Manually operated equipment often suffers repairable damage.  They also suffer catastrophic damage that leads to litigation.  For both categories, we are occasionally retained to supervise repairs or determine cause and estimate damages for litigation.

Container handling equipment is also subjected to harsh environmental and loading conditions that lead to a need for our engineering services.  Hurricanes, microburst wind, and structural fatigue are some of the more common examples that can cause expensive repairs and catastrophic collapses.

One CP&A failure investigation revealed that the loss of 6 container cranes at Dong‑Bu terminals in Pusan, Korea started with failure of one defective tie‑down on the upwind crane. That allowed the crane to lift enough to cause a stow pin to pop out of its socket leading to a domino collapse of the entire fleet of six cranes.  No other investigators were able to understand or explain the accident cause until they read our report.

Prevention is always preferable to repair or replacement.  We believe it is our responsibility to suggest prevention measures.