A ladle crane lifts the melted iron for mixing with scrap to create molten steel. The scrap coming from the scrapyard is loaded in the furnace with an overhead.
This bridge type ship unloader with grab is a cutting-edge unloading equipment used at the wharf. It is a commonly seen machine in the bulk importing area
Depending on their application, lakers may also be referred to by their type, such as oreboats or ironboats (primarily for iron ore), straight deckers (no self-
Iron ore, limestone, and coal were transported to South Works in huge ore carriers which unloaded their cargoes at slips served by huge overhead cranes.