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ALE ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR 8,000T HEAVY LIFTING CRANE

ALE has announced their latest heavy lifting solution, the AL.SK700, which will be part of the Innovation Series. By combining two AL.SK cranes, the largest capacity land based cranes in the world into one heavy lifting system, ALE’s new AL.SK700 will be able to lift loads of up to 8,000t with a load moment of 708,000tm. The system […]

TEREX® GOTTWALD MODEL 8 MOBILE HARBOUR CRANE WITH NEW VARIANT

Düsseldorf, Germany, 5 April 2016 – Terex Port Solutions (TPS) has responded with a new variant of its successful diesel-electric Terex® Gottwald Model 8 mobile harbour crane to meet increasing demand from terminal operators for cargo-handling machines for loading and unloading vessels with a loading capacity of more than 8,800 standard containers. These terminal operators require professional and mobile […]

ALE COMPLETE 14M HIGH JACK-UP USING THE MEGA JACK 800

ALE has used its award-winning Mega Jack 800 for the first time in the UK to jack-up a 954t jacket to 14m high. As part of a major wind farm project, the global heavylift specialists were given the scope of lifting components, performing multiple site moves, upending and jacking-up the jacket, and loading-out the jacket and topside at […]

Schuch increases fleet with Liebherr mobile cranes

Ehingen / Donau (Germany) March 2016 – Crane contractor Schuch is modernising its fleet and replacing three old mobile cranes with four new Liebherr mobile cranes, an LTC 1050-3.1, an LTM 1050-3.1 and two LTM 1070-4.2s. Schuch is particularly keen to take advantage of Liebherr’s innovative mobile crane technology such as VarioBase® and ECOmode. But green credentials were also […]

Raimondi Cranes at Bauma 2016

March 31, 2016- Raimondi Cranes SpA, established in 1863, will be exhibiting at Bauma 2016 in Munich, Germany. Given the strategic importance of positioning at Bauma, the world’s leading event centered around machinery for construction, building, mining and lifting, Raimondi’scommitment to Bauma is also to connect with other companies in the construction industry. With cranes currently operational across […]

ALE’S IRAQ BRANCH AWARDED KARBALA REFINERY PROJECT CONTRACTS

ALE’s Iraq branch has been awarded the Karbala Refinery Project contracts on behalf of several different clients.  The scopes of work includes the hire of approximately 50 crawler, rough terrain and mobile cranes, the execution of heavy lifting operations, as well as the heavy transportation of approximately 45 oversized items, weighing up to 250t each. The Karbala Refinery […]

Schot Verticaal Transport orders new Liebherr mobile cranes

Ehingen / Donau (Germany) March 2016 – Dutch crane contractor Schot Verticaal Transport has ordered twelve new mobile cranes from Liebherr. The company wishes to extend and modernise its fleet. The cranes will be delivered within the next 12 months. The load capacities of the cranes extend from 60 tonnes to 400 tonnes. The long-term good working relationship, excellent […]

SENNEBOGEN 613: telescopic crane on the roof

The Parc des Expositions in Paris is currently expanding its exhibition space. During this undertaking, the company AltéAd Lorlev employs a SENNEBOGEN telescopic crane for the installation work on top of the roof of the exposition hall. Due to its very compact dimensions and minimum ground pressure, the SENNEBOGEN 613 played its trump card. In […]

ALE COMPLETE LATEST UK BRIDGE REPLACEMENT USING THE AK912 CRANE

ALE has successfully completed the Chowdene Bank bridge replacement in Gateshead, UK, using the AK912 crane. ALE was contracted to jack and weigh the two bridge decks to be replaced and install the new deck sections for the Chowdene Bank Bridge, which is located over a four track railway in Team Valley. ALE first lifted and removed the […]