The Lloyd shipyard in Bremerhaven was the arena for the largest conventional crawler crane in the world this April and May. Following its first job in 2012/13 in the USA, the Liebherr LR 13000 crawler crane has just completed its impressive European premiere. Mighty jack-up legs 87 meters in length, each weighing 940 tons, were […]
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May
May
Terex Port Solutions (TPS) recently supplied Norwegian company, Saga Fjordbase AS, with a diesel-electric Terex® Gottwald Model 2 harbour crane, G HMK 2304 variant. Saga Fjordbase, a subsidiary of the Norwegian INC Group, started operating the crane in February 2014 at its Florø terminal. The Port of Florø lies on the Norwegian coast around 150 km north […]
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May
May
On 12 May 2014, Antwerp terminal operator Zuidnatie NV (Zuidnatie) presented two new Terex® Gottwald Model 8 mobile harbour cranes from Terex Port Solutions (TPS) with an inauguration ceremony. With a maximum lifting capacity of 200 t each, the large cranes in the G HMK 8710 variant are the most powerful mobile harbour cranes in the Port of Antwerp […]
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Apr
Apr
Konecranes received an order from the Port of Oslo, Norway, for two Panamax-size STS (Ship-to-Shore) cranes with an option for one more STS. Konecranes’ target is that these will be the most silent and eco-efficient STS cranes in the world. They will be delivered in the autumn of 2015. “Silence is golden: our goal is […]
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Apr
Apr
Moh Seng Cranes, a Singapore crane hire company, has taken delivery of the first Liebherr LTM 1750-9.1 mobile crane in Southeast Asia. Moh Seng Cranes was awarded the contract to install generator sets, each weighing 21 tons, on top of an industrial building at a working radius of 70 meters. “Liebherr machines have always worked […]
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Mar
Mar
The Bhoir Group’s Liebherr LR 1300, the 300 t crawler crane manufactured by Liebherr, created a breakthrough by lifting 8.3 t with 86 meter main boom and 89 meter luffing jib and derrick with 50 t of suspended counterweight. This splendid lift was carried out at a radius of 53 meter and the load was […]
03
Mar
Mar
A UNIC mini spider crane took a trip to a World War I battlefield to lift a sculpture of a miniature red Welsh dragon at an iconic war memorial in the village of Mametz in Picardy, France recently. A 0.995 ton capacity UNIC URW-095 mini spider crane was hired by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission […]
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Mar
Mar
A Liebherr LTM 1100-5.2 mobile crane from Krandienst Kunze was involved in the Semper Opera Ball. The crane held a ball fitted with mirrors which acted as a focal point in the light show and firework display. This year’s Semper Opera Ball was held on 7 February with the slogan “Dresden Glitters”. The Opera Ball […]
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Feb
Feb
In February 2014, Liebherr delivered four new LTM 1055-3.2 mobile cranes to the Armasuisse, the purchasing division of the Swiss Army. The triple-axle mobile cranes were handed over on the company’s site in Reiden. The Swiss Department for Defence, Civil Protection and Sport has now bought a total of ten Liebherr cranes in various lifting […]
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Feb
Feb
The substrate of the Sydney Opera House, which was built in 1973, is currently being extensively renovated and a new underground supply network is being installed. The John Holland Group deploys a compact Sennebogen 613 telescopic crawler crane for this project. It is the emblem of the Australian metropolis – the Sydney Opera House is […]