Port Crane Inspection
Our flexible and personalised port crane inspection service makes the difference.
Raising the standard.
Port cranes are major investments. We help make sure they're built correctly - to your specifications.
LRQA has dedicated teams for design appraisal, inspection and certification of port cranes to help our clients through the process of commissioning port equipment.
Our team is based in China, the epicenter of port crane construction, but our project managers and coordinators are based around the world, ready to cater to your schedule.
What types of cranes do we inspect?
We have experience inspecting and certifying several types of port cranes, including:
- Ship-to-shore (STS)
- Rubber tyre gantry (RTG)
- Rail-mounted gantry (RMG)
- Ship loader/unloader
- Stacker-reclaimer
- Harbour cranes
- On-shore cranes
- Workshop cranes, such as shipyard goliath cranes, hoists, ringer cranes
We parter with you as early as design appraisal review, and continue through to on-site installation. Typically, for new construction cranes, our services follow the following stages of commissioning:
1. Design appraisal & document review
- Structure, mechanical, electrical design review
- Review of Quality Assurance Plan (QAP)
- Review of Inspection & Test Plan (ITP)
- Review of welder qualification certificate
2. Material & supplier inspection
- Qualification of suppliers
- Inspection of storage condition
- Witnessing of material verification tests
3. Fabrication inspection
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Inspect purchased/sub-contracted parts
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Inspect steel structures
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inspect machined parts
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Inspect electrical installation
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Painting inspection
4. Inspection of testing & delivery
- Inspection during commissioning and testing
- Inspection during loading and sea fastening
- Site acceptance testing
CASE STUDIES
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Thrust Carbon ISO 14083 Verification Case study
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Trelleborg Marine Engineering - ISO 50001 certification case study
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Read more on how Trelleborg Marine Engineering (Qingdao) Co Ltd improved energy management and reduced emissions with ISO...
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BAE Systems: Elevating operational excellence and employee well-being
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Discover BAE Systems Rochester's dedication to operational excellence as they partner with LRQA for ISO 45001 certification and...
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Adding flexibility through remote inspection.
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Read how our remote inspection saves one client more than 50% in inspection cost.
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Enerpac: How remote inspection led to better customer experience....
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When Enerpac needed a more flexible inspection solution to meet its client needs, LRQA responded with remote inspection...
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Turboden:Taking risk-based thinking into clean electricity generation.
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Taking risk-based thinking into clean electricity generation. Certification to ISO 9001:2015 to better identify risks and opportunities. Read...
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Helping NGO, Terre de Hommes, help children globally....
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Helping Terre de Hommes help children globally. Certification to ISO 9001:2015 redesigns the NGO’s operating structure. Read more...
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Terex Trucks: Setting industry firsts for enhanced business....
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Setting industry firsts. Certification to revised quality and environmental standards, ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015. Read more in...
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Treating Mexico City’s wastewater
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Inspection of critical, heavy equipment for the world’s largest wastewater plant. A National Water Commission (CONAGUA) vision. Read...
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INSIGHTS
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ISO 22163 Explained: Why the rail industry is embracing...
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Discover why ISO 22163 is becoming the global standard for rail quality management and what it means for...
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The importance of the right risk management partner
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Risk has become a sharper instrument in today’s operating environment, increasingly visible, connected and unforgiving of complacency.
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Engineering quality: Why it starts long before certification
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As we mark World Quality Day, it’s the perfect moment to reflect on what quality truly means today.
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