Weiss Kranservice Takes Delivery Of Tadano AC 7.450-1
With its 80-meter main boom, the Tadano AC 7.450-1 is, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the best cranes on the market when it comes to erecting construction … Read more
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Worker Dies After Crane Falls 9 Stories Through Boston Parking Garage
Crews told WCVB that a crane had collapsed on top of the Government Center building garage on 26th March, which was being demolished at the time of the incident. A … Read more
How do you launch a 30,000 tonnes deep-sea jacket into the sea?
On 15th March, after more than 26 hours of continuous hauling, under the “concerted efforts” of 8 groups of 900-tonne tractor jacks and 2 groups of 400-tonne booster jacks, the … Read more
Construction Worker Died In Newburgh Crane Accident At Strip Mall On Route 300 In Orange County
A construction worker identified as Lungo Oleg, of Brooklyn, has tragically died in a crane accident at a popular strip mall on Route 300 on 19th March. Orange County police … Read more
Wiesbauer GmbH Takes Delivery Of Two AC 45 City Cranes
Why wait? That is the question that the team at Wiesbauer asked themselves when taking delivery of two new AC 45 City* cranes at the Zweibrücken plant. And the answer … Read more
Marchetti debut electric crawler cranes
Marchetti has launched two electric-powered versions of its 25 tonne CW25.35 Sherpina telescopic crawler crane, an all-electric battery-powered hybrid machine and a regular diesel crane with an AC mains electric … Read more
Herc acquires Cloverdale
US-based Herc Rentals has agreed on the acquisition of Detroit-based rental company Cloverdale Equipment. Details of the transaction have not been disclosed but the deal is expected to close by … Read more
More New Age Ferrari cranes
Italian loader crane manufacturer F.lli Ferrari has added a new 40 tonne/metre family of cranes to its New Age crane line. The New Age cranes run from nine to 66 … Read more
New 100t Liebherr LR 1100.1 crawler
Liebherr has released its new 100 tonnes LR 1100.1 lattice crawler crane. The new crane can be configured either with a new heavyweight main boom of up to 62 metres, … Read more
Drill rig collapses, crushing 2 cars on State Street in Salt Lake City
A crane collapsed and crushed two cars parked on South State Street in Salt Lake City on Tuesday night (15th March), blocking southbound lanes. One person was injured in the … Read more
Victims of Seattle crane collapse to receive more than $112 million in compensation
Three people who were injured and the families of two people killed after a crane collapsed on a Seattle construction site in 2019, will receive $112 million in a settlement, David Beninger, … Read more
Steil buys Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 with all its boom versions
Steil expands its mobile crane fleet with the new Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 The company has already gathered plenty of good experience with several Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 cranes Maximum flexibility with … Read more
Worker killed in Town of Newburgh construction incident
A construction worker was killed late Thursday afternoon (17th Mar) when he was crushed by a piece of machinery on 1431 Route 300, Newburgh Towne Center, in the Winona Lake … Read more
Pichler Purchases Tadano HK 4.050-1
Tadano launched the new HK 4.050-1 as the follow-up to the successful HK 40 model. And the new crane manages to surpass its excellent predecessor in almost all disciplines. This … Read more
Police hunt for thieves who stole arm from hydraulic crane
Police are hunting for thieves who stole the arm of a hydraulic crane from a building site. The arm of the crane, which is estimated to be worth £8,000, was … Read more
500-tonne mobile overturned in wind farm
A 500 tonne eight axle All Terrain crane overturned onto its side on a wind farm in Germany on 16th March. The incident occurred on a site north of Elsterwerda … Read more
Unic appoints new french dealer
Unic Cranes Europe has appointed SNM Lift (Société Nantaise de Manutention) as its spider crane distributor for France. In order to kick off the new partnership, SNM Lift has purchased … Read more
3 ESTA Awards for Wagenborg Nedlift
During the annual presentation of the ESTA Awards on 17th March, Wagenborg Nedlift won awards in 3 categories. Category up to 120 tons lifting capacity: The replacement of the ‘Ludwig-Volk-Steg’ … Read more
Potain & Grove Challenge Italy’s Amalfi Coast
In Positano, on Italy’s picturesque Amalfi Coast, Gemar has deployed a Potain MDT 189 tower crane, erected by a Grove GMK4100L-1 all-terrain crane, to overcome the challenges of constructing a … Read more
Fire broke out at Nanao Daejeon Fire Denki, Coal loader crane burnt
Around 10:37 am on the 11th of March, a fire broke out on the premises of the Hokuriku Electric Power Company’s Nanao Ota Thermal Power Station in Otamachi, Nanao City, … Read more
Manitowoc appoints Stirnimann as Potain tower crane dealer in Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands
As of January 1, 2022, Stirnimann is responsible for the distribution of Potain top-slewing and self-erecting tower cranes, as well as offering rental, servicing, and spare parts, across Denmark, Greenland, … Read more
ESEASA buys seven new Liebherr rough-terrain cranes
ESEASA expands crane fleet with five new Liebherr LRT 1090-2.1 cranes and two LRT 1100-2.1 models Retrofit for the LR 11350 – enabling the boom length to be extended to … Read more
Emil Egger takes delivery of the first Tadano AC 7.450-1 in Switzerland
For the team at Emil Egger AG, which is headquartered in the Swiss municipality of St. Gallen, the Tadano AC 7.450-1 came at just the right time: “And that’s because … Read more
Self-erecting tower crane collapsed in Mannheim
A self-erecting tower crane overturned onto a small apartment block in the city of Mannheim, Germany on the 3th March. We understand that the crane had not been set up … Read more
Operator jailed two years after crane kills one person in Japan
In July last year, at a construction site in Iwakuni City, he was accused of negligent fatalities in business, alleging that he operated a crane that overturn with the safety … Read more
Herrmann & Wittrock modernises fleet with Liebherr mobile cranes
LTM 1040-2.1, LTM 1055-3.2 and LTM 1150-5.3 for new outlet in Bayreuth Herrmann & Wittrock continuously modernises its fleet The quality of its products and services are big points in … Read more
Crane Salvage from the Tuross River in Australia
Two of the biggest truck mounted recovery mobile cranes in Australia were required to salvage a crane that had slipped off Eurobodalla Road near Cadgee and rolled into the Tuross … Read more
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