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41-547: The Honghai Crane is a mobile gantry crane built by the Chinese Honghua Group. It was completed in Jiangsu in 2014, becoming the largest movable gantry crane by lift capacity, being capable of lifting 22,000 tonnes to a height of 65 m . The Honghai Crane is 150m tall, has a span of 124m and the weight of the steel structure is 11,000 tonnes, excluding the spreader. It has a maximum lifting height of 71m and

82-453: A platform supply vessel , which was delivered to Danish marine services company Nordic Offshore Supply Unlimited in 2015. The Honghai Crane will be further utilized for the building of an offshore semi-submersible drilling rig for Orion Group. Gantry crane The terms gantry crane and overhead crane (or bridge crane) are often used interchangeably, as both types of crane straddle their workload. The distinction most often drawn between

123-488: A 22,000-tonne (21,700-long-ton; 24,300-short-ton) capacity crane, the " Honghai Crane " was planned for construction in Qidong City , China and was finished in 2014. Smaller gantry cranes are also available running on rubber tyres so that tracks are not needed. Rubber tyred gantry cranes are essential for moving containers from berths throughout the rest of the yard. For this task they come in large sizes, as pictured to

164-908: A coastal prefecture-level city on the Shandong Peninsula in northeastern Shandong province of the People's Republic of China . Lying on the southern coast of the Bohai Strait , Yantai borders Qingdao on the southwest and Weihai on the east, with sea access to both the Bohai Sea (via the Laizhou Bay and the Bohai Strait) and the Yellow Sea (from both north and south sides of the Shandong Peninsula). It

205-500: A few grand 19th-century European buildings, most of the town is of much more recent origin. After 1949, the town's name was changed from Chefoo to Yantai, and it was opened to the world as an ice-free trade port in 1984. On 12 November 1911, the eastern division of Tongmeng Hui declared itself a part of the revolutionary movement. The next day, it established the Shandong Military Government ( 山東軍政府 ) and,

246-404: A movable beam-mounted hoist in addition to the entire structure being wheeled, and some overhead cranes are suspended from a freestanding gantry. Ship-to-shore gantry cranes are imposing, multi-story structures prominent at most container terminals , used to load intermodal containers on and off container ships . They operate along two rails (waterside and landside designations) spaced based on

287-445: A time with ship-to-shore gantry cranes on both sides of the vessel. This allows for more cranes and double the workspace under the cranes to be used for transporting cargo off dock. The first quayside container gantry crane was developed in 1959 by Paceco Corporation . Full gantry cranes (where the load remains beneath the gantry structure, supported from a beam) are well suited to lifting massive objects such as ships' engines, as

328-522: A total of 48 hanging points, each with a lifting capacity of 300 tonnes. The crane has an operating power of 1800 KW . The total weight of the crane, including the spreader, is said to be 14,800 tonnes. The crane was first commissioned in November–December 2014 when it was utilized to build the hull of a platform supply vessel in the company's yard in Jiangsu. The crane was used for the building of

369-606: Is Zhifu , which used to be the largest independent city in the area. It was variously romanized as Chefoo , Che-foo , Chi-fu , and Chih-fou . Although this name was used for the city by foreigners prior to the Communist victory in the Chinese Civil War , the locals referred to the settlement as Yantai throughout. During the Xia and Shang dynasties , the region was inhabited by indigenous people vaguely known to

410-623: Is around 80 km from the city centre of Yantai. Yangma Island is located in the north of Muping District , Yantai and has a large area. The climate on the island is pleasant, with no severe cold in winter and no scorching heat in summer, making it suitable for leisure and vacation. It can be called the Maldives in China. Yangma Island has a long history. It is said that Emperor Qin Shihuang raised royal horses here during his eastward tour and

451-537: Is due to the relatively slow speed yet high reach of rubber tyred gantry cranes when compared to other forms of container terminal equipment. Portable gantry cranes are used to lift and transport smaller items, usually less than 10 tonnes (9.8 long tons; 11 short tons). They are widely used in the HVAC, machinery moving and fine art installation industries. Some portable gantry cranes are equipped with an enclosed track, while others use an I-beam, or other extruded shapes, for

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492-488: Is located close to Yantai port. An attempt to switch northern China from coal to natural gas resulted in shortages, and in 2017 the Chinese government implemented a new plan to convert half of northern China to clean energy for winter heating. Haiyang , a city under Yantai's prefecture , is anticipated to meet its total winter heating needs with nuclear power by 2021. Yantai Economic and Technological Development Area

533-585: Is one of the earliest approved state-level economic development zones in China. It now has a planned area of 10 km (3.9 sq mi) and a population of 115,000. It lies on the tip of the Shandong Peninsula facing the Yellow Sea. It adjoins downtown Yantai, merely 6 kilometers away from Yantai Port and 6 kilometers away from Yantai Railway Station (not to be confused with Yantai South Railway Station). Yantai Export Processing Zone (YTEPZ)

574-725: Is one of the first 15 export processing zones approved by the State Council. The total construction area of YTEPZ is 4.17 km (1.61 sq mi), in which the initial zone covers 3 km (1.2 sq mi). After developing for several years, YTEPZ is completely constructed. At present, the infrastructure has been completed, with standard workshops of 120,000 m (1,300,000 sq ft) and bonded warehouses of 40,000 m (430,000 sq ft). Up to now, owing to an excellent investment environment, YTEPZ has attracted investors from foreign countries and regions such as Japan, Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Sweden,

615-528: Is the largest fishing seaport in Shandong. Its population was 7,102,116 during the 2020 census , of whom 3,184,299 lived in the built-up area made up of the 5 urban districts of Zhifu , Laishan , Fushan , Muping , and Penglai . The name Yantai ( lit .   " Smoke Tower ") derives from the watchtowers constructed on Mount Qi in 1398 under the reign of the Hongwu Emperor of

656-812: The Chinese as the " Eastern Barbarians " ( Dongyi ). Under the Zhou , they were colonized and sinicized as the state of Lai . Lai was annexed by Qi in 567 BC. Under the First Emperor ( Shi Huangdi ), the area was administered as the Qi Commandery . Under the Han , this was renamed as the Donglai Commandery ( 東 萊 郡 ). Following the Three Kingdoms period , the area was organized by

697-644: The Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast . They have spans of 140 metres (460 ft) and can lift loads of up to 840 tonnes (830 long tons ; 930 short tons ) to a height of 70 metres (230 ft). In 2008, the world's strongest gantry crane, Taisun , which can lift 20,000 tonnes (19,700 long tons; 22,000 short tons), was installed in Yantai , China at the Yantai Raffles Shipyard . In 2012,

738-817: The Jin as the Donglai Kingdom or Principality , later returning to prefecture status as a jùn and then zhōu . Under the Tang and during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period , it was known as Deng Prefecture and organized with the Henan Circuit . It was then organized as the Laizhou ( 萊 州 府 ) and then, under the Qing , Dengzhou Prefecture ( 登 州 府 ). Up to the 19th century, however,

779-557: The Ming dynasty . The towers were used to light signal fires and send smoke signals , called langyan from their supposed use of wolf dung for fuel. At the time, the area was troubled by the Japanese pirates ( Wokou ), initially raiders from the warring states in Japan but later principally disaffected Chinese. It was also formerly romanized as Yen-tai . The major district of Yantai

820-557: The unequal 1858 Treaty of Tianjin , including Tengchow (now Penglai ). Its port being found inadequate, Zhifu—about 30 miles (48 km) away—was selected to act as the seat of the area's foreign commerce. The mooring was at considerable distance from shore, necessitating more time and expense in loading and unloading, but the harbor was deep and expansive and business grew rapidly. The harbor opened in May 1861, with its status as an international port affirmed on 22 August. The official decree

861-464: The Japanese, who turned Yantai into a summer station for their Asian fleet. They also set up a trading establishment in the town. The different foreign influences that shaped this city are explored at the Yantai Museum, which used to be a guild hall. However, the city's colourful history has not left a distinctive architectural mark, there has never been a foreign concession, and though there are

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902-711: The United States, Canada, etc., as well as domestic investors, to operate in the zone. The following is a list of prominent Yantai higher education institutions. China Agricultural University and Binzhou Medical College house campuses in Yantai. It houses a Korean international school, Korean School in Yantai . Chefoo School previously educated foreign children. Yantai Penglai International Airport provides scheduled flights to major airports in China as well as Seoul, Osaka, and Hong Kong. The Lancun–Yantai railway ends at Yantai. The Qinggrong Intercity Railway,

943-631: The Zhifu area consisted of nothing but small unwalled fishing villages of little importance. Under the Ming , these were first troubled by the Wokou and then by the overreacting "Sea Ban" , which required coastal Chinese to give up trading and most fishing and relocate inland upon pain of death. Following the Second Opium War , the Qing Empire was obliged to open more treaty ports by

984-472: The day after that, renamed itself the Yantai Division of the Shandong Military Government ( 山東煙台軍政分府 ). In 1914, Jiaodong Circuit ( 膠東道 ) was established with Yantai as the capital. Jiaodong Circuit was renamed Donghai Circuit ( 東海道 ) in 1925. On 19 January 1938, Yantai participated as part of an anti-Japanese revolutionary committee. After the creation of the People's Republic of China , Yantai

1025-602: The edible seaweed grown in the shallows of the Russian settlements around Port Arthur (now Dalian 's Lüshunkou District ). In 1875, the murder of the British diplomat Augustus Margary in Tengchong , Yunnan , led to a diplomatic crisis that was resolved in Zhifu by Thomas Wade and Li Hongzhang the next year. The resultant Chefoo Convention gave British subjects extraterritoriality throughout China and exempted

1066-473: The entire structure can resist the torque created by the load, and counterweights are generally not required. These are often found in shipyards where they are used to move large ship components together for construction. They use a complex system of cables and attachments to support the massive loads undertaken by the full gantry cranes. Some full gantry cranes of note are Samson and Goliath and Taisun. Samson and Goliath are two full gantry cranes located in

1107-664: The first intercity high-speed railway in Shandong Province, has been put into operation, cutting the travel time of the fastest train from Qingdao to Yantai from about 4 hours and 30 minutes to about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Penglai City's Dan Cliffs ( 丹崖 ) is said to be the departure point of the Eight Immortals on their trip to the Conference of the Magical Peach. It is important to note that Penglai

1148-423: The foreign merchants' enclaves from the likin tax on internal commerce. Its healthy situation and good anchorage made it a favorite coaling station for foreign fleets, giving it some importance in the conflicts over Korea, Port Arthur, and Weihaiwei. Award-winning Chefoo bobbin lace was produced following the introduction of the craft by British missionaries, reportedly becoming a popular export. Chefoo lace

1189-556: The left, that are used for moving to straddle multiple lanes of rail, road, or container storage. They also are capable of lifting fully loaded containers to great heights. Smaller rubber tyred gantry cranes come in the form of straddle carriers which are used when moving individual containers or vertical stacks of containers. Portable gantry crane systems, such as rubber tyred gantry cranes, are in high demand in terminals and ports restricted in size and reliant on maximizing vertical space and not needing to haul containers long distances. This

1230-662: The old town of Zhifu was located above the mouth of the Yi ( 沂 河 , Yí Hé ). Yantai has a monsoon-influenced climate which under the Köppen climate classification , Yantai falls within either a hot-summer humid continental climate ( Dwa ) if the 0 °C (32 °F) isotherm is used or a humid subtropical climate ( Cwa ) if the −3 °C (27 °F) isotherm is used. Summers are hot, humid, and rainy while winters are cold and dry. Extremes since 1951 have ranged from −12.8 °C (9 °F) (unofficial record of −15 °C (5 °F)

1271-668: The poorer classes, a Catholic and a Protestant church were erected, and a large hotel did business with foreigners who employed the town as a summer resort. The principal traders were the British and Americans, followed by the Germans and Thais . In the 1870s, the principal imports were woolen and cotton goods, iron , and opium and the principal exports were tofu , soybean oil , peas , coarse vermicelli , vegetables , and dried fruit from Zhifu itself, raw silk and straw braid from Laizhou , and walnuts from Qingzhou . The town also traded Chinese liquors and sundries for

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1312-490: The prefecture became a prefecture-level city . Yantai is located along the north coast of the Shandong Peninsula , south of the junction of Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea and parallel to the southern coast of Liaoning . The topographical breakdown consists of: About 2,643.60 km (1,020.70 sq mi) is urbanized. Only Qixia City is located entirely inland. All other county-level entities are coastal, with Changdao consisting entirely of islands. The total coastline of

1353-412: The prefecture is 909 kilometers (565 mi). The summits in the hill country vary from 100–300 meters (330–980 ft); the average peak in the mountainous region is 500 meters (1,600 ft), and the highest point of elevation is the summit of Mount Kunyu ( 昆 崳 山 ) at 922.8 meters (3,028 ft). There are 121 rivers over 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) in length, the largest being: The core of

1394-487: The region's largest industry is agriculture. It is famous throughout China for a particular variety of apple and Laiyang pear, and is home to the country's largest and oldest grape winery, Changyu . The county-level city of Longkou is well known throughout China for its production of cellophane noodles . Yantai derives most of its energy from a large coal power plant using bituminous coal , and fitted with coal gasification technology to minimize pollution. The plant

1435-401: The running surface. Most workstation gantry cranes are intended to be stationary when loaded, and mobile when unloaded. Workstation Gantry Cranes can be outfitted with either a wire rope hoist or a lower capacity chain hoist. Yantai 37°27′53″N 121°26′52″E  /  37.4646°N 121.4478°E  / 37.4646; 121.4478 Yantai , formerly known as Chefoo , is

1476-670: The size of crane to be used. Lateral movement system: Vertical frame and braces: Crane boom: Hook: Operating cabin: Storage equipment: Ship-to-shore gantry cranes are often used in pairs or teams of cranes in order to minimize the time required to load and unload vessels. As container ship sizes and widths have increased throughout the 20th Century, ship-to-shore gantry cranes and the implementation of those gantry cranes have become more individualized in order to effectively load and unload vessels while maximizing profitability and minimizing time in port. One example are systems where specialized berths are built that accommodate one vessel at

1517-425: The two is that with gantry cranes, the entire structure (including gantry) is usually wheeled (often on rails ). By contrast, the supporting structure of an overhead crane is fixed in location, often in the form of the walls or ceiling of a building, to which is attached a movable hoist running overhead along a rail or beam (which may itself move). Further confusing the issue is that gantry cranes may also incorporate

1558-498: Was accompanied by the construction of the Donghai Customs House ( 東海 關 ). It quickly became the residence of a circuit intendant ("taotai"), customs house , and a considerable foreign settlement located between the old native town and the harbor. Britain and sixteen other nations established consulates in the town. The town was initially expanded with well-laid streets and well-built stone houses, even for

1599-647: Was exhibited at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. Yantai received German economic activities and investments for about 20 years. In the run-up to the First World War , its trade continued to grow but was limited by the poor roads of the area's hinterland and the necessity of using pack animals for portage. The trade items remained largely the same as before. After the Germans were defeated by Allied forces in World War I, Qingdao and Yantai were occupied by

1640-471: Was officially awarded city status with the outlying towns of Laiyang and Wendeng tacked on as "Special Regions" ( 专区 ) in 1950. Wendeng was merged into Laiyang six years later, and this larger Laiyang Special Region was combined with Yantai City to become Yantai Prefecture ( 烟台地区 ). Yantai is of strategic importance to China's defense, as it and Dalian , directly across the Bohai Sea from it, are primary coastal guard points for Beijing . In November 1983,

1681-447: Was set on 10 January 1931) to 38 °C (100 °F). The prefecture-level city of Yantai administers 12 county-level divisions , including 5 districts , 6 county-level cities , and one development zone. ( 开发区 ) These are further divided into 148 township-level divisions , including 94 towns , six townships , and 48 subdistricts . Yantai is currently the second largest industrial city in Shandong, next to Qingdao. However,

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