All Crane & Specialized Transport Articles

Strategic planning
The SC&RA outlines the value of strategic planning
Favourite lifting job of the year revealed
IC reveals the winner and first two runners up in the 2008 International Cranes and Specialized Transport competition to find readers' favourite lifting job of the year
Heavy traffic
Dynamic anti-collision and zoning systems are a vital safety aid for 14 tower cranes on a Paris construction site
Safe operation of truck mounted knuckle boom cranes
Accurate calculation of axle loads and stability is vital for safe operation of truck mounted knuckle boom cranes
Manitowoc forecasts 20% revenue drop
Crane manufacturer Manitowoc has updated its financial forecast for 2009 and for its 2008 full-year financial results
Fibre rope first from MacGregor Offshore
MacGregor will deliver the world's first subsea knuckle jib crane fitted with a system to handle its synthetic fibre lifting rope
Kamag delivers slag pot carrier to Qatar
Specialized transport equipment manufacturer Kamag Transporttechnik in Germany has delivered a slag pot carrier to the Qatar Steel Company in Qatar
Linden Comansa cements its reputation
International cement giant Cemex is building a new plant in Riga, Latvia, with the help of a flat top LC 8952 tower crane from Linden Comansa
CICB and West Coast Training form training alliance
Crane Inspection & Certification Bureau in the US has formed a training alliance with West Coast Training to bring bi-monthly scheduled NCCCO certification programmes to the West Coast
Altec acquires Lift-All
Boom truck and utility lift manufacturer Altec in the US has acquired Lift-All, a Fort Wayne, Indiana-based competitor
Four US companies form Selinsky Force
Henry A. Selinsky, Inc., Selinsky Bros., Inc., Meredith Erectors, Inc., and Hammond Industrial Construction in the US set to dominate the market as Selinsky Force
Felbermayr makes first use of an SPMT on public roads in Austria
Felbermayr transported a new 221 tonne voltage transformer on a 90 km journey in Austria. It was the first time an SPMT had been used on public roads in the country
Double acquisition
Italy-based Fagioli has bought two Liebherr crawler cranes, a 750 tonne capacity LR 1750 and a 1,350 tonne LR 11350. Both models were ordered with a range of equipment to cover most applications
PTC special
Mammoet was awarded the contract to supply a PTC-DS (double stacked) super heavy lift crane to build one of the largest power stations in Europe, located in Neurath, Germany
Raising the roof
The Meyer Werft in Northern Germany responded to the increasing demand for cruise liners by increasing one of its fabrication halls by 120 m. It will be able to assemble vessels that are 300 m long and more
Telescopic is the word
Liebherr's new 1,200 tonne capacity LTM 11200-9.1 carried out its first task in September for owner Mammoet
High demand helps heavy lifting sector take mighty strides
There have been some major developments in the heavy lift sector this year. Euan Youdale rounds up some highlights
Production alliance at Liebherr
Efficient manufacturing and delivering machines on time has a co-operative international dimension at Liebherr-MCCtec where flexibility is a fundament
Netherlands-based Mammoet helps build for gas in Malaysia
Netherlands-based Mammoet used a 1,350 tonne capacity Liebherr LR 11350 crawler crane to help build a gas platform being constructed by Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering (MMHE) at the Johor shipyard in Johor
India focus: crane exports and rental on the rise
The Indian crane market is becoming more diverse with domestic companies developing their ranges for export and big rental companies showing more interest in locally manufactured machines. Euan Youdale reports
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