Container spreader

This article is about a device for container handling. For a "spreader beam", see Lifting beam.

A container spreader is a tool used for lifting containers and unitized cargo. The spreader is placed between the container and the lifting machine.^[1]

The spreader used for containers has a locking mechanism at each corner that attaches to the four corners of the container. A spreader can be used on a container crane, a straddle carrier and with any other machinery to lift containers. Spreader operation can be manual, semiautomatic or fully automatic.

See also

• Spreader beam

References

1. Zhu et al. 2024, p. 813, Container Spreader.

Sources

• Zhu, Changbiao; Miao, Wenfeng; Xu, Kun; Mei, Xiao; Li, Changbin (2024). "Lifting Attachments of Cranes". Handbook of Port Machinery. Singapore: Springer. pp. 745–844. doi:10.1007/978-981-99-4848-2_8. ISBN 978-981-99-4848-2. Retrieved 2024-05-05.