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Containership being
unloaded at the MPA's
Dundalk Marine Terminal

(a)

180 kips 180 kips

180 kips 180 kips 180 kips 180 kips 180 kips

180 kips

42.87′′ 60.04′′ 42.87′′ 42.87′′ 60.04′′ 42.87′′

60.04′′

72′′

5 spans at 72′′

(b)

Figure 13.13 (a) Gantry crane beam at the Maryland Port Authority Harbor. (b) Schematic
sketch of a gantry crane beam. (Continued)