what a joke try be a fighter pilot in the port of la long beach ,biggest production port in the country 15o plus hammerheards charleston little ass port ilwu local13 for learn and follow ,you probably wont last for sure wont be able to keep up son.
@amatossoto Long Beach!! Shit You boys think 30 an hour twin picking is big numbers. Your union is to busy milking the clock to get any serious work done. FACT, when I was pulling boxes the port of charleston had the 2nd fastest production rate in the WORLD, Hong Kong was 1st. You guys are so slow you have to put 5 cranes on a ship to accomplish what we do with 2! Get back with me when y'all take the training wheels off and we'll talk. LOL
@hairy1663 let me laugh about that you guys in charleston barely have any work 2 ships a week if you get lucky you guys couldnt even dream about working in a real port for a real union ,oh by the way remember who was supporting you with charleston 5.ive been on the waterfront 20 yrs and trust me you guys couldnt keep up thats why you guys get the leftover work that we dont want in the real port.
@hairy1663 and you guys use two cranes to work a ship because you guys work with sailboats try working a real ship like the nimbo or the susan mearsk 8000 containers trust me you guys with those old ass cranes couldnt even clear the stacks on the ship those cranes you guys have we donated those to guys 20 yrs ago.so when you guys get even up to date then come talk to me . ila a joke you make the same money a lasher makes.
@amatossoto You mean like the MSC Bruxelles 9200 TEU By The way, I'm not union and never have been,thats why I'm retired already. if I was union I'd had to wait till I was 62, I'm 47 now and have been retired since 2006,you do the math. So you weren't supporting me in any way.I spent 25 years on the water front, Sept. of 1981 to Dec. of 2006.When I started containerization was just starting to take off, Sealand had just started going with 40 ft containers and still had mostly 35ft containers.
In 1980 we had the first operator to make 60 moves an hour. In 1991 we were the first to average over 40 moves an hour on a ship and in 2001 me and my partner were the first to average over 60 moves an hour, actually it was 64 moves per an hour. All single pics and the highest hour was 71 moves. All of this before you even knew what a container crane was and it was done with the old slow short cranes not the semi automated ones that you guys use.
@amatossoto We didn't have skew,list,tilt and anti sway on our cranes, we have real operators,not crane drivers. Even on our newer super post panamax cranes we disable those features because they're to slow ,we average over 40 an hour with out them. You guys will never run with us, the ILA is more worried about dragging the job out,trying to get that work through and getting that double OT.
Hi! I have the same job in Saint-Petersburg, Russia! But I'd like to move to USA! Is it real to get a job as conteiner crane operator in United States?
I understand that it's possible at some Ports,but not from where I'm from. The Port of Charleston's Crane Operators are non-union, so our hourly wage is lower than almost every other port in the nation.
No hairy it hasnt gone to hell everyones still hanging on.crane ops are still vessel oriented.msc has taken over 3/4 of the wando.work has picked up.was real thin the beginning of this year.70 people got layoff or retired or voluntarily left. its filled back up now.
Thanks! But I would have to disagree about who has the better operators :) If you talk to any of the guys at Mearsk ask them about the production numbers in Charleston.
Im glad you think so. I would put some money on our guys! By the way i know we are all ILA, but i dont even think you guys have the cranes we have. we have those monsters up here that reach 26 across! And we dont use trucks any more, our boxes hit the ground. we use strads now. plus we AVERAGE 50 to 60 an hour! tOP THAT!
We have 10 super post panamax(24 to 26 box's wide), 8 post panamax(18 box's wide) and 1 panamax (13 box's wide) We've been averaging those kind of numbers for the last 10 years or more going to trucks! We average in the mid to high 40's hitting chassis! In 1998 another operator and myself averaged 64.5 boxes an hour on the Mearsk Charleston with single picks and manual locks. Which means we had to to take the top men up for every tier to pull the locks out. My highest single hour was 72 moves.
We had an operator hit 60 moves per hour working 20 ft box's in 40 foot cell's hitting chassis! We also include hatch covers,flat racks and over high moves in with our regular box count average. Our operators are state employed, work over 3000 hours a year and have a one year on the job training program before they get the classification. All we do are cranes and we do it a lot.
I say we, I've been retired since 2006. It use to be that way, it's probably gone to hell by now.
what a joke try be a fighter pilot in the port of la long beach ,biggest production port in the country 15o plus hammerheards charleston little ass port ilwu local13 for learn and follow ,you probably wont last for sure wont be able to keep up son.
amatossoto 6 months ago
@amatossoto Long Beach!! Shit You boys think 30 an hour twin picking is big numbers. Your union is to busy milking the clock to get any serious work done. FACT, when I was pulling boxes the port of charleston had the 2nd fastest production rate in the WORLD, Hong Kong was 1st. You guys are so slow you have to put 5 cranes on a ship to accomplish what we do with 2! Get back with me when y'all take the training wheels off and we'll talk. LOL
hairy1663 6 months ago
@hairy1663 let me laugh about that you guys in charleston barely have any work 2 ships a week if you get lucky you guys couldnt even dream about working in a real port for a real union ,oh by the way remember who was supporting you with charleston 5.ive been on the waterfront 20 yrs and trust me you guys couldnt keep up thats why you guys get the leftover work that we dont want in the real port.
amatossoto 6 months ago
@hairy1663 and you guys use two cranes to work a ship because you guys work with sailboats try working a real ship like the nimbo or the susan mearsk 8000 containers trust me you guys with those old ass cranes couldnt even clear the stacks on the ship those cranes you guys have we donated those to guys 20 yrs ago.so when you guys get even up to date then come talk to me . ila a joke you make the same money a lasher makes.
amatossoto 6 months ago
@amatossoto You mean like the MSC Bruxelles 9200 TEU By The way, I'm not union and never have been,thats why I'm retired already. if I was union I'd had to wait till I was 62, I'm 47 now and have been retired since 2006,you do the math. So you weren't supporting me in any way.I spent 25 years on the water front, Sept. of 1981 to Dec. of 2006.When I started containerization was just starting to take off, Sealand had just started going with 40 ft containers and still had mostly 35ft containers.
hairy1663 6 months ago
In 1980 we had the first operator to make 60 moves an hour. In 1991 we were the first to average over 40 moves an hour on a ship and in 2001 me and my partner were the first to average over 60 moves an hour, actually it was 64 moves per an hour. All single pics and the highest hour was 71 moves. All of this before you even knew what a container crane was and it was done with the old slow short cranes not the semi automated ones that you guys use.
hairy1663 6 months ago
@amatossoto We didn't have skew,list,tilt and anti sway on our cranes, we have real operators,not crane drivers. Even on our newer super post panamax cranes we disable those features because they're to slow ,we average over 40 an hour with out them. You guys will never run with us, the ILA is more worried about dragging the job out,trying to get that work through and getting that double OT.
hairy1663 6 months ago
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ERNESTO5800 8 months ago
Hi! I have the same job in Saint-Petersburg, Russia! But I'd like to move to USA! Is it real to get a job as conteiner crane operator in United States?
WilliamsX2N 9 months ago
thats awesome, so quick, how good is the money doing this work???
marc4626 1 year ago
@marc4626 When I retired the base pay was around $55,000 a year,but overtime would put you over 6 figures.
hairy1663 1 year ago
I understand that it's possible at some Ports,but not from where I'm from. The Port of Charleston's Crane Operators are non-union, so our hourly wage is lower than almost every other port in the nation.
hairy1663 1 year ago
is it true container crane operators make up to 200k a year?!
bluecoatscheesypoofs 1 year ago
No hairy it hasnt gone to hell everyones still hanging on.crane ops are still vessel oriented.msc has taken over 3/4 of the wando.work has picked up.was real thin the beginning of this year.70 people got layoff or retired or voluntarily left. its filled back up now.
JDYUKO 1 year ago
And who might that be?
hairy1663 1 year ago
sorry guys , but we have the best opreator at dammam port here in saudia arabia
bestopretor 1 year ago
Okay HAIRY! I give you credit! Your very good! You snatch em out the cells like we do! lol!
JUBYDICKRIKER 2 years ago
i have to admit, hes good. and i come from the port of hampton roads! we have the best operators in the world!
JUBYDICKRIKER 2 years ago
Thanks! But I would have to disagree about who has the better operators :) If you talk to any of the guys at Mearsk ask them about the production numbers in Charleston.
hairy1663 2 years ago
Im glad you think so. I would put some money on our guys! By the way i know we are all ILA, but i dont even think you guys have the cranes we have. we have those monsters up here that reach 26 across! And we dont use trucks any more, our boxes hit the ground. we use strads now. plus we AVERAGE 50 to 60 an hour! tOP THAT!
JUBYDICKRIKER 2 years ago
We have 10 super post panamax(24 to 26 box's wide), 8 post panamax(18 box's wide) and 1 panamax (13 box's wide) We've been averaging those kind of numbers for the last 10 years or more going to trucks! We average in the mid to high 40's hitting chassis! In 1998 another operator and myself averaged 64.5 boxes an hour on the Mearsk Charleston with single picks and manual locks. Which means we had to to take the top men up for every tier to pull the locks out. My highest single hour was 72 moves.
hairy1663 2 years ago
We had an operator hit 60 moves per hour working 20 ft box's in 40 foot cell's hitting chassis! We also include hatch covers,flat racks and over high moves in with our regular box count average. Our operators are state employed, work over 3000 hours a year and have a one year on the job training program before they get the classification. All we do are cranes and we do it a lot.
I say we, I've been retired since 2006. It use to be that way, it's probably gone to hell by now.
hairy1663 2 years ago
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PR0BL3MAT1K 10 months ago
@PR0BL3MAT1K LOL! Had to snatch em and go man! I'd rather be home playing with the wife then deepside playing with the ILA.
hairy1663 10 months ago
awesome
justinjeeps 2 years ago