Thursday, August 11, 2011

How Do You Hoist 1300-Ton Boats 240 Feet in the Air? With a 220,000-Ton Boatlift [Monster Machines]

Flat-bottomed barges have been hauling goods up the canals of Belgium for almost two centuries. But by the 1950s, barges had outgrown the series of locks and lifts along the Canal du Centre. This is the Belgians' ?160 million answer. More »


Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/CzWJq7CnM9s/the-worlds-tallest-boat-lift

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