The Empty Container Handler (ECH) is a large forklift type piece of equipment that is being utilized at the Port and is used to handle the storage of 20, 40 and 45 foot empty containers in the designated Empty Containers Yard. This ‘light-weight’ contender of container handling equipment, lifts up to 8 metric tons; can stack empty containers up to 5 high, and has an average weight of 35 metric tons. Its maneuverability makes it ideal for stacking containers in tight spaces. With this high performance fleet of ECHs ‘there is nowhere a container can hide that these handlers cannot find.