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US crane rental company NessCampbell has taken delivery of the first 250 tonnes Grove GMK5250XL-1 All Terrain in the northwest. Supplied by distributor Western Pacific Crane & Equipment, the five-axle GMK5250XL-1 features an eight section 78.5 metre main boom topped by an 18-metre bi-fold swing-away extension that can be extended to 33.5 metres with additional … Read more
Hiab has launched its largest loader crane to date with the introduction of the 110 tonne/metre iQ.1188 HiPro. The crane is also the first model of the company’s new iQ range. The iQ.1188 offers a maximum capacity of 30 tonnes and can handle 18.5 tonnes at just over four metres. It can be supplied with … Read more
CraneWorks, Inc., North America’s premier crane sales, service, parts, and rental dealer, is excited to announce the acquisition of Midwest Crane Repair, LLC. When the deal officially closes on January 4, 2022, Midwest Crane Repair will be rebranded as CraneWorks St. Louis and becomes the company’s ninth nationwide location. Founded in 2002, CraneWorks consistently expanded … Read more
Colonia Spezialfahrzeuge Gottfried Schönges GmbH & Co. KG has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LTM 1110-5.1 mobile crane. The Cologne-based company will use the new 110-tonne crane to replace an LTM 1100/1, thus closing a gap between 100 and 130-tonne machines in its fleet. The successful combination of performance, compact dimensions and length was … Read more
Terminal San Giorgio S.r.l. (TSG) has ordered an eco-efficient Konecranes Gottwald ESP.8 Mobile Harbour Crane for its terminal in Genoa, Italy. Booked in November 2021, it is the very first Generation 6 crane to go to Italy. It will be delivered in June 2022. Established in 2006, TSG has become the largest multipurpose terminal in … Read more
With a rated lifting capacity of 1,600 tonnes, their CC 8800-1* is definitely one of the most powerful lattice boom crawler cranes on the market. And in combination with the optional Boom Booster kit, the lifting capacity is increased by up to 90 per cent depending on the specific configuration, making the CC 8800-1 superior … Read more
Italian real estate developer Gruppo Irgenre has deployed five Potain MCT 88 topless city cranes and two Potain MDT 189 top-slewing tower cranes to construct the new 200,000 m2 Maximall retail and leisure complex close to the archaeological site of Pompeii in Italy. The MCT 88 cranes are assembled at heights between 21 and 31.5 m … Read more
Maeda has unveiled a fully electric six tonne CC1485 mini crawler crane prototype. The company partnered with Deutz to replace the CC1485’s diesel engine with a 360v/40kW lithium-ion battery pack. As with the standard model, the crane features an 18.5-metre boom and can be supplied with a five-metre hydraulic jib, a two-tonne searcher hook or … Read more
Palfinger has acquired its German sales and service partner TSK Kran und Wechselsysteme, which operates from Duisburg, in the Rhine Ruhr region. The deal also includes the company’s paint spraying division TSR Lacktechnik. Established in the early 1990s, TSK has been a sales and service provider for Palfinger’s range of loader cranes, skip loaders and … Read more
Texas-based Groves Equipment Rental has ordered 14 new Grove Rough Terrain cranes from local distributor MGX Equipment Services, which has been working with Groves since the 1990s. The new cranes will replace 10-year-old Grove Rough Terrains, ranging from the RT540 to RT890, with the 51 tonne GRT655, 100 tonnes GRT8100 and 120 tonnes GRT8120. The … Read more
The LTM 1110-5.2 marks Liebherr’s launch of the 3rd generation of the LICCON crane control system The new driver’s cab has the very latest design, ergonomy and comfort features Zero wear manoeuvring with the ZF TraXon DynamicPerform gearbox 1 becomes 2 because of 3 – the Liebherr LTM 1110-5.1 mobile crane has become the LTM … Read more
Czech crane rental contractor Hanyš places order for 18 cranes from Ehingen The first cranes will be delivered in the company’s 30th anniversary year Liebherr and Hanyš have had a partnership for over 27 years By the end of 2021, Czech crane rental and heavy haulage contractor Hanyš will have almost 100 Liebherr cranes in … Read more
A 28-year-old man was electrocuted on Sunday afternoon while assisting a pensioner who was involved in an accident along the Zeelugt Public Road, East Bank Essequibo (EBE). Police said that Seeram Jainarine also known as ‘Akash’, 28 years of Lot 300 Tuschen North, EBE died around 6 pm on Sunday after the crane which he … Read more
LTM 1120-4.1 expands Mikschl Autokrane fleet Compact dimensions and high performance the main factors behind the purchase decision Mikschl Autokrane GmbH based in Aichach has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LTM 1120-4.1 mobile crane. The Bavarian contractor is expanding its crane fleet with the 120-tonne machine. The extremely compact design of the 4-axle crane … Read more
The Sany SCC4000A crawler crane was tasked to be the main crane for the lifting of the larges slab beam and the last piece of the beam of the Bangladesh Azsalaam 2×660MW coal-fired power station project was successfully hoisted in place recently. The smooth installation of the large slab beam marks another significant milestone of … Read more
Latest U.S. figures on crane operator salaries show a national annual wage of $64,000, while the top 10% can earn over $117,000/year. The most lucrative states to work in are evenly distributed across the country and employment opportunities are increasing rapidly. 79 percent of the students enrolled in operating courses at Heavy Equipment Colleges of … Read more
German construction equipment rental company Spira Baugeräte und Schalungslogistik has deployed its new Potain MDT 569 tower crane at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, where it will handle large, prefabricated elements for the construction of two new laboratory buildings over the course of 17 months. The customer required a crane to lift 15 t at … Read more
Wasel and Felbermayr take delivery of the first compact cranes with rope pull technology First unveiled at the end of 2020, the first cranes have now been delivered Rope pull is the new alternative for crane contractors who chiefly use the compact crane inside buildings Liebherr first unveiled the LTC 1050-3.1 compact crane with a … Read more
High performance and compact dimensions as well as VarioBallast® were major factors behind the decision Road licences for the 5-axle crane can be obtained quickly The first job tackled by the LTM 1250-5.1 was to telescope a Tornado without being able to adjust its radius Autodienst Eineder GmbH has taken delivery of a new Liebherr … Read more
Mobile cranes in high demand for mining and wind power In 2021, Liebherr has delivered an above average number of mobile cranes to Chile Being close to customers and outstanding service in Latin America pay dividends There is high demand for mobile cranes in Latin America for the mining industry and for erecting wind turbines. … Read more
Construction company Multiplex has been fined $150,000 over the death of a construction worker on one of its building sites five years ago. Herman Holtz, 62, was killed when a mobile crane trying to move a 10-tonne generator toppled on the University of Canberra Hospital worksite in 2016. The crane’s driver, Michael Watts, 49, pleaded guilty … Read more
Tadano announces the appointment of Giuseppe Pompeo to the European team as Director Key Accounts. In this newly created and important role, Giuseppe Pompeo will be reporting directly to Klaus Kröppel, Senior Vice President Sales of Tadano Europe. “We are excited to welcome back Giuseppe in Zweibrücken. Back indeed, as he has already made his … Read more
A worker who injured his leg while working 70m above the ground in a tower crane was rescued by Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officers on Friday evening (Nov 12). Specialists from SCDF’s elite Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (Dart) and firefighters from the Central Fire Station were alerted at about 8.45 pm and deployed to … Read more
Production of the LTM 1500-8.1 is due to cease after 23 years The LTM 1500-8.1 is the most successful crane in its class LOCAR has purchased its seventh LTM 1500-8.1 due to the crane’s versatility and the good experience the company has had with it The end of an era – the last LTM 1500-8.1 … Read more
LTM 1110-5.1 replaces 120 tonne (135 US-tons) mobile cranes Powerful 60 meter (187 ft) telescopic boom, VarioBase®Plus technologies and suitable axle load were the main criteria behind the purchase decision The Liebherr team is always close at hand and provides outstanding service Crane and heavy haulage contractor Guay Inc. has taken delivery of two Liebherr … Read more
LTM 1160-5.2 working on an important power line on the edge of the Austrian Alps – Three Liebherr mobile cranes operated by Prangl GmbH in action at altitudes of up to 1800 metres Cranes have to ascend site roads with gradients of up to 26 percent In Austria, work is currently proceeding at full speed … Read more
It was reported that a crawler crane working in a shipyard in Batam, Indonesia has collapsed, causing two fatalities. Looking at the photo that I have received, it was the 1,250-tonne XGC16000 crawler crane that has been delivered to Indonesia in 2014, which was claimed to be one of the largest capacity crawlers exported out … Read more
“We were missing a middle child,” jokes Weiss Kranservice Junior Manager Dominik Magg while taking delivery of his new AC 250-5 crane in Zweibrücken. After all, his fleet already featured an AC 220-5 and an AC 300-6. The company’s most recent acquisition was handed over by Tadano Sales Manager Hans Asam. For the people at … Read more
Eurotransit Group of Companies (Eurotransit) in Kazakhstan has ordered two Konecranes Rail-Mounted Gantry (RMG) cranes for its new intermodal terminal under construction in Dostyk, near the border with China. The order was booked for August 2021 and the cranes will be delivered in Q4 2022. In addition to the intermodal terminal under construction, Eurotransit … Read more
Last week, the first shield machine “Rongyao No. 1” of the Fuzhou Metro Binhai Express Line 1, contract 3 construction area including 1 station and 1 section, constructed by the Eighth Bureau of China Railway, was successfully hoisted down the shaft. Zoomlion’s ZCC3500V crawler crane was used as the main crane for this hoisting. It is … Read more