As the over 100-year-old railway bridge crossing the Danube in Linz, Austria could not be reconstructed, it was decided that a new combined road and railway bridge would be built. Weighing 8,400t (pure steel weight of the supporting structure), this would be one of the heaviest bridges installed in Austria in recent years. Mammoet […]
Category Archives: Crane Business
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May
The winners of the ESTA Awards of Excellence 2021 were announced at an online ceremony on 22 April. Liebherr was awarded in the safety category for the development of special WindSpeed Load Charts. These offer increased safety and more operating time when operating the crane in windy conditions. The Liebherr engineers in Biberach, Ehingen and […]
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May
The Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) operates the French transmission network for electricity and is currently installing 4 underground power lines of 225,000 volts between the communes of Saint-Denis, Île Saint-Denis and Villeneuve la Garenne. By 2024, 15 km of overhead power lines and 27 pylons will be removed, making more than 80 hectares of […]
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May
May
Dietmar Flossdorf GmbH ventured into the large crane class in 2017 with the LTM 1500-8.1. Now, four years later, the next step is being taken with the LTM 1650-8.1: the crane and heavy transport specialist from Bad Neuenahr in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate is increasingly receiving inquiries for situations where the performance of the […]
RMT Albert Regel Logistik GmbH has taken delivery of a new LTM 1130-5.1 at the Liebherr plant in Ehingen. The specialist for heavy transport, crane and assembly logistics from Baunatal in the German state of Hessen is replacing a 23-year-old LTM 1120, previously the smallest mobile crane in the fleet, with the Liebherr 130-tonner. The […]
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May
May
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has ordered 20 eco-efficient Konecranes Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes and 8 Konecranes Ship-to-Shore (STS) cranes for the Port of Savannah in the US. Six of the STS cranes will be the largest ever made by Konecranes. The RTG order was booked in Q1 2021, and the STS order was […]
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May
May
To do more with less or with the same is what everyone is looking for in terms of operational efficiency. With the option to upgrade LR 1600/2-W narrow track crawler cranes, Brazilian crane contractor I.V. Guindastes started operating in even higher and larger wind power towers using the equipment they already had in their fleet. […]
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May
May
North German crane and heavy haulage contractor Sönke Jordt GmbH & Co. KG has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LTM 1110-5.1 mobile crane. The new 5-axle model will expand the company’s crane fleet. Full order books and good experience with its predecessor the LTM 1100-5.2, were behind the decision to invest in a new […]
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May
May
25 Liebherr tower cranes are involved in the construction of the Überseequartier, a new district in Hamburg. This is part of the well-known HafenCity urban development project and comprises 14 buildings of various types. Liebherr is working closely with dealer Feurig and contractor Züblin on the project’s planning and implementation. Hamburg, March 20, 2021 – […]
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May
May
Sometimes getting to the site is one of the most difficult tasks of the job. Having a mobile crane with high lifting capacities and a long reach to work in narrow or hard-to- reach construction sites prompted Grúas Aguilar (Madrid), Quality Grúas (Barcelona) and Transgrua (Lisbon) to purchase the new Liebherr LTM 1120-4.1 mobile crane. […]