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Container cranes

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Two generations of container cranes at Wellington. The crane on the right (since demolished) is a 1970s model which could typically could lift around 45 tonnes under the hook beam. The larger crane is a 2000s Liebherr post-panamax, capable of lifting about 55 tonnes and designed to service ships bigger than most of the port’s current customers.

Credit

Gavin McLean

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Container cranes, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/container-cranes, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated