Zhen Hua 4 arrives at the new Ceres terminal with the first shipment of cranes

Project Summary

In March 2001, the last shipment of 3 fully erected container cranes arrived at the Ceres terminal in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from China. A total of 9 cranes in 3 separate shipments were delivered by ZPMC, using their own converted transport ships. These post Panamax container cranes, claimed to be the largest in the world, each weighted approximately 1,320 t and towered over 110 m above the ship decks during transportation. The ship hulls were modeled and for two of the three transports, design motion response data was provided to enable an independent check of the crane structures and seafastening design.  

Scope of Work

The project scope included:

• Specify design weather criteria for each of the 3 transports from Shanghai to Amsterdam;

• Model the ZPMC ship hulls for the hydrodynamic analyses;

• Provide the design motion responses for 2 out of 3 transports;

• Provide the resulting design accelerations acting on the cranes.

 Acknowledgement

Photograph courtesy of Liftech Consultants, Inc.