Ship-to-shore gantry cranes are the tallest working machines at most container ports. They straddle the quay, reach out over the vessel, and lift boxes off and on around the clock. In this frame a line of them stands over container ships at a deepwater terminal. For decades hardly anyone outside shipping gave them a second look. That changed once US officials started … [Read more...] about Ship-to-Shore Cranes: The Port Equipment Washington Now Treats as a Security Risk