Sarens South Africa lift a Boeing 737-300 aircraft
Sarens was asked to lift the aircraft from its location at OR Tambo International Airport to the Comair training centre, which is being built on the other side of the highway. During the overnight...
View ArticleWhat Do You Need to Know About Rigging At Night. Expert Talk with Tiko Koroi.
First thing about working night shift is, the workplace is to have proper lighting. The company requesting night shift work has a duty of care in supplying proper lighting throughout the whole work...
View ArticleRiga-Mainz completes a fiddly job with Liebherr LR 1600/2 crawler crane
The installation of a massive railway bridge in extremely constricted conditions on a precipitous site presents a whole series of challenges. A difficult crane job, fiddly and complex – just the job...
View ArticleTerex Material Handling Unveils Innovative Demag Crane Design at ProMat 2015
Terex Material Handling has launched the Demag V-type crane design, a revolutionary crane that sets a new industry standard and weighs up to 17 percent less than comparable box-section profile girders....
View ArticleGrove at $5.4 billion airport expansion in Brazil
A Grove RT880E rough-terrain crane is working round-the-clock on the expansion of the Viracopos International Airport in Campinas, near São Paulo, Brazil. The 75 t (80 USt) capacity crane provides...
View ArticleBusan New Container Terminal receive three new ZPMC super-post-panamax twin...
Three new ZPMC super-post-panamax twin lift quay cranes with a 24-row outreach and a 49-metre height have arrived at Busan New Container Terminal (BNCT). With this addition BNCT has a new total of 11...
View ArticlePALFINGER MARINE delivers a PKM 1150 to Uljanik shipyard and a PK 15500 M to...
At the end of last year a PKM 1150 and PK 15500 M were sold by PALFINGER MARINE Partner PK d.o.o. in Rijeka. The cranes were delivered to Uljanik shipyard and to Cromaris d.d. Both crane types offer...
View ArticleTadano Mantis GTC‐1200 Named 2014 LLEAP Award Winner
Tadano Mantis’s new GTC‐1200, a 130 ton (120 metric ton) telescopic boom crawler crane, was named as the 2014 Leadership in Lifting Equipment and Aerial Platforms (LLEAP) Award winner in the crane...
View ArticleMobile port handling: SENNEBOGEN 880 Classic in India
In the Indian seaport of Sanegaon, the sales and service partner Forsenia Engineering Pvt. Ltd. was able to deliver a new SENNEBOGEN type 880 Classic material handling machine in June 2014. The...
View ArticleDemag V-type crane wins iF Design Award
The Demag V-type crane has won the internationally renowned iF Design Award for its outstanding design. The award pays tribute to the innovative V-type construction of the crane girder, which is based...
View ArticleManitowoc Cranes a key player on New NY Bridge project
The $3.9 billion New NY Bridge is one of the largest infrastructure projects in North America and nearly half of the cranes on the job are Manitowoc made. The venture is constructing a three-mile twin...
View ArticleShuttlelift unveils largest SB series gantry crane
Shuttlelift has added the SB 120 single-beam, single-hook, rubber-tired mobile gantry crane to its product lineup. This model is the largest SB Series crane from the Sturgeon Bay, Wis.-based...
View ArticleKonecranes Expand Overhead Crane Line
The latest trolley crane from Konecranes, the Uniton, was developed for customers with applications that fall between the Smarton for process industries and standard industrial cranes. Using a rugged...
View ArticleMammoet Training Center introduces Virtual Reality Crane
With the arrival of a new custom built PTC Simulator, the Mammoet Training Center in The Netherlands has added a unique educational tool to its range of training courses. The PTC simulator is a...
View ArticleFleurieu Cranes takes first Grove GMK6400
After a decade of continuous development, Fleurieu Cranes has signaled its intent to continue its recent growth with the purchase of the first Grove GMK6400 to arrive in Australia. The company had...
View ArticleCraneway AS, New Linden Comansa dealer in Norway
Starting February 2015, Linden Comansa signs a new distributor in Norway, rental company Craneway AS. Although it is a recently created business, Craneway has a great experience, since one of its three...
View ArticleTerex Port Solutions to deliver G HMK 7608 to Roberto Bucci S.p.A.’s Terminal...
Terex Port Solutions (TPS) concluded the year 2014 with a high order intake for various diesel-electric Terex® Gottwald mobile harbour crane models. In December, TPS was awarded several contracts from...
View ArticleManitowoc 18000 crawler cranes absorb the impact at Russian plant
A Manitowoc 18000 crawler crane completed ten of the largest lifts in recent Russian history. In order to lift a number of massive absorbers at a gas processing plant in southwest Russia, SWTRANS, a...
View ArticleTADANO ATF 400G-6 for the company I&H Kran-Transport
The ATF 400G-6 will be the first 6-axle crane within the TADANO fleet of the crane service company operating all over Germany. An investment into increased lifting capacity combined with maximum...
View ArticlePotain tower cranes help Kochi evolve
Potain tower cranes are at the heart of one of India’s fastest growing cities, Kochi, on the country’s west coast. Three Potain tower cranes are currently building three luxury residential developments...
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