Stinis Lifting Equipment

No other spreader manufacturer has such a far-reaching history as the Stinis Group. With the Research and Development department in The Netherlands, and manufacturing plants in the Netherlands and Singapore, we have developed and produced over 50 different types of lifting equipment. After more than 170 years, the black smith company of Arie Stinis has become a true global player and a specialist in designing, manufacturing and servicing a wide range of container handling equipment and special custom built handling gears of the highest quality. Stinis has been the trendsetter in the container handling business for several decades. When the first containers were being shipped between Europe and America in 1967, we sold our first container spreader. Two decades later, a fully automated container spreader, the Stinis Autotwist®, was introduced. Several thousands of this spreader are in operation all over the world, while hundreds are still being produced and sold on a yearly basis. In 1996, we launched the Long-Twin® into the market. The very simple and robust design, for which Stinis holds the worldwide patent, has drastically changed the logistics of terminal operations. This spreader concept, which has become the industry standard, ensures a smooth operation for the separating Twin-Lift part under quay cranes, yard cranes and straddle carriers. At this moment, hundreds of Stinis Long-Twin® spreaders are in operation worldwide under the most extreme conditions, to the full satisfaction of our customers. The most recent innovative breakthrough in the container handling business is the Stinis Split-Headblock®. The Stinis Split-Headblock® can be equipped with two Long-Twin® spreaders, and thereby either lift one 20ft, 30ft, 40ft or 45ft container, two 20ft, 30ft, 40ft or 45ft containers side by side, one 40ft and two 20ft containers, or four 20ft containers. The first prototypes are currently subject to Ship-to-Shore and Shore-to-Ship testing in the Netherlands and Belgium.