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September 2008

Kanson Crane and Heavy Transport has supplied the cranes for Phase III of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)

Rental company Hack Schwerlastservice, based in Neuwied, Germany, used its new Terex Demag AC 160-2 all terrain crane for the first time at a carbon dioxide production plant at Bad Breisig, on the River Rhine

Associated British Ports (ABP) Port of Southampton, UK, has ordered two 63 tonne capacity HMK 170 E mobile harbour cranes from Gottwald Port Technology. Including this order, Gottwald said it has sold 75 mobile harbour cranes into the UK

Two Liebherr tower cranes are being used for the construction of Beach Tower, a luxury residential development nearing completion at Jeddah's Corniche, a prestigious address in the Saudi Arabian port city

Elliott Equipment in the US has launched a new 40 US ton (36 tonne) capacity boom truck

Deutz considers the use of bio-diesel in the beginning stages of new engine development, according to product manager for the company, Michael Wild.

The new LoadSwift loading system from Xena Systems was designed with the environment in mind, writes Ian Evans company marketing manager

Concerns over the environment are pushing their way to the top of the agenda when it comes to manufacturing and operating equipment. Euan Youdale looks at some of the ways companies are tackling the issue

Russia's fast growing economy is being met with renewed interest from foreign manufacturers looking to sell their products into the country. Domestic companies do not produce any cranes over 100 tonnes capacity, but are developing their ranges to meet the need for larger machines

In November 2007, US rigging specialist Bechtel Equipment Operations began erecting a J&R gantry Series T -1400-39 for the installation of four feed water pumps. The pumps are part of the WE energy power plant at the Elm Road Generating Station in Wisconsin

Hydraulic gantry systems have become one of the standard tools that any rigging company uses in the movement of heavy equipment, Jeff Latture at Barnhart Crane and Rigging

Tiong Woon Corporation Holding Ltd (TWC) announced a record net profit after tax and minority interest of S$28million (US$19.7 million) for the full year ending 30 June 2008. This represented an increase of 24% over the S$22.5 million ($15.9 million) it made in the same period the previous year

Gatwick Group in the UK has ordered nine Hiab knuckle boom cranes to add to its fleet bringing the total to 16

Wm. O'Brien Plant Hire in Ireland has purchased an 800 tonne capacity Terex AC 800 wheeled mobile crane which will mainly be used for erecting wind turbines

A base jumping group has used a fully rigged 200 tonne capacity all terrain crane to carry out a series of daring leaps

German rental company Gaus used a 100 tonne all terrain crane to position 180 precast concrete elements on the construction of a new facility for the Rhenus logistics company

The first luffing jib tower crane from Chinese manufacturer Zoomlion has been put to work on the Expo 2010 project in Shanghai