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In container ships, the cargo-carrying section of the ship is divided several holds which have hatch openings the full width and length the hold. Cellular container ships are ships fitted throughout fixed or portable cell guides the carriage containers. Depending the type of the ship, containers are secured by cell guides, or are secured on deck by lashing gear (e.g. rods and twistlocks). Cargo handling consists only of vertical movement of the cargo in the hold and the containers are connected together their corners locking devices and stacked according to the tier / row / bay numbering system. The container crane is a special version of gantry crane operating in container terminals. These gigantic cranes lift the containers and place them one top of the other in their respective cells. Once the hull is loaded additional containers are stacked the deck.