Hoisting bridge elements through two overhead cables was the most complex part of the job. A Liebherr MK 88 Plus mobile construction crane dismantled a cable bridge at night. The job was completed within a few hours thanks to the lighting concept of Liebherr mobile construction cranes. An MK 88 Plus dismantled a cable bridge […]
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ALE has been awarded the Golden Bridge Trade & Investment Award for Best Innovation in Export. The British Ambassador to Belgium, Alison Rose, presented the award to ALE at a ceremony hosted at the British Residence in Brussels, Belgium, in November. ALE gained the award for their work as part of a joint venture responsible […]
Crane Business, Jobsite reports
Liebherr LTC 1050-3.1 completes gantry crane installation in constricted conditions
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A Liebherr LTC 1050-3.1 mobile crane installed a gantry crane in challenging conditions. The new 50-tonne compact crane operated by Gummersbach-based crane contractor Ley had to work in a very little space. The production hall of a company which manufactures models and moulds based in Biedenkopf in the State of Hesse presented the three-axle compact crane […]
Crane Business, In the picture, Jobsite reports, Media, Spotlight
Linden Comansa helps build Colombia’s largest hydroelectric power plant
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Three Linden Comansa tower cranes are being used to help assemble the Ituango hydroelectric power plant, set to become Colombia’s biggest power plant and currently the largest infrastructure project under way in the country. Once the plant starts operating at the end of 2018, it will generate up to 2400 megawatts of clean energy, nearly […]
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Liebherr invited sales partners from eight Latin American countries to a dealers’ conference in Chile. In addition to visiting the airport site in Santiago and a presentation of the NC-B series tower cranes, the focus of the three-day event was on exchanging views with each other. It signalled the start of even closer collaboration, with […]
Crane News, New cranes
Another Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Crane will be delivered to Marghera, Venice
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In September 2017, Terminale Intermodale Venezia S.p.A. (TIV) ordered a Konecranes Gottwald Model 6 Mobile Harbor Crane for its terminal in Marghera, the commercial port of Venice. TIV, a joint venture of Mariner and Marinvest, is a leader in the intermodal handling of containerized cargo in the Adriatic region and already operates four Konecranes Gottwald […]
Crane Business, Jobsite reports, Spotlight
LTM 11200-9.1 mobile crane assembles special Liebherr construction crane for Max Bögl energy storage project
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Tower cranes were assembled in September on the natural electricity storage site at Gaildorf, an innovative energy storage project being completed by the Max Bögl Group in southern Germany. The contractor erected the highest wind turbines in the world there. Max Bögl is combining the wind turbines with a pumped-storage power plant. A Liebherr mobile […]
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ALE has completed their heavylifting operations for the Earls Court project in London, UK. ALE was contracted by Keltbray to use its innovative heavylifting crane, the AL.SK190, to lift 61 portal beams, weighing between 100t – 1,500t, out from the London Underground and over the District Line. During the project ALE performed the largest single […]
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Ehingen / Donau (Germany) November 2017 – Steil Kranarbeiten situated in Trier has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 mobile crane. Outstanding mobility, an 84-metre telescopic boom and continuous improvements made to the renowned crane model were the main reasons behind the purchase decision. For its first job, the new Liebherr 500-tonne crane […]
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American Crane and Rigging has purchased a WolffKran W8033.20 from Empire Crane Co, LLC, located in Syracuse, NY. For it’s first job, it has been rented by American Iron Inc. to build the 2100 ton structural steel, $120 million dollar addition to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania located in West Chester, PA. They […]