LIFTING EQUIPMENT

Rubber tyred gantry (RTG) cranes are widely used in container terminals, logistics yards, manufacturing facilities, and intermodal operations to handle loads efficiently and safely. While many operators and planners focus on load weight, lifting height, and yard layout when evaluating RTG crane performance, one factor is often underestimated: load shape . Load geometry plays a decisive role in stability, lifting safety, rigging configuration, spreader operation, crane travel

Rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) have long been workhorses in ports, intermodal yards, precast plants, and large industrial sites. Traditionally optimized for container handling and general-purpose lifting, RTGs are evolving fast to meet specialized, non-standard load challenges: extremely heavy or unbalanced loads, fragile goods, odd-shaped cargos, and operations in congested or environmentally sensitive sites. This article reviews the most important recent and practical in