How To Lift A Shipping Container
The high cost of container lifting equipment means they are typically only found in locations with high container throughput. These often act as "freight hubs". However, handling containers outside of these hubs can be a challenge, and is usually solved by contracting a mobile container handling service, such as a truck crane, side loader, or tilt-bed truck. Fortunately, new container lifting solutions are emerging that make owning your own container handling equipment much more affordable.
This report compares 9 different container handling options that will help steer you toward the container lifting solution that best suits your operation.
The options are:
- container lifting jacks
- gantry cranes
- straddle carriers
- reach stackers
- top loaders
- heavy container forklifts
- sideloaders
- truck cranes
- tilt bed trailer
This report examines the pros and cons of each way to lift or move a shipping container