Call them the kings of the containers, the captains of cargo. They are the dedicated port workers, responsible for loading and unloading thousands of pounds of goods with pin-point accuracy and ...

It takes a smooth and practiced hand to load container ships at Port Houston. With two joysticks and myriad buttons, crane operators must hoist cargo over the side of an expensive vessel and onto ...

Alvarado is training on new simulators, purchased by the West Gulf Maritime Association and Port Houston, to become a ship-to-shore crane operator who loads and unloads container ships.

Sitting in a rattling cage 110 feet up in the air is all part of the job description of a container crane operator at the Port of Oakland.

For a crane operator sitting in a small crane cabin, far above ground and a long way from the containers, the ability to operate the crane with speed, precision and consistency is almost impossible.

It takes a smooth and practiced hand to load container ships at Port Houston. With two joysticks and myriad buttons, crane operators must hoist cargo over the side of an expensive vessel and onto ...