Tower cranes safety during coronavirus
Safety advice has been issued by the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) on how to safely leave tower cranes out of service, potentially for several months, due to the coronavirus. The … Read more
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Liebherr on Coronavirus
Crane and construction equipment manufacturer Liebherr has issued a statement in response to the impact of the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic worldwide. “All Liebherr companies worldwide are reacting flexibly according to … Read more
Containership Struck Multiple STS Gantry Crane in Busan
A major accident was caught on camera today at the Port of Busan today when a containership struck multiple shoreside gantry cranes and another ship while berthing. The video shows … Read more
Davis Crane Service celebrates its 10 new Grove TMS500-2 truck cranes at CONEXPO 2020
Offering one of the most modern crane fleets in Texas, Davis Crane Service is always on the lookout for new technologies that can make work on job sites more efficient. … Read more
NessCampbell purchases an MLC300 crawler crane at CONEXPO 2020
At CONEXPO 2020, Manitowoc celebrated a new purchase with NessCampbell Crane + Rigging. A Manitowoc MLC300 crawler crane. Manitowoc’s Les Middleton, David Hull, Harrison Hipple and Kevin Blaney presented NessCampbell’s … Read more
Manitowoc awards Ring Power Crane for Grove growth and EnCORE prowess
Ring Power Crane and Manitowoc had a lot to celebrate at this year’s CONEXPO. Manitowoc gave the St. Augustine, Florida-based company an award for having the highest volume growth of … Read more
Liebherr Nifty lift
A telescopic self-propelled boom lift was lifted over a roof by a crane during the construction of a gymnasium at a primary school in south Berlin, Germany. Crane contractor Herrmann … Read more
GS Express moves storage tanks in Malaysia
GS Express Logistics has transported three 88.8-ton (80.6-tonne) CO2 storage tanks from Westport, Port Klang to Kerteh, Malaysia. In addition to the tanks, which measured 31.3 m x 3.4 m … Read more
Sri Lankan Wind Energy Boosted by Sarens
Clients worldwide call on Sarens for the right equipment for any job, whether it’s for a one-day lift or more complex operations like the installation of wind turbines. Sarens was … Read more
Boskalis issues Covid-19 update
Royal Boskalis Westminster has suspended crew and project staff rotations in response to the outbreak of COVID-19, but cargo is still moving. The Dutch offshore contractor has implemented several precautions … Read more
Logistics Plus assists build of FRSU
Logistics Plus has assisted with the construction of floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) in China. Three regasification modules were transported from the production facility to the shipyard in China. … Read more
Megalift moves for MRT project
Megalift has moved a 60-tonne locomotive and a 17-tonne wagon for the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) railway project in Malaysia. Megalift has been involved in various stages of the MRT project … Read more
Jan De Nul moves ahead with Changhua project
Jan De Nul has almost completed the construction of 21 foundations for Taiwan’s Changhua offshore wind farm. The foundations are being manufactured at Samkang’s yard in South Korea. They measure … Read more
Itochu takes stake in BigRentz
US-based rental network BigRentz has finalised $15 million in funding from private investors and a new lead investor, Itochu. The company is using the proceeds to acquire Atlanta based Equipment … Read more
Crane industry classed as ‘essential’
The US Department of Homeland Security has confirmed that the crane, rigging and specialised transport industry will be classed as ‘essential critical infrastructure’ during the outbreak of COVID-19. The advisory … Read more
Recognition for construction suppliers requested on COVID-19 outbreak
The major UK contractors organisation Build UK has requested recognition for employees of suppliers and associated trades to the construction industry, in order to clarity on secure permission to travel … Read more
Self-employed Contractors Now Covers’s By US’s Relief Package
Construction contractors all over the world are struggling with the economic effects of work stoppages resulting from the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. To help mitigate the crisis in the US, the … Read more
Wind power giants ceased Spain operations
Two of the largest wind turbine manufacturers in Europe have ceased operations at their factories in Spain. Denmark’s Vestas, the world’s leading turbine maker, has closed both of its Spanish … Read more
Broshuis suspends production amidst COVID-19
Dutch trailer maker temporarily stops production at its factory in the Netherlands as a result of the Coronavirus COVID-19. The factory was shut down on 30 March. Broshuis cited tighter … Read more
Manitex addresses COVID-19
Manufacturer Manitex International has provided an update to investors in response to the evolving COVID-19 virus pandemic. The company reports that production and deliveries were minimally affected by COVID-19- related … Read more
Canada has First Two Liebherr LG 1750 SX with SX boom in N. America
Canadian crane and heavy haul contractor Myshak Crane & Rigging Ltd. took delivery of their first Liebherr LG 1750 SX mobile crane in December 2019 and their second upcoming in … Read more
Heerema’s Sleipnir Bunkers Almost 3,300t LNG Setting World Record
Heerema’s Sleipnir, the world’s most powerful semi-submersible crane vessel yesterday, received the largest LNG bunkering ever completed. Titan LNG performed the bunkering, using the Coral Fraseri, Anthony Veder’s LNG carrier … Read more
New Kato City Crane for CHS
UK-based rental company Crane Hire Solutions (CHS) has taken delivery of a Kato CR-200Rf mobile crane. Supplied by Kato’s distributor Rivertek Services UK, the two-axle city crane hs a 28m … Read more
New Telescopic crawler from Tadano Mantis at ConExpo 2020
Tadano Mantis has used ConExpo 2020 trade show to display its new 160 US ton (145-tonne) capacity GTC-1600 telescopic crawler. The GTC-1600 telescopic crawler has a six-section hydraulic boom that … Read more
Sany America debuts two crawler cranes
Sany America unveiled two new lattice boom crawler crans for the North America market at Conexpo 2020 in Las Vegas, USA. The models originate from the Sany’s Group existing crawler … Read more
A man died from dropped load
A man died on 27th feb after a Rough Terrain crane dropped its load while working on a ranch in Johnson County, Tennessee Details are limited however the crane was … Read more
Crawler collapsed in Los Angeles
The boom and luffing jib of a crawler crane came down at a stadium in Inglewood, Los Angeles, California on Friday. The incident occurred on the new $5 billion, 70,000 … Read more
No. 6 Liebherr MK150 for Ainscough
UK rental company Ainscough Crane Hire has taken delivery of a further two eight tonne Liebherr MK 140 self-erecting mobile tower cranes, having taken two last October – see: Liebherr MK140s … Read more
Harbour cranes recovered in Rostock!
The first of the two Liebherr cranes were recovered last Saturday, while the second was lifted ashore yesterday afternoon. Both lifts were carried out by the “Hebo Lift 9” floating … Read more
First Tadano GT-750EL in Mexico
Mexican equipment supplier Grupo Vazquez del Sur has taken delivery of the first 75-tonne GT-750EL truck crane in Mexico. Sold and supplied through the distributor, Arrendo Serv, the GT-750EL features … Read more