Abstract: A general cargo crane for unloading general cargo from a ship's hold, in particular general cargo placed on a pallet, comprises a continuously operating conveyor in a shaft of which at least the bottom part is vertically displaceable. To solve the problem how general cargo can be introduced into the continuously operating conveyor smoothly and with a minimum of manpower, provision is made at the lower end of the shaft (4) for a cage-type frame (15) which is provided at least one side with a deposit platform (16a, 16b) and lifting elements (17, 18) for moving the deposit platform between a lower position in which general cargo can be deposited on the platform and a higher position in which the general cargo can be transferred to the continuously operating conveyor.

Abstract: A crane with luffing system, in which at least two front pulleys are present, slightly interspaced from each other. Over the front pulleys run hoisting ropes to a hoisting trestle carrying the load hook. The hoisting trestle is connected to a slewing table via a torsion-resistant rope frame. The slewing table is composed of two separate plates rotatable relative to each other, of which the lower one is connected via a torsion-resistant rope frame to a container spreader to which a container may be secured. Through rotation of the lower slewing plate relative to the upper one it is easy to accurately maneuver a container suspended by the crane.