Dock Crane Collapses After Collision With Ship Carrying Replacement Cranes

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Dock Crane Collapses After Collision With Ship Carrying Replacement Cranes
New cranes were being shipped into a port in Taiwan when the ship transporting them crashed into the old cranes and knocked one down

By Owen Bellwood
Published 4 hours ago

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“Out with the old, in with the new” is a popular thing to say around this time of year. While it might usually be in reference to fresh starts, new season clothing or even a neat little bargain you picked up on Black Friday it can also apply to shipping cranes, apparently. At least, it does in Taiwan where a ship delivering new cranes to a port hit and destroyed the old one.

A 230-foot tall ship to shore crane at the Keelung Port in Taiwain was due to be replaced later this year, reports World Cargo News. As such, a vessel arrived into the port earlier this month with a new crane loaded on board.

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Crane collapses in Keelung Port after suspected crash with Chinese ship｜Taiwan News

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1. Suspected?