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Old 07-05-2008   #1967 (permalink)
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I saw that crane the other day, nice to know what it was doing there. You have an amazingly beautiful city, got lots of pics, hope to get to a trip report in the next few days.

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Originally Posted by MartyC View Post
Went down to Stanley park today and got a picture of this Portanier crane (container crane) waiting to be delivered to the Port of Vancouver. They are constructed in Japan, I believe, and shipped, fully assembled, on the deck of a specialized freighter. They have to wait until an extremely low tide to pass safely un the Lions Gate Bridge.

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