All Crane & Specialized Transport Articles

Buyers of used cranes should check the authenticity of what they are being offered prior to handing over payment. This warning is given in response to recent instances of cranes being sold and offered for sale as something they are not

In light of rising oil prices, driveline design to more efficiently power cranes on and to and from jobsites is becoming increasingly important. Euan Youdale and Chris Sleight report

In October 2008 the Technik Museum Speyer in Germany opens a new hall fully dedicated to space travel. Highlight is the Buran, Russia's answer to the US Space Shuttle. Moving the spacecraft over water and land to its new home in the south of Germany, was a major challenge. Heavy transport specialists Kübler tackled the job, as Gino Koster reports

October 2008

Gottwald Port Technology GmbH in Germany has sold five of its G HMK 6407 mobile harbour cranes to ports in Chile and Colombia

Offshore wind turbine transport and installation contractor, A2Sea A/S, has acquired the installation barge JB109 and related assets from Jack-Up Barge B.V.

The Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) highlighted issues affecting mobile cranes at its September meeting in the UK

At this year's Bauma China exhibition, Tadano Ltd will exhibit jointly with B.Q. Tadano (Beijing) Crane Co., Ltd for the first time

Marino Crane has been acquired by Barnhart Crane & Rigging in the US and is now a division of Barnhart Northeast, Inc.

Two Grove GTK1100 cranes, owned by Wiesbauer and Breuer & Wasel, working together to lift chimney sections at a steel plant in Germany. The model was designed for wind turbine erection but has found new applications, inlcuding this one and others at refineries

Tower crane manufacturer Wilbert Turmkrane has officially opened its €20 million (US$30 million) production plant in Waldlaubersheim, Germany. Hundreds of customers and industry professional gathered at the 144,000 square metre factory site for a celebration event

Compressed air equipment company Atlas Copco has bought Modulift spreaders to help in the transport of its products

In August German rental company BTB lifted into place a new gold plated cross on the cupola of the Berlin Dom

Scotland-based overhead crane manufacturer Konecranes (UK) has won orders for ten cranes valued at £2.967 million (US$6 million)

Fassi Cranes will launch a compact loader crane at the SAIE 2008 exhibition in Italy in October

One of Europe's leading wind farm erection companies, Windhoist/McNally Crane Hire, will take delivery of the world's largest telescopic mobile crane - the Liebherr LTM 11200-9.1

Manitowoc has launched a new five-axle, 110 tonne capacity all terrain crane at its Grove factory in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, during a customer open day. The GMK5110-1 replaces the GMK5100 which was introduced in 2000

There is still time to vote for your favourite lifting job of the year in our annual Top Lift contest

European distributor of mini cranes, Unic Cranes Europe, has appointed three new distributors in Greece, Turkey and Cyprus

What is claimed to be the world's highest-capacity land-based crane has been unveiled