ZWEIBRUECKEN, Germany, August 11, 2016 – The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is in the midst of a two-year, $77 million project to address deteriorated bridge conditions and increased congestion along Interstate 96 at the U.S. Highway 23 interchange in Livingston County. More than 96,000 vehicles per day travel this stretch of I-96, and the […]
Category Archives: Crane Business
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Aug
Aug
One of the world’s largest capacity land based cranes, the AL.SK190, has performed its first lifts in Turkey. This primary milestone has been successfully achieved by handling and installing two critical components delivered at the greenfield petrochemical site in Aliağa, Izmir province in Turkey. IZMIR VINC, in partnership with ALE, used the mighty AL.SK190 crane […]
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Aug
Aug
August 2, 2016- Raimondi Cranes SpA, established in 1863, today announced the appointment of Bennetts Cranes Limited (Bennetts) as the official Raimondi Cranes agent of Great Britain. Founded in 2008 by Managing Director Edward Seager, Bennetts is based in Sharpness, Gloucestershire, and will commence representing Raimondi Cranes as of August 2016. “The appointment of Bennetts […]
Jobsite reports
Four SENNEBOGEN cranes in use in Algeria: 6113 is the latest addition to SAPTA’s machinery pool
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Jul
Algerian customer SAPTA, a specialist in bridge construction, is currently using four SENNEBOGEN cranes at the same time near Algiers. The crawler- and telescopic cranes lift heavy construction parts weighing up to 60 t. The latest of these cranes is a SENNEBOGEN 6113 telescopic crawler crane with a capacity for 120 t. As a long-standing […]
Jobsite reports, New cranes
Dragline bucket operation for water supply: SENNEBOGEN 55 t duty cycle crane
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Jul
Jul
The New Zealand sales and service partner Pace Cranes recently delivered a new SENNEBOGEN 655 duty cycle crane to the customer Rangitata Division Race Management Limited (RDRML). The place of use is around 113 km south of Christchurch on New Zealand’s South Island – where the 55 t duty cycle crane continuously dredges the bed […]
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Jul
ALE’s Middle East branch are currently managing the delivery of port cranes including STS, RTGs, RMGs and carriers to the industry. These enhanced services are working across multiple regions that specialise in the mechanical and electrical assembly, modification, extensions or inspections, movement over land and by sea and installation of all types of cranes. With […]
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Jul
Jul
Spanish crane rental company Gruas Deca S.A. has rigged a mobile crane with a one-over-two below-the-hook solution from Modulift to replace roof sections at Estadio Municipal de Balaídos, the stadium of La Liga football club Celta Vigo. The 650t Terex Demag crane with 60m telescopic boom was used with a MOD 110H and two MOD […]
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Jun
Jun
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
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 […]