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    The document discusses how quay crane productivity and vessel turnaround times have improved over time, from the first containerships in the 1950s to modern ships today. It analyzes factors like lifts per hour, vessel size, and the relationship between turnaround time and productivity. It also outlines various incremental and quantum concepts for further reducing crane cycle times.

    In the 1950s, the first containerships could do 12-15 lifts per hour and took 3-4 days in port. By the 1960s, post-panamax ships could do 25-35 lifts per hour and took 2-3 days. Modern ships today have even higher productivity. The text analyzes how factors like lifts per hour and vessel size impact turnaround time.

    Some incremental improvements discussed that can reduce cycle time by up to 25% include using curvilinear cranes for faster motions, automation, elevating girder cranes (which were 5-25% faster for the Virginia Port Authority), and using tandem forties configurations.

    Quay Crane Productivity

    Michael A. Jordan
    Structural Engineer
    Liftech Consultants Inc.
    Topics
    Quay crane demand
    Vessel turnaround time
    Look at cycle time segments
    Reducing cycle time
    Incremental: Up to 25%
    Quantum: Over 25%

    See the printed paper for details.

    2
    The First Ship and Crane
    1958 Matson Navigation
    A good start
    First new Panamax
    containership
    24 foot box
    12 to 15 lifts an hour
    3 or 4 days in port

    3
    Today’s Ship
    Post-Panamax
    20/40/45 Box
    25 to 35 lifts per
    hour
    2 to 3 days in port

    4
    Tomorrow’s Crane Today
    Plan Ahead
    How many lifts per
    hour?
    30, 40, 50, 60, 70
    What will the vessel
    turnaround time
    be?

    5
    Vessel Turnaround Time vs. Lifts per Hour
    Vessel Size 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000
    TEU
    Cranes 4 5 6 6
    Lifts per Hour Vessel Turnaround Time, Hours

    20 96 103 107 129


    30 64 69 71 86
    40 48 51 54 64
    50 39 41 43 51
    60 32 34 36 43
    Parameters: 1.75 TEU per lift. Turnover 75%.
    Two eight hour shifts/day.

    6
    CraneSim
    Calculates
    lifts per
    hour
    Actual 65%
    to 80% of
    calculated
    lifts per
    hour

    7
    Think Seconds per Lift

    Frequency vs. Period

    Frequency: Lifts/hour 30 45 60 75 90
    Period: Seconds/lift 120 80 60 48 40

    8
    Typical Time Segments: Half-Cycle

    9
    Incremental Improvements (< 25%)
    Curvilinear Cranes

    Faster motions
    Automation
    Elevating girder
    Tandem forties

    10
    Elevating Girder Crane
    Virginia Port Authority

    5 to 25 % faster

    11
    Tandem Forties
    Maersk Bromma

    12
    Quantum Improvements (> 25%)
    Dual hoist
    BufferStation©
    Ship-in-a-Slip
    Shuttle type
    Supertainer©
    Conveyor type
    Carrier crane
    Technotainer
    SuperCrane
    Linear crane

    13
    Dual Hoist

    VPA

    1980s

    50% faster

    14
    Dual Hoist

    HHLA

    2000s

    15
    Paceco Bufferstation©

    Like a second
    hoist but
    moveable

    16
    Paceco Bufferstation©

    17
    Ship-in-a-Slip
    Ceres, Amsterdam

    80 – 100% faster

    18
    FloatTerm

    Quay, ship,
    “quay”

    19
    FloatTerm

    Quay, ship,
    barge

    20
    Paceco Supertainer©

    21
    CreaTech Technotainer©

    Boom section

    22
    Delft University Carrier Crane

    23
    Liftech SuperCrane©

    24
    Rotating Trolley

    25
    Light Weight Shuttle

    26
    Boom Section

    Rotate trolley

    Spreader

    Container

    Shuttle

    Operator’s cab

    27
    Revolutionary Systems—All Costly
    New concepts for
    gates yards and
    cranes
    Octopus
    Automated
    warehouses
    Fully automated
    system Port of Singapore, Fully Automated

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    Copyright 2001 by Liftech Consultants Inc. All rights reserved.
    This material may not be duplicated without the written consent of Liftech Consultants Inc., except in the form
    of excerpts or quotations for the purposes of review.

    The information included in this presentation may not be altered, copied, or used for any other project without
    written authorization from Liftech Consultants Inc. Anyone making use of the information assumes all liability
    g from such use.
    arising

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