You can buy a gantry crane for $500 to $3,000—or build one yourself like Frank Howarth did in the video above. Frank mentions that he's not a structural engineer, but as a DIYer he wanted to ...

The two gantry cranes on I-481 are an engineering solution to a tricky construction dilemma. Picture two existing 2,100-foot long bridges side-by-side over a functioning railroad.

South African construction group Murray & Roberts Cementation has developed a pre-shaft sinking system – the first of its kind in Africa – which will be used at a mine site early next year. The ...

The cranes weigh 1,600 tons each and are 15 stories taller than the three 42-year-old gantry cranes used previously at the port. With a height of more than 300 feet and a reach of 174 feet, ...