The upgrade of terminal facilities and, first of all the transshipment equipment, which age reaches, as experts say, 30 years at an average, is a burning issue for the Russian port industry. Crane manufacturers offer more and more interesting solutions that enable good saving on operation of the handling equipment and improve the quality of services provided at ports. At the same time, this gives rise to a debate which model of harbor crane construction is more efficient – using single straight jib or applying double jib level luffing principle.