Tower Crane collapse in Bremen harbour area
A tower crane collapsed onto a building in the Bremen harbour area on Saturday night (19th Feb) during a storm with high winds. Reports state that the crane, a Potain … Read more
Brisbane CBD evacuated with a crane on loose in the river
The popular Howard Smith Wharves and Riverside Walkway in Brisbane’s CBD have been evacuated with a large construction crane on the loose in the river on the 28th Feb. A … Read more
Liebherr supports the sanctions imposed on Russia
Liebherr has posted a formal statement on the lead page of its global website regarding the situation in Ukraine. The statement is as follows: “All of us at Liebherr share … Read more
Crawler Tower Collapse In Singapore
It was reported from a source in Singapore that a crawler crane with tower attachment has collapsed at a construction job site on the 18th Feb. The crawler crane was … Read more
Crawler Crane falls off bridge into the frozen river near Coles Island
WorkSafeNB is investigating after a crane doing construction work on a bridge near Coles Island fell into the frozen Canaan River. The incident took place Tuesday on Route 10, when … Read more
Construction worker alleges crane operator dropped object on top of him
A construction worker alleges a poorly trained and unsupervised crane operator at a job site in Galveston caused an AC unit to fall on him. Reeko Valdez and Erika Valdez … Read more
Driver dies after getting thrown out of forklift in Singapore
The driver of a forklift at the site of a Build-To-Order (BTO) project in Tampines North died on Wednesday (Feb 23) after he was thrown out of the vehicle, which … Read more
Yoshinogawa City and Prefectural Crane Cooperative Conclude Agreement
Yoshinogawa City, Tokushima Prefecture and the Tokushima Prefecture Crane Cooperative have signed an agreement to supply large heavy machinery for the restoration of bridges and roads in the event of … Read more
Schmidbauer Relies On Tadano AC 3.045-1 City with E-Pack Technology
All good things come in threes – that was clearly part of the train of thought at Gräfelfing/Munich-based Schmidbauer as the company recently picked up the first three of six … Read more
Tadano launched the first joint model – AC 2.040-1
The market launch for the Tadano® AC 2.040-1 is the world’s first in two ways: On one hand, it is the first all-terrain crane to be developed jointly by Tadano’s … Read more
Tadano AC 5.220-1 for Cochez
Xavier Charpentreau, the managing director at French crane service provider Cochez, a Ponticelli subsidiary, will tell you that the Tadano AC 5.220-1 continues to be the standard by which all … Read more
Mobile crane collapse near IKEA in the Netherlands
An eight axle all terrain crane (Likely to be an LTM 1500-8.1) overturned in Groningen, the Netherlands on Tuesday (15th Feb) closing down the local IKEA store. The crane, from … Read more
Fatal Tower Crane Accident In Poland
Two construction workers died yesterday when strong winds took out a tower crane in Krakow, Poland, while two others were injured.One of the deceased was working on the roof of … Read more
Crane Sent To Clear Marsa Fatal Accident Debris
A crane has been seen at the site of the horrific Marsa accident, attempting to clear the wreckage of the accident which took place earlier today (16th Feb) and reopen … Read more
Crane falls into the water at Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel
The crane that crashed into the water at the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel on Tuesday morning is expected to stay at the bottom of Willoughby Bay for a few days as … Read more
New Tadano HK 4.050-1 For Krandienst Lange
Krandienst Lange, based in Grimmen, near Greifswald, has stood for precision-fit lifting and heavy-duty work for almost 25 years. With over 120 vehicles in its fleet, the company serves regional … Read more
Tatuapé takes delivery of Liebherr LTM 1120-4.1 in Brazil
Liebherr delivers the first LTM 1120-4.1 to Brazil Liebherr’s VarioBallast® and VarioBase® deliver greater capacity, flexibility and safety on constricted sites Second already on the way: Next LTM 1120-4.1 arrives … Read more
Tandem lifting goes wrong while lifting a boat in Karachi
The incident happened in Karachi, Pakistan on the 9th of Feb when two mobile cranes tried to lift a boat out from the water and load it onto a low … Read more
Roughter collapsed in Taoyuan City MRT Project
A rough terrain crane has collapsed forward while working on an MRT construction project in Taoyuan City on 9th Feb, but fortunately, nobody was injured in the accident. According to … Read more
Worker killed after being crushed by crane at Chattogram Port
An employee of Chattogram Port (previous Chittagong Port) died after being hit by a crane at port yard number-1 on Wednesday night (2nd Feb). The 23-year old Sifat Rabby was … Read more
Storm Malik brings down tower crane in Sweden
A tower crane went over in Malmo, Sweden on Saturday (29th Jan) as high winds from Storm Malik hit the city. Thankfully no one was hurt in the incident and … Read more
A crane collapsed in the middle of the Gualeguaychú Carnival
Two people were rushed to the hospital after falling from one of the cranes that participated in the fifth night of the Gualeguaychú Carnival. One fell on a float and the other … Read more
Heinrichs gets Tadano ATF 100G-4 as Taxi Crane
Proven technology and an impeccable reputation – that’s what set the Tadano all-terrain cranes apart. It’s also exactly what convinced Heinrichs GmbH & Co KG to decide in favour of … Read more
Liebherr Crane Planner 2.0 adds new mobile cranes.
Crane Planner 2.0 is the professional lift planning and visualisation solution for lifting work of all kinds The LTM 1650-8.1, LTM 1450-8.1, LTM 1300-6.2, LTM 1250-5.1 and LTM 1230-5.1 cranes … Read more
Brazilian group Calsimec get Liebherr LTM 1250-5.1
The mobile crane LTM 1250-5.1 has a maximum lifting capacity of 250 tonnes Calsimec will use the Liebherr crane mainly for industrial assembly work The Calsimec Group has been operating … Read more
Roughter & car collided, killing 19-year-old women in Japan
On the evening of the 7th of Feb, a 19-year-old woman who was driving a light passenger car died in a head-on collision with rough terrain on a prefectural road … Read more
Crane recovered truck that plunged into Vembanad Lake
A tipper truck has plunged into the Vembanad lake from Thanneermukkom bund on 30th Jan and was successfully recovered after eight hours of effort. Two tipper trucks had collided on … Read more
Crane recovers bus and vehicles from collapsed Pittsburgh bridge
Ten people were injured when a snow-covered Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed on Friday morning, 28th Jan, hours ahead of a previously scheduled visit to the city by President … Read more
Grues Padrosa put duo Tadano AC 4.100L-1 to work
After analyzing all the relevant market requirements in detail, the team at Spanish crane service provider Grues Padrosa came to a clear conclusion: The Tadano AC 4.100L-1 was simply the … Read more
Auto-Klug adds Liebherr LTM 1150-5.3
Alfred Klug GmbH & Co. KG expands crane fleet with Liebherr LTM 1150-5.3 150-tonner closes gap in crane range LTM 1150-5.3 scores with one of the longest booms in its … Read more