Spreader (container)
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The spreader is a device used for lifting containers and unitized cargo.
The spreader used for containers has a locking mechanism
at each corner that attaches the four corners of the container. A spreader can be used on a container crane, a straddle carrier
and at any other machinery to lift containers
.
The spreader used for containers has a locking mechanism
Twistlock
A twistlock and corner casting together form a standardised rotating connector for securing shipping containers. The primary uses are for locking a container into place on container ship, semi-trailer truck or railway container train; and for lifting of the containers by container cranes and...
at each corner that attaches the four corners of the container. A spreader can be used on a container crane, a straddle carrier
Straddle carrier
A straddle carrier is a non road going vehicle for use in port terminals and intermodal yards used for stacking and moving ISO standard containers. Straddles pick and carry containers while straddling their load and connecting to the top lifting points via a container spreader. These machines have...
and at any other machinery to lift containers
Containerization
Containerization is a system of freight transport based on a range of steel intermodal containers...
.