Global heavylift specialist ALE have performed several turnkey jobs throughout Australia utilizing one of their biggest cranes. The Liebherr LR11350, the largest crane ALE currently operates in Australia, was delivered into the country and has since completed several jobs in the last five months. One of the 1,350t capacity crane’s first jobs took place in […]
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Nov
Nov
Official dealer Bulgarcom delivers a Linden Comansa 21LC290 tower crane to build two tall chimneys in a sulphuric acid plant. The Aurubis Group, one of the world’s leading copper producers, owns a plant near the Bulgarian town of Pirdop. As well as copper, this plant also produces sulphuric acid as a bi-product. This chemical compound […]
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Nov
Nov
Konecranes offers a wide range of cranes, lift trucks and services leading to increased productivity in ports. As the requirements for container handling in ports, terminals, freight depots and waterways are extensive and very strict, many tasks need individual and efficient solutions for transportation and lifting. Based on many years of experience in this area, […]
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Nov
Nov
With the new 6113, SENNEBOGEN presents its biggest telescopic crawler crane yet. 120 t safe working load, a proven boom concept, and the high level of flexibility characterize the new SENNEBOGEN. With the 6113 the company extends the maximum safe working load of its telescopic cranes upwards by 50%. Compact and powerful: Maximum safe working loads […]
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Nov
Nov
Terex Port Solutions (TPS) has strengthened its presence in the largest container terminal in Africa. Two Terex rail-mounted gantry cranes (RMGs) are now in operation at Durban Container Terminal, run by Transnet Port Terminals (TPT), a subsidiary of state-owned Transnet SOC Limited. The new Terex RMGs are each equipped with a rotating trolley and have […]
08
Nov
Nov
Belgium-based Aertssen, leaders in infrastructure and crane services, and global heavylift and transportation company, ALE, have announced the award of their inaugural contract as a joint venture. The two market-leaders will work for Spanish EPC Técnicas Reunidas on the OPTARA project at the Total refinery in Antwerp, Belgium. The project is part of Total’s €1 […]
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LTR 1220 shows its qualities in difficult conditions at almost 5,000 m. above sea level
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Sep
Sep
Since the start of 2014 an LTR 1220 telescopic crawler crane has been performing great in very difficult conditions in Peru. The new crane is operating in a copper-zinc mine in the Andes almost 5,000 meters above sea level. Gruas Alquileres S.A., the owner of the Liebherr crane is very satisfied with its investment: The […]
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Aug
Aug
Konecranes appreciates that superior knowledge elevates business performance to higher levels. Therefore, the world-leading group of Lifting Businesses™ has developed a Crane Reliability Study (CRS), offering a deeper insight into the condition, safety and efficiency of lifting equipment, thus delivering valuable information to better predict and control the total cost of ownership. The Crane Reliability […]
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Aug
Aug
Terex Port Solutions (TPS) gains ground in Russia with its portal harbour crane technology. In the Pacific port of Vladivostok, Pacific Logistic LLC (Pacific Logistic) has now an electrically driven Terex® Gottwald Model 3 portal harbour crane in the G HSK 3432 variant in operation to handle containers with vehicle parts in the customer’s Sollers Terminal. The crane […]
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Aug
Aug
A new SENNEBOGEN 643 telescopic crane was delivered by the Polish service and sales partner, BH Ruda Trading, in July of 2014. The pipe manufacturer, Zakład Produkcyjno Usługowy Kazimierz Jońca Sp. z o.o. (ZPU Międzyrzecz), uses the flexible mobile crane for logistics and loading. As a manufacturer and service provider, ZPU Międzyrzecz is the leading […]