{"id":4586,"date":"2025-02-10T20:04:45","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T20:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=4586"},"modified":"2025-02-10T20:04:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T20:04:45","slug":"video-cooper-consolidated-adds-americas-two-largest-e-cranes-to-its-fleet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=4586","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Cooper Consolidated adds America\u2019s two largest E-Cranes to its fleet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    VIDEO: Cooper Consolidated adds America\u2019s two largest E-Cranes to its fleet<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>New Orleans, La.-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/?s=%22Cooper+Group%22\">Cooper Group<\/a> member Cooper Consolidated LLC reports that it is expanding its bulk stevedoring fleet with the addition of two 4000C Series equilibrium cranes, the largest cranes built by <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4hSQytw\">E-Crane. <\/a>The company says that the cranes, named <em>Pelican <\/em>and <em>Creole King<\/em>, solidify its position as the Mississippi River\u2019s premier bulk stevedoring service provider.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCooper Consolidated is constantly aiming to provide our customers with the highest quality of service and the most efficient cargo handling,\u201d said Cooper Consolidated executive director Chris Blanchard. \u201cThe addition of America\u2019s largest E-Cranes to our fleet helps us continue to meet our high standards and exceed our customers\u2019 expectations.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cooper Consolidated: Introducing the Pelican\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1052418711?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The <em>Pelican <\/em>and <em>Creole King <\/em>will handle both bulk and breakbulk cargoes on the Mississippi River. The high capacity cranes offer the latest technology to ensure less maintenance, longer component life and better energy efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>Each crane is mounted on a new barge, measuring 200 x 72 x 12 feet, built in 2024 at Corn Island Shipyard in Grandview, Ind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe decision to bring the largest E-Cranes to the Mississippi River was a collaborative effort between the E-Crane and Cooper Consolidated teams and continues our tradition of adding unique assets to our operations that offer value for our customers.\u201d said Billy Fitzpatrick, managing director of sales and stevedoring at Cooper Consolidated.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Pelican<\/em> was erected and commissioned in December 2024, and the <em>Creole King i<\/em>s set to begin operations in May 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/inland-coastal\/inland\/video-cooper-consolidated-adds-americas-two-largest-e-cranes-to-its-fleet\/\">VIDEO: Cooper Consolidated adds America\u2019s two largest E-Cranes to its fleet<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/\">Marine Log<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    Marine Log Staff<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/inland-coastal\/inland\/video-cooper-consolidated-adds-americas-two-largest-e-cranes-to-its-fleet\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=video-cooper-consolidated-adds-americas-two-largest-e-cranes-to-its-fleet\">Go to marinelog<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VIDEO: Cooper Consolidated adds America\u2019s two largest E-Cranes to its fleet New Orleans, La.-based Cooper Group member Cooper Consolidated LLC reports that it is expanding its bulk stevedoring fleet with the addition of two 4000C Series equilibrium cranes, the largest cranes built by E-Crane. The company says that the cranes, named Pelican and Creole King, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2579,2580,2581,2582,198,388,192,199,216],"tags":[193],"class_list":["post-4586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cooper-consolidate","category-corn-island-shipyard","category-e-cranes","category-equilibrium-cranes","category-inland","category-inland-and-coastal","category-marinelog","category-news","category-video","tag-marinelog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4586"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4586"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4586\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}