Ehingen / Donau (Germany) June 2016 – A new-build Russian Orthodox church is being built in the centre of Paris not far from the Eiffel Tower. A total of five domes covered with gold leaf will crown the structure on its completion. The hoist of the largest dome by a Liebherr mobile crane drew a […]
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Jun
Jun
Ehingen / Donau (Germany) June 2016 – Franz Bracht Kranvermietung GmbH has taken delivery of three new Liebherr LTM 1160-5.2 mobile cranes within 6 months. Owner Dirk Bracht highlights the high lifting capacities of the 5-axle crane and its variable supporting base as major purchase criteria. The three new LTM 1160-5.2 cranes will expand the […]
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Jun
Jun
A hulking 1,400t capacity gantry crane, rigged with below-the-hook equipment from Modulift, has lifted nearly 100 transition pieces weighing 380t each onto barges in Poland for transportation to the Race Bank offshore wind farm in the North Sea. The crane, owned by Bilfinger Mars Offshore, stands 120m high on the Ostrów Brdowski island and is a […]
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Jun
Jun
With the RK 36/2400, Böcker Maschinenwerke has now placed a crane on the market that does not lose its grip, even on soft ground. Because the compact crawler chassis ensures reliable traction, optimal floor load distribution and also guarantees excellent manoeuvrability on any terrain. With a maximum extension length of 36 metres and load capacities […]
Jobsite reports
Liebherr 1000 EC-B 125 Litronic tower crane used for the first time to erect a wind turbine
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Jun
Jun
Biberach / Riss (Germany), 13 June 2016 – A Liebherr tower crane recently erected a wind turbine at an altitude of around 800 m in the Prechtaler Schanze Wind Farm in the Black Forest. The 1000 EC-B with its extremely low footprint erected for the first time a wind turbine with a hub height of […]
Crane Business, Jobsite reports
Airport construction in Singapore: Flexible 120 t telescopic crawler crane in use
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Jun
Jun
The expansion of Singapore Changi Airport with an additional, fifth terminal is in full progress. This is being led by a joint venture of the construction companies Penta-Ocean and Koon Construction. For the first time in Asia, a new SENNEBOGEN 6113 is being used in the form of a 120 t telescopic crawler crane for […]
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Jun
Jun
June 2, 2016- Raimondi Cranes SpA, established in 1863, has unveiled the new MRT159 topless crane at ANKOMAK 2016 in Istanbul, Turkey. The Raimondi MRT159, with a 65 meter jib length and a maximum tip load of 1650 kg, boasts a maxium load of 10,000 kg. Deliveries of the new crane will commence in July […]
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Jun
Jun
Ehingen / Donau (Germany), June 2016 – The new Liebherr LR 1500 crawler crane was one of the highlights on the company’s stand at the Bauma 2016. Liebherr first unveiled the new 500-tonne machine at its open days in Ehingen in June 2015. The “powerful–compact–simple” concept has proved popular with customers all over the world. […]
Companies, Crane Business
Family company Empting expands crane fleet with Liebherr LTM 1130-5.1 mobile crane
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May
May
Ehingen / Donau (Germany) May 2016 – Empting Kran- und Handelsgesellschaft mbH from Cuxhaven has expanded its fleet with a 130-tonne mobile crane. The Liebherr LTM 1130-5.1 was ordered with a full range of equipment making it suitable for universal use. The new 5-axle crane fits perfectly between the company’s existing LTM 1055-3.2 and LTM […]
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Xiamen, People’s Republic of China, 24 May 2016 – Terex Port Solutions (TPS) notches up another success for its Terex Quaymate M50 mobile harbour crane. After the first machine in the world completely manufactured and assembled by the Chinese site of TPS in Xiamen was shipped to Australia in March this year, the leading South Korean […]