every move, to swing, lower, hoist it perfect ;)

[@NICKTHEGAMERGAMING]

Joris Cleiren hehehe, perfect timing each move 👍👍👍

[@j3llyman7]

Something about this is fascinating! What kind of training is required? presumably lots right? How hard is it to get all the way up into that crane? how long does one stay up there? It seems like one misstep could cause seriously ridiculous amounts of damage, are there automated safety measures for that?

[@Container_World]

Very good questions! It takes up to 2 years of training to work productive with these cranes. The training starts in a computer simulator to get feeling of the standard controls. When the trainer thinks it's safe enough you can get in the real cranes up to 165feet!(50m) The hours in the cabin depends from port and country. In Belgium we work in 2 parts: first 4 hours of operation + 30min break +3hours of operation! You should check my other video: "life of a crane operator"! You can see in that video how I enter different types of cranes! These gantry cranes have their own Elevator! So it's pretty easy to go up and down. It is true that a small mistake can make cause huge damages or human injuries/death... I saved 4 lives in my 13 year career at the port... You have to keep your eyes open and stay focussed every second! There are a few safery features in these cranes, they brake automatic when hoisting down on the trailers and the ground. And it is impossible to hoist down on the crane legs. The rest is in our hands..

[@Bawbag0110]

Probably made by our sister factory in Ireland...we've done some parts for these cranes before in Sunderland

[@Container_World]

Cool! What sistor factory do you work?

[@AR-yk1kv]

Very good and informative

[@markkraus3598]

Do you have an oiler work w/you for preventive maintenance or do they have automatic grease systems on them > whoever this operator is he’s damn smooth !

[@tombratton3196]

Wow very cool!

[@langellotti]

great crane operator

[@Container_World]

+Agostino LANGELLOTTI Thanks!

[@kylehill3643]

what's your best prize?

[@SabirAnsari-xg6on]

Good job ❤❤

[@goyake]

Impressive! How do you know where to place each container? Or do they always come in the exact order as they should be placed?

[@eggieraharja]

there's monitor screen in front of operator showing where to place each container, years ago they use radio communication, but sometimes for special cargoes they still use radio communication

[@jeremykamel9655]

@@eggieraharja depends on the port. We don’t have any computer screens for that purpose on any cranes in my port. I drive all the cranes in the Port of Tacoma. Typically they come under the hook in order and we load back in the opposite order of the discharge. We also get a paper load plan if requested. But typically the hatch boss (foreman) in coordination with the hook sup (marine clerk) tell us where each can goes. That way we can just concentrate on operating the crane.

[@ronbaarde4544]

Here in port of Oakland we do have a what we call crane boss He tell and direct the crane operators where to stack the containers and the operators also have the paperwork which containers to pick up and what bay he should working ...been there done that ....I can’t say I miss driving the crane time for me to do other job in the waterfront ...

[@jeremykamel9655]

@@ronbaarde4544 I can understand that brother. I love it but I can see getting tired of it someday also. That’s the beauty of the ILWU.

[@josemue154]

Duuude I want your job 🤩

[@skydriver-js4zw]

I run a tower crane building tall buildings. You have excellent control keeping that load from swinging good job... How do you tell your distance from the bottom of your load when you're setting it down? Since you have no rigger or spotter inside the ship?

[@brianluck84]

Digital line readout. Just gotta factor the container hight. Also cameras

[@niky7197]

Super bro

[@alrickveen8970]

Just imagine all the trucks needed to transport unvelievable amazing

[@split150]

Very cool. Does the yellow carriage ride along the vertical ribs of the ship so the alignment is perfect when setting in place? Thank.

[@packtloss]

Years later, if you see this. Can you explain the lights on the picker-upper-thingie?

[@Container_World]

Sure! I still read ALL COMMENTS on my videos! The picker-upper-thing is called a spreader. It works with hydraulics. Green light = unlocked white light = spreader landed correctly on the container Red light = container locked and ready for lifting! Ask more if you want to! Greetings from Belgium

[@packtloss]

@@Container_World Thank you so much! makes perfect sense!

[@NICKTHEGAMERGAMING]

im definitely gonna be a gantry crane operator... how I would do it is have all drops to lane 5 and keep all flippers down but back ones, then lower on from the front to pick it up

[@Container_World]

+NICKTHEGAMER_ the flippers must be up to load under deck(hold). And the flippers loose grease preassure if you leave them down for more than 3min(hydraulic pump timeout)

[@NICKTHEGAMERGAMING]

yeah... they would be raised... im just describing for pickup off lane 5 chassis... for discharge above deck... side flippers(if it is a 40 or twins... depends if it is single 20s) and a clear side down... say if it is discharge inwards to the shore... the back flippers could be down.... if the other is open and the front isnt... the flipper pattern could reverse position for the front and back ones ;)

[@websitesthatneedanem]

Great video, thanks! How do you judge height from directly above? Do the containers have interlocks top & bottom?

[@Container_World]

Martin Thanks for watching Martin! I really appreciate it. It is very difficult to master the big distance between container and cabin. Maximum distance can go up to 52 meters! It takes time to work very percise like in this video. I make it look easy but even with 6 years experience it took 12 months to get perfect control of these new Liebherr cranes!! These containers are getting loaded in very high cell guides so they don't need any twistlocks. Feel free to ask more, I always read the Comments on all my videos!

[@websitesthatneedanem]

Two questions please; 1. When to the twistlocks get attached to the containers? 2. When, how are the twistlocks returned to home port?

[@Container_World]

+Martin Thanks for asking! 1: when containers are getting loaded above deck/cell guides they need to be locked together with twistlocks. 2: twistlocks belong to the ship. Each ship has it's twistlock flat(or multiple flats) they get discharged first when a ship arrives to put twistlocks in and get loaded as last move on a ship when all containers are loaded with twistlocks. Feel free to ask more! Greetings

[@websitesthatneedanem]

Greetings to you too! I guess container layout is all computer controlled, do you have a cab display that tells you container name/number, weight and exactly where on the ship it is to placed? If you mix some up (similar boxes) does it matter? Are checks made as ship are lowered on board, ie. does the ship have a 'load master'? Good to speak to someone that knows!

[@Container_World]

+Martin Yes we have a computer system, every Container has it's Position on the yard. And has to be loaded in the correct position on the ship to balance the ship for weight distribution. It happens sometimes they switch 2 containers but they always have to be for the same destination and same weight. No problem! You should watch my ''NEW KALMAR K-MOTION'' video on this channel to get An other Angle on the terminal operations. Or my ''reach stacker compilation'' is also a great video where you can see the computer system in our machinery