Manitowoc to exhibit latest Shuttlelift crane at The ARA Show
Manitowoc returns to The ARA Show, which will take place Oct. 17 – 20, 2021 in Las Vegas. Manitowoc will show its SCD15 carrydeck crane that features a redesigned, lighter … Read more
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ALL erect receive their first “Blue Beast” – Liebherr LTM1650-8.1
New Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 delivered to ALL Erection & Crane Rental First lift took place in Cleveland, Ohio, United States The 8 axle crane convinced at first sight The newly … Read more
Markel Corporation Announces Majority Investment in Buckner
Markel Corporation (“Markel”) (NYSE: MKL) and CBP, Inc. (“Buckner”) announced on Thursday, 19 August, that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Markel to acquire a majority interest in … Read more
Grove GMK7550 Overturned In Sacramento, California
A 450-tonne seven-axle Grove GMK 7550 all-terrain crane owned by Bragg has been reported to tip sideways at 12th Street, between K Street and L Street, on the west side … Read more
Manitowoc acquires Aspen Equipment
Manitowoc is to acquire the assets of Aspen Equipment, a crane dealer and truck bodybuilder/installer based in Bloomington, Minnesota – due south of Minneapolis – for around $51 million. Completion … Read more
Konecranes wins the first customer for EPA-approved new diesel-to-hybrid conversion technology
Konecranes has won a contract with South Carolina Ports to supply 12 Rubber Tire Gantry (RTG) retrofit hybrid power packs, a milestone contract for new technology that offers significant carbon … Read more
ALL use duo Liebherr cranes for bridge tandem in Cleveland
The 450-tonne LTM1450-8.1 and 250-tonne LTM1250-6.1 is used in tandem lift Pedestrian bridge is constructed over railroad track in Cleveland, Ohio, USA Successful run against the time in narrow time … Read more
Favelle Favco new luffing tower for US market
Tower crane manufacturer Favelle Favco has developed a new luffing jib model for the US market and it is one of the models under the new M900F luffing series. The … Read more
Trio Industrial Builders Combined By Rotunda
Private equity firm Rotunda Capital Partners has acquired American Equipment, Pacific Crane & Hoist and Allied Crane in the USA. Rotunda has combined them to form American Equipment Holdings, claimed … Read more
Violent storm brings down crawler in South Louisiana
We had a tipped off that a fully rigged crawler crane has collapsed due to a reported violent storm at an LNG Plant on Tuesday (15th June) in south Louisiana, … Read more
Tandem Lifting Gone Wrong in Michigan
Two telehandlers overturned in Traverse City, Michigan, on Monday, while carrying out a tandem lift. The SkyTrak telehandlers were apparently lifting a barge between them using canvas strap type slings … Read more
Link-Belt debuts truck crane with new boom system
Link-Belt Cranes has rolled out a new 65 US ton (55 metric ton) truck crane, the 65|HT. New features include a four-section 36.5 to 115 foot (11.2 – 35 meter) … Read more
Link-Belt rolls out new telecrawler TCC-550
Predecessors to the Link-Belt TCC-550 – the TCC-500 and the TCC-450, were two of the first telescopic crawler models to be introduced by Link-Belt in 2006. A new 55 US ton (45 … Read more
Liebherr LR1300 aids Virginia hospital’s parking garage
Structural Unlimited was tasked with constructing the parking garage structure for the new CHKD Mental Healthcare facility. The first floor of the parking garage is 19 feet 10.5 inches high … Read more
Tadano’s Big Move On Future Strategies
Following the exit of its European companies from administration, Tadano has announced the next steps in its plans, with the long term aim to become the leading mobile crane manufacturer. … Read more
11 Worse Crane Accidents You Should Know In January/February 2021
2021 has been a new year and all countries are getting recovery from the economy. As the crane industry gets busy, there are more accidents happening around the world. We … Read more
Mammoet Completes Lift At Pennsylvanian Petrochemical Plant
In 2019, Mammoet’s team completed several lifts using the PTC 200-DS in Potter Township, Pennsylvania. Originally there were ten scheduled lifts to be executed at a radius of 146m (480ft), with the … Read more
15 Liebherrs for Bay
US based Bay Ltd has taken delivery of the final unit of 15 new Liebherr All Terrain cranes as part of a fleet expansion project. The order included cranes from … Read more
Liebherr LR 11000 with SL8F2 Boom System Improves Wind Farm Installation Efficiency
American crane specialist Buckner Heavy Lift Cranes has now demonstrated that the work can be carried out more quickly, more easily and more economically – with one hoist rather than … Read more
Largest grapple saw crane in America
Advanced Land Management and Tree Removal (ALM) claims to have taken delivery of the largest grapplesaw loader crane in North America from sales company Grapplesaw Trucks. Based on a PM … Read more
Omega Morgan completes wind turbine move
Omega Morgan, in partnership with Texas-based Lone Star Trucking, has transported components for 38 Vestas wind turbines in Washington, USA. A total of 380 components needed to be moved from … 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
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
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
Jekko bring a strong selection to ConExpo 2020
Italian crane manufacturer, Jekko, is set to bring a selection of products to the upcoming ConExpo 2020 show in Las Vegas. Fascan International, Jekko’s American dealer will set up its … Read more
Mammoet installs 1,500 ton airport bridge
Mammoet has again challenged racing against time with the installation of an elevated pedestrian walkway bridge at Seattle-Tacoma Airport in the United States. The entire operation was carried out at … Read more
Kneeland joins Maxim as the new chairman
US-based crane rental company Maxim Crane Works Holdings has appointed Michael Kneeland as Chairman of its board of directors. Kneeland, who remains in his position as Non-Executive Chairman of United … Read more
Schuster Concrete Construction commissions first Potain MDT 809 in the US
The construction contracting company is putting the crane to use to help build the “City Ridge” project, which is a redevelopment project in Washington D.C. One of Potain’s largest capacity … Read more