As part of its strategic aim of supplying a full range of products and services for state-of-the-art cargo handling, Gottwald added the Wide Span Gantry series to its product portfolio at the beginning of 2003. Since the market launch, 12 WSG cranes have been sold, proving the popularity and the ready acceptance of the product on the market.

Versatility on the Crane Site
The WSG series, designed for operations at river, sea and rail terminals, can be used for a variety of applications, handling containers, swap bodies and semi-trailers. For example, they can be employed for

• trimodal handling between ship, train and truck at inland waterway terminals
• intermodal handling between rail and road at rail terminals (combined-traffic transport)

In addition, Wide Span Gantries are suitable for performing stack housekeeping and management.

WSG Cranes Can Even Be Combined with Harbour Cranes
Using modern software packages, WSG cranes can be linked to higher-ranking logistics systems of a terminal. Wide Span Gantries can also be combined with other Gottwald products, with HMK Mobile or HSK Portal Harbour Cranes, for example, to form Compact Terminals at sea ports. As an option, Gottwald Port Technology also supplies its Wide Span Gantries as part of an integrated overall system which includes all the necessary process control software for managing container storage facilities.

WSG Highlights at a Glance

• Combined lattice and box-girder construction
• Modern drive technology
• High-speed, safe, precise, low-noise, energy-saving and
  environmentally-friendly operation
• Short delivery and assembly times
• Ease of maintenance
• Economy