Sitting in a rattling cage 110 feet up in the air is all part of the job description of a container crane operator at the Port of Oakland.

The High Court Monday stayed the proceeding of the Chittagong Port Authority to appoint outside operators for operating the Rail Mounted Quay Gantry Crane (RMQGC) at the Chittagong Container ...

Alvarado is training on new simulators, purchased by the West Gulf Maritime Association and Port Houston, to become a ship-to-shore crane operator who loads and unloads container ships.

Adame, the West Coast's only female crane instructor and a longshoreman, has been working in the ports since the age of 22 .

The terms call for the vessel operators to use an all-union workforce — including container crane operators — at any new marine terminal that opens in the Carolinas and Georgia.

The SPA currently employs 70 operators for the 20 big container cranes at its Wando Welch and North Charleston terminals. “We have to get ready for the future,” Reeves said.

The man who was at the helm of the crane that caught fire and collapsed once had his license suspended after a worker fatally plummeted 48 stories.

For a crane operator sitting in a small crane cabin, far above ground and a long way from the containers, the ability to operate the crane with speed, precision and consistency is almost impossible.

Some power was disrupted after a crane lifting wood tipped over in Providence Wednesday, according to a city spokesperson.

That's important since the crane team of operators – and there are 12 on the port roster – usually arrive at 6 a.m. and seldom leave before 6 p.m. In a typical week, 15 hours of overtime is ...