straddle carrier

English

Straddle carriers at work, standard containers on the background

Noun

straddle carrier (plural straddle carriers)

1. A vehicle used in ports and yards for stacking and moving freight containers.
   • 2019 November 6, “News”, in Rail, page 21:

     Maritime Transport has installed two new straddle carrier cranes at Birmingham Intermodal Freight Terminal, as it continues to expand its rail operations. The Konecranes straddle carriers have a four container-high capacity and are expected to make loading and unloading faster and more reliable.

Translations

vehicle

• Finnish: konttilukki, lukki (fi)
• French: chariot cavalier (fr) m, cavalier (fr) m