Top Stories
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BC Place's inflatable roof comes down
Eagle-eyed World Crane Week reader Walter Harder has sent in a web cam link to the dismantling and construction of the BC Place's inflatable roof. ...more
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Signs of stability in Manitowoc's second quarter
The Manitowoc Company reported sales of $876.5 million for the second quarter of 2010, down 12.4% from US$1 billion in the second quarter of 2009. The ...more
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OSHA publishes new crane & derricks rule
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a new rule addressing the use of cranes and derricks in constr ...more
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Natural power
Three Comansa Jie flat top tower cranes are working on an extension to the Fuijan liquefied natural gas power plant in city of Putian, China ...more
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Order books up at Terex but crane sales cool
Net sales at Terex Cranes dropped US$23.8 million, or 5%, to $449.1 million in the second quarter of 2010, compared to the same quarter in 2009 ...more
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Multi-purpose handling from Potain
Eleven Potain tower cranes have been working on the multi-use development Le Albere in the city of Trento, northern Italy. Two more Potains will be ad ...more
Equipment News
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Nine new models from Palfinger
Palfinger North America has added nine models in its High Performance range to the North American market ...more
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Manitex forms Italian subsidiary
Manitex International forms new Italian subsidiary CVS Ferrari ...more
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King Crane expands
King Crane Services is expanding to a larger facility in San Jose, California. ...more
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Terex CC 2800-1 NT handed over in Brazil
The first Terex CC 2800-1 NT delivered in Brazil was recently handed over to IMPSA Wind ...more
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Palfinger appoints new truck-mounted crane product manager
Greg Sneek has been appointed as Palfinger North America's new crane product manager ...more
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Sweden port takes STS pair
Liebherr Container Cranes has supplied two ship-to-shore container cranes to the Pampus Terminal at the Port of Norrköping, Sweden ...more
Project News
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First offshore wind farm approved in US
The US government has approved the first offshore wind farm. By 2012 130 turbines will be erected off Cape Cod ...more
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Bisso umbilical load in
Marine and energy services specialist Bisso Marine loaded a 281 tonne umbilical reel onto an offshore installation vessel in the Gulf of Mexico ...more
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Sarens raises turbines to new heights
With its 6 MW output, Enercon's E-126 turbine is one of the most powerful wind turbines in the world. Earlier this year, a 1,600 tonne capacity Terex ...more
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James Jack raises the roof at school
Scottish crane rental specialist James Jack completed a complex tandem lift to raise the roof from a primary [junior] school as part of an Aberdeen Ci ...more
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Hong Kong housing lifts by Liebherr
Four Liebherr tower cranes are on lifting duty at the twin-towered Hong Kong Housing Authority's latest public housing contract ...more
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Wolffkrans in central Frankfurt
Construction works for the new Tower 185 skyscraper in downtown Frankfurt have been in full swing since the start of 2009 ...more
Other News
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ALL Erection acquires 18 new XL trailers
ALL Erection acquires 18 new XL trailers to distribute among its 30 branches across North America ...more
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TTech Train SA d CV to represent Cattron
Cattron Group International has contracted with TTechTrain SA de CV to represent the company in Mexico ...more
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Crawler crane expert Randy Harris dies
Randy Harris, manager of the crawler crane division for ALL Erection & Crane Rental in the USA passed away ...more
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Bigge creates crane reference library
Bigge Crane & Rigging has created a portal to find information about cranes and compare their features and capabilities. ...more
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Global Crane Sales to distribute Zoomlion RTs
Chinese manufacturer Zoomlion and Texas, US-based Global Crane Sales have partnered to distribute Zoomlion rough terrain cranes worldwide ...more
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AmQuip appoints branch manager
Ray Graham has been appointed as AmQuip's Atlanta-based branch manager ...more
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