New Zealand gets first Tadano GTC-1200
Civil construction company Fulton Hogan has taken delivery of the first Tadano GTC-1200 telescopic crawler crane to be delivered to New Zealand. The 120-tonne GTC-1200 crane has a 47-metre main … Read more
Tower crane drop load onto street in Canada
A tower crane working in the town of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada dropped a formwork section into the street last Wednesday. Although the material landed on the pedestrian walkway, thankfully … Read more
Mobile Crane overturned in Melbourne
A five-axle all-terrain crane overturned on 25th Sep 2019 while working alongside an electrical substation in Melbourne, Australia. Although there weren’t many details of how the accident happened, it seems … Read more
Markewitsch Group takes delivery of 2 units Tadano ATF100G-4
German transport and lifting company Markewitsch Group has taken delivery of two 100 tonne Tadano ATF 100G-4 All Terrain cranes. The four-axle ATF 100G-4 has a 51-metre main boom topped … Read more
CIMC Raffles Yantai ordered Liebherr board offshore crane
Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock GmbH together with CIMC Raffles signed a contract in August 2019 concerning the delivery of a board offshore crane, type BOS 2600. The company BP will use the … Read more
Liebherr delivers first LTC 1050-3.1 compact cranes with RemoteDrive
Salgert GmbH took delivery of two new Liebherr LTC 1050-3.1 compact cranes. These are the first cranes to feature RemoteDrive. A control desk enables the operator to manoeuvre the crane … Read more
Bucker’s Liebherr LR11000 overturn in South Dakota
A Liebherr LR11000 owned by Bucker Heavylift Cranes overturned at a wind farm in Sioux Falls, South Dakota earlier this week. The recently delivered 1,000 tonnes LR11000 – was working … Read more
Big Carl ready for action at Hinkley Point C
Big Carl, the 5,000-tonne capacity super heavy lift ring crane (with the nomenclature SGC-250) owned by Belgian headquartered heavy lift and transportation company Sarens, has been assembled, rigged, and is … Read more
Lampson lifts concrete beams for Duportail Bridge
Lampson partnered with Apollo Inc. to plan and execute the lift and placement of the Duportail Bridge spans. The Lampson Transi-Lift LTL-1000 with 380 feet boom and 1,600 kips of … Read more
Mammoet reveals Focus crane details
Following the finalizing of the design announced in April this year, Mammoet has now released now information on their new mega crane which is due to be launched in 2020. … Read more
Superior Cranes buy Demag CC6800-1
North Carolina, USA-based crane and rigging services supplier Superior Cranes has bought a 1,250 tonne (1,375 ton) capacity Demag CC 6800-1 crawler crane. It is now the largest crane in … Read more
Sleipnir sets 15,300 tonne lift record
Dutch marine contractor Heerema, the owner of Sleipnir, claimed it as a new world record lift of 15,300-tonne over the weekend of 7th & 8th September by a crane vessel. … Read more
ENG launches 25-tonne derrick crane
Italian tower crane manufacturer ENG Cranes has a new derrick for dismantling large tower cranes. The EDKH 185 is a standalone unit for dismantling internal climbing tower cranes at the … Read more
ALE completes new bridge span on La Gaznata Viaduct
Heavy lifting and transport specialist ALE used a bespoke solution in Spain to install a 42-metre bridge for improved traffic flow and safety. In central Spain, the N-403 highway runs … Read more
Schmidbauer buys Tadano ATF 130G-5
Munich, Germany-headquartered crane and haulage specialist Schmidbauer has expanded its fleet with the addition of a Tadano ATF130G-5 all-terrain crane which will be primarily used for assembling pre-cast concrete components, … Read more
Capital boost for MES tower cranes
A partnership has been agreed between tower crane specialist MES and venture capital company Open Window Growth Partners in South Africa. In supplying tower cranes, MES said it offers an … Read more
XGC28000 completes vacuum tower hoisting for China Sciences Group
On 25th Sep 2019, XCMG XGC2800 has completed the hoisting and installation of the vacuum tower into position. The tower weighs 660 tonnes, length 55 metres and a maximum diameter … Read more
Bezombes Niort taken delivery of the 100th Liebherr LTM1450-8.1
French crane rental company Bezombes Niort has taken delivery of the 100th Liebherr LTM1450-8.1 since its delivery began less than 3 years ago where Ley-Krane took delivery of the first … Read more
Gräser-Eschbach takes delivery of Liebherr LTM1450-8.1
The Gräser-Eschbach Group with companies in Mannheim and Bad Schönborn recently took delivery of a new flagship – its new Liebherr LTM1450-8.1 mobile crane, which will be the largest crane … Read more
Duo Liebherr crawler lifts TBM onto the barge in Germany
Mammoet Germany, the German subsidiary of Dutch heavy load specialist Mammoet, used two large Liebherr crawler cranes, LR11350 and LR11000 to tandem load a tunnel boring machine (TBM) onto a … Read more
Zoomlion ZCC300 lifts the roof steel structure for the exhibition centre
The compact ZCC300 crawler was configured with 30m main boom and 24m luffing jib to lift a 92-ton roof steel structure for the National Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, … Read more
Sany display new emission cranes in BICES 2019
On 4th of September 2019, the 15th BICES exhibition goes on the way in Beijing, China and Sany have displayed 36 different products at their 2,800 m2 exhibition booth. The … Read more
XCMG with new XCT25L5-I
The new XCT25L5-I comes with a 5-section U-shaped 43m main boom and with the maximum lifting height of 51.1m and a maximum working radius of 39.3m. The 25-ton hydraulic truck … Read more
New Manitowoc Cranes equipment heads to JDL Expo
Visitors can expect to see a range of new mobile and tower cranes, including the new Grove GMK5250XL-1, which was launched during bauma. Potain Cab-IN, a new internal operator lift … Read more
XCMG wins award 9th straight year at T50 Summit of World Construction Machinery Industry 2019
On September 3, 2019, the ” Top 50 Summit of World Construction Machinery Industry” sponsored by China Construction Machinery Association (CCMA), Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and Korea Construction Equipment Manufacturers Association … Read more
GP Mat International and Raimondi Cranes to exhibit at JDL Expo 2019
September 9, 2019 (Legnano, Milan, Italy)- GP Mat International, heavy lifting solution specialists based in Le Bignon, France, and Raimondi Cranes, the Italian manufacturer of tower and luffing cranes for … Read more
Manitowoc opens new facility in the Philippines
New yard with warehouse and workshop will further strengthen the company’s position and underlines its commitment to Philippines customers. Open house celebrated the new location and included the demonstration of … Read more
Tadano celebrates 100th Birthday
Tadano has celebrated the 100th anniversary of its foundation on August 29th 1919, when Masuo Tadano left Takamatsu for Asahikawa, Hokkaido, to start a welding business that has evolved into … Read more
New CEO for Wolffkran
Wolffkran has appointed Duncan Salt as chief executive, replacing Peter Schiefer who will remain on the board of directors and operate as the board’s delegate. Salt has been head of … Read more
Zoomlion acquires Wilbert
Chinese crane manufacturer Zoomlion has confirmed the acquisition of German tower crane company Wilbert Turmkrane. The deal was to acquire 100 per cent of the German’s company equity that was … Read more