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Figure 1: Simple pivoting hand-operated jib crane

Figure 2: Traveling jib crane

Figure 3: Cantilever crane used in shipyards

Figure 4: Overhead traveling crane

shipping docks and shore-based cranes

Rainforest canopy crane at Fort Sherman, Panama.

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Crane collapses at construction site in Abids, no casualties • Apr. 18, 2025, 11:44 PM ET (The Hindu)

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Photos

Figure 1: Simple pivoting hand-operated jib crane

Figure 2: Traveling jib crane

Figure 3: Cantilever crane used in shipyards

Figure 4: Overhead traveling crane

shipping docks and shore-based cranes

Rainforest canopy crane at Fort Sherman, Panama.

cranes unloading containers

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Leonardo da Vinci: self-portrait

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian artist, engineer, and scientist