Guindaste Pórtico: Especificações, Tipos de Acionamento e Eficiência no Pátio
A straddle carrier crane earns its place in a terminal when you need one machine to both lift a container and drive it across the yard — something an RTG or RMG crane cannot do alone. Expect a market reference price of roughly $120,000–$400,000 per unit, capacities in the 30–80 ton range, and stacking of one to three containers high. Those headline numbers are easy to find; the decision they don’t make for you is whether a straddle carrier is the right tool for your yard at all. If you run a busy yard with repetitive quay-to-stack moves, the straddle carrier’s self-sufficiency is exactly what raises throughput. But if your real goal is maximum stacking density on a small footprint, you may be paying premium money for the wrong strength — and most product brochures won’t tell you that. This guide covers the specifications that actually affect performance, how the four drive types compare on cost over five years (not just on the spec sheet), and the hidden costs and procurement mistakes that quietly inflate the real price of ownership.…