NASA completes milestone sky crane test
The United States’ space agency NASA has reached what it describes as a milestone point on its Mars 2020 rover mission thanks to the use of a sky crane. In … Read more
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Duo Demag mobile crane for Windhoist
Windhoist UK put two new Demag wheeled mobile cranes straight to work on a wind turbine erection project in Sweden. The AC 220-5 all terrains are the first two delivered … Read more
Liebherr crawler uses V-frame to lift bridge in Switzerland
A tricky bridge lift was made possible by crane owner Emil Egger in Switzerland using a special ballasting system on its Liebherr LR 11000 crawler crane. It was the first … Read more
New STS port cranes for Mexico
A pair of Kalmar ship-to-shore (STS) and three rubber-tyred gantries (RTG) cranes are destined for Mexico’s IPM Altamira terminal on the Gulf of Mexico, in the state of Tamaulipas. Cargotec’s … Read more
Mammoet’s Focus build begins
The first steel has been cut for the construction of the first unit of Mammoet’s heavy-lift Focus crane. Following the finalisation of structural engineering details and appointment of suitable subcontractors, … Read more
Kato announced new 51-tonne Roughter
Kato has launched its new 51-tonne (at 2.5m radius) rough terrain crane in Japan. The SR-500LX is ready for delivery with its 42 metres, five-section telescopic boom. It has a … Read more
Three companies fined for Seattle tower crane collapse
Three companies have been fined a combined total of US$107,200 for safety violations related to the collapse of a tower crane in Seattle, Washington, USA, on April 2019. An investigation … Read more
Mammoet relocated container cranes in Mexico
Mammoet has relocated several container cranes at the Port of Veracruz in Mexico. Three ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and 18 rubber-tyred gantries (RTG) cranes were moved as part of an expansion … Read more
ALE lift and shift concrete pit in UK
ALE has lifted and transported a sulphur storage facility for the Lindsey Oil Refinery in the UK. The storage system consisted of a concrete pit, weighing 304 tonnes, and a … Read more
Mississippi Canyon SCR and Pull-In for ALE
Ale has announced the award of a major Steel Catenary Riser (SCR) and umbilical Pull-In contract by Subsea 7 USA. The scope of work included in this contract is for … Read more
Helicopter air-lifted tower antenna in Maryland
Digging and Rigging, a crane and rigging company based out of Mount Airy, Maryland, deployed a Grove TMS500-2 truck crane to assist a helicopter with the installation of a new … Read more
Huisman celebrates 90th anniversary for 150,000t total lift capacity
Huisman is celebrating its 90th anniversary as a leading designer and manufacturer of innovative and step changing technical solutions, to the world’s leading companies in the renewables, oil & gas, … Read more
Tilt Wall Ontario uses tilt-up construction for resort
Canadian construction company Tilt Wall Ontario, which specialises in the tilt-up construction technique, has built a new apartment block using the technique at the luxury Muskoka Bay Resort in Ontario, … Read more
Bishop Lifting acquires Western Sling & Supply
Lifting equipment specialist Bishop Lifting Products has completed the acquisition of Western Sling & Supply Company in the USA. Western Sling & Supply Company is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, and … Read more
ALE light service cranes help install covers in the Netherlands
ALE’s Lightweight Service Crane was used to install new covers over the hanging sheds of a high-rise building in the Netherlands as a large heavy lift crane could not be … Read more
Al Faris erects wind turbine in Jordan
Al Faris has been contracted to assemble and erect wind turbines for a wind farm project in Jordan. The Liebherr LTM1500-8.1 has been deployed from their Saudi Arabian branch, along … Read more
Saez with new large luffing jib tower crane
Spanish tower crane manufacturer Saez has a new large luffing jib tower crane model for high-speed operation and reduced cycle times. The SL 450 R is a single line version … Read more
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