Upgrades and Modification

Port facilities can sometimes find it difficult keeping up with the demands of the ever-growing size of modern ships. To help remedy this problem in a cost effective fashion, Seward Wyon offers a service to upgrade and modify any aspect of a mechanical handling system in order to achieve modern day capacity at a fraction of the price of buying new equipment.

All projects of this type are preceded by a feasibility study to establish to what extent a structure can be modified, and still remain within safe limits.

Modifications carried out in the past include :

• Increase to height of lift by either trolley modifications or by the extending of the legs of ship to shore container gantries
• Extending the boom of ship to shore container gantries — this has been done both by removing the boom and in-situ
• Increase in crane capacity
• DC to AC drive conversions
• Uprating of winch and brake systems
• Storm anchors and storm brake
• Crane anti-collision systems
• Modification of legs and bogies to suit different rail spans/rail types
• Installation of load weighing systems
• Operator access lift
• Tilt and trim systems
• Installation of rotating hooks
• Hydraulic grab systems