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Do you remember the classic 1954 movie, "On the Waterfront"? Remember those scenes in which the longshoremen were in the cargo hold off-loading ships? The work was done manually. Cargo nets were lowered into the cargo hold and filled by hand, and then the process was reversed as cranes lif...

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Published in:Plant services 2012-07, Vol.32 (7), p.18-18
Main Author: Moriarty, T
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Cargo holds
Cranes
Piers
Ships
Waterfronts
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Summary:Do you remember the classic 1954 movie, "On the Waterfront"? Remember those scenes in which the longshoremen were in the cargo hold off-loading ships? The work was done manually. Cargo nets were lowered into the cargo hold and filled by hand, and then the process was reversed as cranes lifted the cargo nets and swung them over to the pier. It was labor-intensive and slow.
ISSN:0199-8013