ALE has used its latest innovation, the Lightweight Service Crane, for the first time in London, UK. ALE successfully lifted a building maintenance unit (BMU) onto the roof of a high-rise city centre building 124m high. The BMU was comprised of components, weighing between 1t – 3.5t. All of the Lightweight Service Crane’s components […]
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Crane Business, New cranes
VHB SA takes delivery of Liebherr MK 140 mobile construction crane in Reiden
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Reiden (Switzerland), 24 July 2017 – Swiss crane contractor VHB SA took delivery of a Liebherr MK 140 mobile construction crane in June. The MK 140 was commissioned at Liebherr-Baumaschinen AG in Reiden as part of an introduction training programme for the new crane. Managing Director Philippe Porret travelled with crane driver Franc Delepierre to […]
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Empire Crane Company has delivered a new 2017 Terex Demag AC250-5 to Auburn Crane and Rigging to enhance their growing fleet. This is the first of this model to be delivered in the United States. Paul Lonergan, President of Empire Crane Company said, “the Demag AC250-5 is a really impressive machine; it is the most […]
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ALE has successfully completed the incremental launch of a concrete aqueduct of 11,200t in the Province of Córdoba, Argentina. ALE started launching the aqueduct, comprised of 44 voussoir sections, in August 2015 reaching a total length of 1,100m and was completed in a period of eight months. The typical incremental section measured 25m length […]
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Milestone for Konecranes Noell Straddle Carriers: Konecranes, having manufactured straddle carriers at its Competence Center in Würzburg, Germany, since 1968 and supplied leading straddle carrier terminals around the globe, has delivered its 3,000th straddle carrier. The milestone machine has now been put into operation at the MSC PSA European Terminal (MPET) in Antwerp, Belgium. This landmark […]
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Liebherr LB 24 rotary drilling rig and oscillator combination debuts in Mexico on Mota-Engil highway project
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Nenzing (Austria) July 2017 – Newly formed geotechnical division invests in Liebherr rig to set new quality standards. The newly formed geotechnical division of Mota-Engil Mexico SA de CV is leasing a Liebherr LB 24-270 rotary drilling rig on an 18 month rental agreement from Liebherr Mexico to start its operation and to act as […]
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Ehingen / Donau (Germany) July 2017 – Wasel GmbH Schwerlastlogistik took delivery of a new Liebherr LR 1750/2 crawler crane at the Liebherr plant in Ehingen in mid-June. The 750-tonne crane will extend the company’s fleet of crawler cranes. The new crane will enable Wasel to ramp up its wind power activities. The LR 1750/2 […]
Crane Business, New cranes
SEA-invest orders three Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Cranes for Belgium and France
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In April 2017, Konecranes won another order for diesel-electric Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Cranes from its long-term customer SEA-invest. SEA-invest will add three Model 6 machines to its existing fleet of 36 cranes.Thanks to Konecranes’ continuous production concept, all three cranes will be put into operation still this year. The order includes two Model 6 four-rope grab cranes for bulk handling (max. capacity 100 t, max. outreach 51 m) for SEA-invest’s terminals in Ghent (Belgium) and […]
Crane Business, New cranes
Liebherr receives the order to supply armoured mobile and rescue cranes to the German Army
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Ehingen / Donau (Germany), July 2017 – On 27 June 2017, Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH received an order from the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) to deliver a total of 71 armoured mobile and recovery cranes worth around 150 million euros. The order comprises the delivery of 33 armoured recovery […]
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Portsmouth based MMD Shipping Ltd. (MMD) will further increase its handling rates with the help of a new Konecranes Gottwald Model 6 Mobile Harbor Crane. The eco-efficient diesel-electric 125 t machine was put into operation at the end of May 2017. In the terminal, located on England’s south coast, the crane will predominantly handle reefer containers and palletized […]