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Graveyard shifts: Barnhart’s eerie lift at Memorial Park Cemetery
In this spooky Site Report, ACT highlights two projects that were certifiably ghostly.
Cooler at the top: trying out a big luffing jib
Peace of mind came directly from the crane manufacturer on a tower lift job with 81 metre luffing jib
Boldt Construction completes major upgrade to historic Minnesota dam
Using two Manitowoc crawlers, the project involved building a new powerhouse and installing two generators, doubling the dam’s capacity to 4.4 megawatts.
Power towers: large luffing cranes for wind turbine work
New tower crane concepts for wind turbine installation. Part one of a series by Heinz-Gert Kessel
MEI installs lunar habitat mockup at Space Center Houston
An early, full-scale mockup of astronaut accommodations designed for a space station orbiting the moon has been installed. 
Sarens and Empire Energy sign MOU for wind work
Empire Energy Partners and Sarens form one-stop-shop for offshore wind in USA
Big job in a small space for Weiland
Specially modified Tadano all terrain taxi cranes prove their worth for a tandem lift by Weiland in a small space
Powering up: how batteries are making tower cranes greener
Hong Kong-based battery manufacturer Ampd Energy is expanding globally on a promise of providing a viable alternative to diesel generators for powering tower cranes
Challenging big beam lifts
Careful planning was among the many requirements on a tricky job to tandem lift 100 tonne trusses above a cellar
Q&A with AGGCON on India’s new budget
What impact will the July budget have on rental?
Roll Group makes big lifts and moves in Indonesia
New RMG modular gantry crane at work in Indonesia as part of end to end solution
Big luffing jib tower crane is simply capable
A simple tower crane solution from Marr Contracting is helping to reduce complexity on an industrial blast furnace project
McAdoo chooses big RT crane for renewable gas project
120 US ton capacity rough terrain works to connect a landfill site to a renewable natural gas pipeline network
Maeda crawler performs at iconic Colorado concert venue
A Maeda MC815 mini crawler crane was ideal for a job at the Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre
INTERVIEW: How Sarens is leading the energy transition
ICST spoke exclusively to Sarens’ commercial director of project solutions, Yannick Sel, to learn how the heavy lift giant is leading the lifting and transport work in the energy sector
Historic renovation with a first new tower crane
First new Raimondi flat top for Hungarian rental house helping rebuild historic academy
First job for new top of the range tower cranes
Four units of new 40 tonne capacity hammerhead on viaduct renovation job
Emerson Crane uses Grove AT to replace air exchanger
The crane rental company completed a one-day air exchanger swap-out project in mid-April at a large food processing facility in Iowa.
Steil Kranarbeiten doubles up for precision lift
City class cranes offered the necessary agility and precision for a tricky factory lifting job
Mammoet on the move with Lithuania’s heaviest load
Transporting and lifting a 50 metre long, 1,500 tonne, load is not without its challenges
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