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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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, 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
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
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
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 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
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
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 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
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
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
Liebherr in the United States is celebrating 50 years of success as a leading manufacturer in North America this year. With its 50th anniversary theme “United by Success”, the manufacturer remains … Read more
Mammoet has been awarded a heavy haul and levee crossing contract as part of the construction of Geismar 3 methanol plant, owned by Canadian methanol producer Methanex. Geismar 3 will … Read more
The Brownsville Navigation District ordered the Konecranes Gottwald Model 6 mobile harbour cranes in June 2019 to increase the port’s on-dock lifting capacity due to higher demands of cargo volumes. … Read more
Tennessee, USA-based lifting, heavy rigging, and heavy hauling specialist Barnhart Crane and Rigging has announced it is to acquire Viant Crane. Viant provides crane, rigging, logistics and transport services to … Read more