Transtainern.
/trɑːnsˈteɪnə//transˈteɪnə/ U.S.
A proprietary name for a mobile gantry crane.
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quay crane1821
balance-crane1824
well crane1836
water crane1849
jenny1861
jib-crane1873
stacker1875
Titan1876
transfer-elevatora1884
whip-crane1883
Goliath1888
jigger1891
wharf crane1893
floating crane1903
tower crane1906
hammer-headed crane1908
portal crane1908
hammer-head crane1910
luffing crane1913
cherry-picker1945
stacker crane1959
monotower1963
Transtainer1964
portainer1966
1964 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 21 July tm115/1 Pacific Coast Engineering Company, Alameda, Calif...Transtainer. For mobile gantry cranes. First use June 15, 1960.
1969 Jane's Freight Containers 1968–9 51 This Transtainer has a 35 foot span and straddles two rows of containers plus a truck roadway.
1977 Hongkong Standard 12 Apr. (Business Suppl.) 4/4 This includes a quay crane costing $102 million, four new transtainers valued at $33 million [etc.].
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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