{"id":2899,"date":"2016-10-11T07:40:28","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T07:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/?p=2899"},"modified":"2016-10-11T07:41:37","modified_gmt":"2016-10-11T07:41:37","slug":"whiting-completes-crane-upgrade-tulsa-port-catoosa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/whiting-completes-crane-upgrade-tulsa-port-catoosa\/","title":{"rendered":"Whiting Completes Crane Upgrade at Tulsa Port of Catoosa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A total refurbishment and transplant of technology into the 200-ton crane at the heart of operations of the Tulsa Port of Catoosa helped the major inland U.S. port to continue to serve its existing users cost-efficiently while introducing radically expanded logistics capabilities for the future.<\/p>\n<p>The Oklahoma Port, which typically handles more than 2.7 million tons of freight a year, is a major road, rail, and river intermodal shipping complex for U.S. and global companies, particularly those involved in agriculture, including wheat; steel; oil and industrial gas; mining products; and manufactured consumer goods.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2900\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2900\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2900\" src=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/PortofCatoosaoverview.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Port of Catoosa\" width=\"1000\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/PortofCatoosaoverview.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/PortofCatoosaoverview-768x273.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/PortofCatoosaoverview-400x142.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/PortofCatoosaoverview-440x156.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/PortofCatoosaoverview-650x231.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/PortofCatoosaoverview-980x348.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2900\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tulsa Port of Catoosa<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The port is served by a sophisticated multi-hoist 200-ton bridge crane which had to be totally stripped and renovated. To ensure top performance and reliability, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/whiting-corporation\/\">Whiting Corporation<\/a> was selected to modernize the crane to the highest standards of safety and reliability as the centerpiece of the new port facilities created by the port over the last two years, including a new 720-ton dock on which the crane is located and 6,000 track feet (1,829m) of new rail.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2901\" style=\"width: 1138px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2901\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2901\" src=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosafive.jpg\" alt=\"Refurbishment of the crane was preferred to building a new one because of the time and expense involved.\" width=\"1128\" height=\"1326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosafive.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosafive-768x903.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosafive-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosafive-196x230.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosafive-440x517.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosafive-328x385.jpg 328w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosafive-276x325.jpg 276w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosafive-323x380.jpg 323w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Refurbishment of the crane was preferred to building a new one because of the time and expense involved.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Swift and thorough renewal of the crane was critical because port authorities expect the completion of expansion of the Panama Canal this year will provide new opportunities for container cargo to be delivered to the Port of New Orleans and onwards into the country\u2019s inland waterway systems, of which the Tulsa Port of Catoosa is a major part.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2902\" style=\"width: 1374px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2902\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2902\" src=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosafour.jpg\" alt=\"Swift and thorough renewal of the crane was critical.\" width=\"1364\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosafour.jpg 1364w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosafour-768x633.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosafour-364x300.jpg 364w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosafour-279x230.jpg 279w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosafour-440x363.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosafour-467x385.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosafour-394x325.jpg 394w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosafour-461x380.jpg 461w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1364px) 100vw, 1364px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Swift and thorough renewal of the crane was critical.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Working closely with port staff, Whiting Services put in 46 consecutive 10-12 hour days to complete the modernization project safely and on-time.<\/p>\n<p>The versatile 100 ft. span double girder refurbished crane features two trolleys that each have a main and auxiliary hoist: one with a capacity of 100 ton \/ 50 ton and the other with a capacity of 100 ton \/ 40 ton. With lifting heights of over 90 ft., the crane is integral to tasks such as loading barges that can hold as many as 15 rail cars or 60 truckloads of cargo for maximum cost efficiency and minimal environmental impact.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2903\" style=\"width: 1358px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2903\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2903\" src=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosaone.jpg\" alt=\"In 46 consecutive field days at Tulsa Port of Catoosa, Whiting and Whiting Services took down the old crane; sandblasted, repaired and repainted the few structures remaining on-site; and installed all the new components.\" width=\"1348\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosaone.jpg 1348w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosaone-768x641.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosaone-359x300.jpg 359w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosaone-276x230.jpg 276w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosaone-440x367.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosaone-461x385.jpg 461w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosaone-389x325.jpg 389w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosaone-455x380.jpg 455w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1348px) 100vw, 1348px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2903\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In 46 consecutive field days at Tulsa Port of Catoosa, Whiting and Whiting Services took down the old crane; sandblasted, repaired and repainted the few structures remaining on-site; and installed all the new components.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Freight moves through the port using barge, rail and truck, often in combination, employing transportation assets such as the docks, terminals and the 1.5 mile (2.4km) channel on which they are located. Shippers are now able to load barges directly onto rail or truck, or effectively trans-load between truck and rail, creating a seamless and cost-effective logistics operation for companies ranging from break bulk to manufactured project cargo.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2904\" style=\"width: 1138px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2904\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2904\" src=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosasix.jpg\" alt=\"Whiting Corporation was selected to modernize the crane to the highest standards of safety and reliability.\" width=\"1128\" height=\"1344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosasix.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosasix-768x915.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosasix-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosasix-193x230.jpg 193w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosasix-440x524.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosasix-323x385.jpg 323w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosasix-273x325.jpg 273w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosasix-319x380.jpg 319w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2904\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Whiting Corporation was selected to modernize the crane to the highest standards of safety and reliability.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Refurbishment of the crane was preferred to building a new one because of the time and expense involved in constructing a totally new crane with all the features and versatility already contained within the structure of the original purpose-built crane.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2905\" style=\"width: 1138px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2905\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2905\" src=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosathree.jpg\" alt=\"A total refurbishment and transplant of technology was required.\" width=\"1128\" height=\"1091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosathree.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosathree-768x743.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosathree-310x300.jpg 310w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosathree-238x230.jpg 238w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosathree-440x426.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosathree-398x385.jpg 398w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosathree-336x325.jpg 336w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaCatoosathree-393x380.jpg 393w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A total refurbishment and transplant of technology was required.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cCustomers and stakeholders of the port won both ways through the decision to cost-efficiently rebuild at a substantial saving on the cost of a new design, while also benefitting from the introduction of the latest safety and logistics technologies on the refurbished crane,\u201d said Scott Bort, senior industrial marketing strategist, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/whiting-corporation\/\">Whiting Corporation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe project was a masterpiece of partnership and planning between <a href=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/whiting-corporation\/\">Whiting<\/a>\u2019s crane specialists and a port management team (reporting to Bob Portiss, port director for the City of Tulsa Rogers County Port Authority) who oversaw the port upgrade of which the crane refurbishment is an integral part. Work was completed late last year after two years of carefully phased construction.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2906\" style=\"width: 1623px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2906\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2906\" src=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaPortfive.jpg\" alt=\"Working closely with port staff, Whiting Services put in 46 consecutive 10-12 hour days.\" width=\"1613\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaPortfive.jpg 1613w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaPortfive-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaPortfive-400x268.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaPortfive-344x230.jpg 344w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaPortfive-440x295.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaPortfive-575x385.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaPortfive-485x325.jpg 485w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaPortfive-568x380.jpg 568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1613px) 100vw, 1613px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Working closely with port staff, Whiting Services put in 46 consecutive 10-12 hour days.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe had to do our work as quickly and efficiently as possible to fit within the narrow time frame to bring the crane back online while Tulsa Port of Catoosa continued to serve the 2,500-acre (8km2) complex,\u201d said Bort.<\/p>\n<p>The complex already serves more than 70 companies, employing more than 3,000 people and contributing more than $300 million to the local economy. Global and national brands using the facility include ArcelorMittal shipping and mining products, Gavilon fertilizers, Linde engineering, Matrix tanks for the oil and gas industries and Safety-Kleen environmental services.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2907\" style=\"width: 1623px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2907\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2907\" src=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaPortseven.jpg\" alt=\"The port is served by a sophisticated multi-hoist 200-ton bridge crane which had to be totally stripped and renovated.\" width=\"1613\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaPortseven.jpg 1613w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaPortseven-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaPortseven-400x268.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaPortseven-344x230.jpg 344w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaPortseven-440x295.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaPortseven-575x385.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaPortseven-485x325.jpg 485w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaPortseven-568x380.jpg 568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1613px) 100vw, 1613px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2907\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The port is served by a sophisticated multi-hoist 200-ton bridge crane which had to be totally stripped and renovated.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The crane upgrade\u2014a multi-dimensional jigsaw of phased tasks fitting around minimization of customer inconvenience\u2014involved the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/whiting-corporation\/\">Whiting<\/a> team working with port staff while supported by the full engineering and manufacturing resources of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/whiting-corporation\/\">Whiting Corporation<\/a>, a leading crane manufacturer and lifting equipment service organization, as well as being an authority on safe lifting. Whiting supplies diverse industries where safety and reliability are critical, including shipping, railway, aerospace, car and general manufacturing, and power generation, including nuclear power.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2909\" style=\"width: 973px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2909\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2909\" src=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaPortthree-1.jpg\" alt=\"'We had to do our work as quickly and efficiently as possible to fit within the narrow time frame to bring the crane back online' - Scott Bort, senior industrial marketing strategist, Whiting Corporation.\" width=\"963\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaPortthree-1.jpg 963w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaPortthree-1-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaPortthree-1-400x262.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaPortthree-1-352x230.jpg 352w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaPortthree-1-440x288.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaPortthree-1-589x385.jpg 589w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaPortthree-1-497x325.jpg 497w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TulsaPortthree-1-581x380.jpg 581w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 963px) 100vw, 963px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8216;We had to do our work as quickly and efficiently as possible to fit within the narrow time frame to bring the crane back online&#8217; &#8211; Scott Bort, senior industrial marketing strategist, Whiting Corporation.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In 46 consecutive field days at Tulsa Port of Catoosa, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/whiting-corporation\/\">Whiting<\/a> and Whiting Services took down the old crane; sandblasted, repaired and repainted the few structures remaining on-site; and installed all the new components on machinery both on-site and off-site, in the lay down working area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe basically replaced everything but the existing girders, part of the end trucks, the runway and runway structure. What we didn\u2019t replace, we repaired, prepped, primed, and painted for ongoing durability,\u201d said Bort.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A total refurbishment and transplant of technology into the 200-ton crane at the heart of operations of the Tulsa Port of Catoosa helped the major inland U.S. port to continue to serve its existing users cost-efficiently while introducing radically expanded logistics capabilities for the future. The Oklahoma Port, which typically handles more than 2.7 million&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/whiting-completes-crane-upgrade-tulsa-port-catoosa\/\" class=\"excerpt-read-more\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2904,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,10],"tags":[1464,1465,86,106,713,655,1466,130],"class_list":["post-2899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage-featured","category-news","tag-bridge-crane","tag-crane-upgrade","tag-eot-crane","tag-material-handling","tag-panama-canal","tag-port-cranes","tag-ports-and-harbors","tag-whiting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Whiting Completes Crane Upgrade at Tulsa Port of Catoosa - Find A Distributor Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/whiting-completes-crane-upgrade-tulsa-port-catoosa\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Whiting Completes Crane Upgrade at Tulsa Port of Catoosa - Find A Distributor Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A total refurbishment and transplant of technology into the 200-ton crane at the heart of operations of the Tulsa Port of Catoosa helped the major inland U.S. port to continue to serve its existing users cost-efficiently while introducing radically expanded logistics capabilities for the future. 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