Cranes that rank among the largest in the U.S. were shipped into the San Francisco Bay this morning. The cranes will allow the Port of Oakland to handle massive container ships.
The new cranes have lift height of 174 feet above the dock. They will be able to reach 225 feet across a ship’s deck. When the crane booms are in the raised position, they will soar more than 400 feet above the wharf. SSA operates 10 cranes at Oakland International Container Terminal. The Port said it would remove three older cranes from the terminal when the new ones arrive.