A retired crane instructor shared videos documenting what it's like loading hulking cargo ships. Crane operators are typically dock workers with decades of experience. The role is precise and ...

Neil F. Lampson workers help assemble a Port of Pasco dock crane in October 2000. After spending $1.3 million on the crane, Pasco is now ready to sell it because a lack of demand for container barging ...

It takes a smooth and practiced hand to load container ships at Port Houston. With two joysticks and myriad buttons, crane operators must hoist cargo over the side of an expensive vessel and onto an ...

The three cranes, which were carried by a ship across the Pacific Ocean from China, will be the tallest ever used at the Port of Oakland. Kent was a senior managing editor at CNET News. A veteran of ...

New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) announced the execution of three maritime infrastructure related contracts to upgrade port operations at the Brooklyn Marine Terminal. After ...

PASADENA, Texas (KTRK) -- A worker was killed Friday morning while loading containers onto a ship at the Bayport Container Terminal. The victim was operating a truck known as a "mule," which is a ...

There was a time when shipping containers were just used for cargo, but these days, they're used for everything from housing to restaurants and urban farms. While these steel boxes have proven to be ...