Gantry cranes are a type of crane in which bridge is rigidly supported on two or more legs running on two fixed rails at ground level, it is called a gantry crane (USA, ASME B30 series) or a goliath crane (UK, BS 466).

 Gantry cranes in the form of container cranes are prominent features of most container terminals, used to load containers on and off container ships. They can range from enormous “full” gantry cranes, capable of lifting some of the heaviest loads in the world, to small shop cranes, used for tasks such as lifting automobile engines out of vehicles.