Largest Self-Erecting Crane — The Potain Igo T130 with 164-foot Boom
Canadian Professional Crane Inc. in Waterdown, Ontario, is proud to announce what is now the largest self-erecting crane: the Potain Igo T130. What follows is an overview of the T130’s impressive...
View ArticleALE reveals plans for new jib
ALE has unveiled plans to build a heavy-duty jib, measuring up to 100 m long, which can fit onto both the AL.SK190 and AL.SK350 cranes. The new jib, which will be made of milled steel, will have a...
View ArticleRUD launches new load ring
RUD has unveiled its new ICE-LBG-SR super rotating load ring, with innovative double ball bearing technology. The double ball bearing technology means that lifting, turning or rotating under full...
View ArticleGlobal Mobile Crane Market to Surpass USD 43 Billion in Revenue by 2020
According to the latest market study by Technavio the global mobile crane market is predicted to record over USD 43 billion in revenue by 2019, growing at a CAGR of close to 7%. In this report,...
View ArticleChina’s Zoomlion Makes Unsolicited $3.3B Bid for Terex
Terex Corp. reports it has received an unsolicited, non-binding acquisition proposal from Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co. to acquire all Terex outstanding shares. The proposal is...
View ArticleGrove RT550E helps complete multi-million euro stadium
The Grove RT550E was the latest Manitowoc crane to be installed at the construction site of an iconic soccer stadium in Lyon, France. The crane joined a fleet of Potain cranes to help construct the...
View ArticleMexico’s growing energy sector gets new Grove GMK6400
GMVykon, a Monterrey, Mexico-based equipment rental specialist, just took delivery of a Grove GMK6400. With the purchase, the 400 t (450 USt) all-terrain crane became one of the highest-capacity cranes...
View ArticleLiebherr Group generates record sales of € 9.2 billion in the 2015 business year
Last year, Liebherr generated growth both in the construction machinery and mining section and in the section covering the maritime cranes, aerospace and transportation systems, machine tools and...
View ArticleCrane catches fire in Midtown Manhattan
A crane appears to have caught fire near Bryant Park in Midtown Manhattan. Smoke is billowing into the bright, blue sky. The New York Fire Department is on the scene. The fire is on 40th Street...
View ArticleTadano’s new 8-axle triple boom crane: Tadano TF 600G-8
Presenting a world first, also available to the SA market through Babcock, Tadano is introducing a new ATF 600G-8 ‘serious’ generation of large cranes. The ATF 600G-8 is an all-terrain eight-axle crane...
View ArticleEnCORE refurbishes Potain HD 32 A
A Potain HD 32 A tower crane, from Manitowoc’s stockyard in France, has been refurbished at the Manitowoc EnCORE facility in Baltar, Portugal, and sold to long-standing customer Talib & Shamsi...
View ArticleSennebogen 655 Dragline for New Zealand
Pace Cranes has delivered a Sennebogen 655 Dragline to Rangitata Diversion Race Management Limited (RDRML) located 113km south of Christchurch on the South Island of New Zealand. The Rangitata...
View ArticleTHINK BIG! Live at bauma 2016
Following its successful launch at bauma in 2013, the second “THINK BIG!” initiative is being held at bauma 2016, which takes place between April 11 and 17, 2016 in Munich. The organizer is the German...
View ArticleYale unveils Fortis2 sling
Built with Yale’s Unitrex XS Max Wear cable and recently awarded a US patent, the Fortis2 Sling has the tensile strength and stiffness of steel wire at one-fifth of the weight, claimes the...
View ArticleHelfaut Travaux reaches new heights with first Liebherr R 960
Helfaut Travaux has upgraded its machine fleet with the new Liebherr R 960 Demolition crawler excavator. The excavator, launched at Intermat 2015 in Paris, is one of the major new offers from...
View ArticleHeavy Steel Trusses Placed on McConnell AFB Tanker Project
Archer Western Aviation Partners safely and successfully picked and placed 34 steel trusses weighing more than 16 million pounds for the KC-46A Tanker Program at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita,...
View ArticleGoldhofer to Unveil Auxiliary-Drive Technology at Bauma
Goldhofer Aktiengesellschaft will offer an overview of its transport technology in a variety of vehicle configurations at bauma 2016, to be held April 11-17. One of the attractions will be the new...
View ArticleRig All Inc. Helps Restore a Piece of History in Utica, N.Y.
Rig All Inc. recently worked in its hometown of Utica, N.Y., at the site of the Utica Bank, to erect the lattice-base structure for the 150-ft. clock tower project. The expansion at the Utica Bank will...
View ArticleTadano to Show ATF Series Enhancements at Bauma 2016
Tadano will also be exhibiting at bauma 2016 in Munich, to be held April 11-17, 2016. The crane manufacturer will showcase its new flagship ATF 600G-8 all-terrain crane, as well as a rough-terrain and...
View ArticleAccused to stand trial over Makkah crane collapse
Some 40 people will stand trial before three courts in Jeddah for their confirmed involvement in the crane crash incident in the Grand Mosque in September, local daily Al-Watan reported on Monday...
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