Quayside container gantry crane (also called container handling gantry quay crane, ship-to-shore crane ) is a large dockside gantry crane at container terminals for loading and unloading intermodal containers from container ships and carriers.

Quayside container gantry cranes consistent Frame,hoisting system,luffing mechanism, inclining and rotating mechanism,travelling mechanism,trolley travelling mechanism and machinery house, elevator, container spreader, electrical equipment and other aiding equipment for safety. The spreader can be lowered down on top of a container and locks on to the container’s four locking points, using a "twistlock" mechanism. Normally single containter can be unloaded at once, however up to four 20’ containers can be handled at the same time by moden technology .

Quayside container gantry crane is driven by an operator that sits in a cabin suspend from the trolley. The trolley runs along rails that are located on top or sides of the boom and girder. The operator runs the trolley over the ship to lift the container cargo. Once the spreader latches (locks) on to the container, the container is lifted and moved over the dock and discharged on a truck chassis or trailer to then be taken to the storage yard. Containers can also be lifted from the chassis to store (load) them on to the ship.

Stands followed during design and manufacturing processes:
Specification of Quayside container crane,
Test method for Quayside container crane,
Safety rules for lifting appliances,
Design rules for cranes,
ISO standards and FEM.