Abstract: A static structure which attaches to a fork-lift for use in lifting empty cargo containers. The static structure has a horizontal cross member with a pair of hooks that can graspingly attach to pre-cast holes in the containers. The structure mounts on a fork-lift by means of plural vertical members rigidly affixed to the cross member, these horizontal members telescopingly fitting within recesses on a fork-lift's mast. This provides a simple, inexpensive, and reliable system for manipulating (especially stacking and unstacking) such empty cargo containers.