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Term of the Road Dictionary

straddle carrier

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Operations Transport Multimodal Transport
  • Definition : Wheeled vehicle designed to lift and carry shipping containers within its own framework. Note: it is used for moving, and sometimes stacking, shipping containers at a container terminal [EN 14943].

Portalhubwagen

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Betrieb Transport Multimodaler Transport
  • Definition : Fahrzeug auf Rädern zum Anheben und Tragen von Versandcontainern innerhalb des eigenen Gestells. Anmerkung: Portalhubwagen werden zum Bewegen und gegebenenfalls Stapeln von Frachtcontainern auf einem Containerumschlagplatz eingesetzt [EN 14943].