ALE has broken another industry record when performing the heaviest ever land based crane lift using a jib whilst working on Total’s Egina FPSO module integration project in Nigeria. The FPSO module ‘S2’ weighed a total load of 2,810t and was lifted using ALE’s unique AL.SK350 crane and heavy duty jib for the project in […]
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A decade of continued innovation with the AL.SK crane anniversary
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Apr
Apr
ALE is celebrating the 10-year anniversary since the launch of the AL.SK crane series, which have performed some exceptional and record-breaking lifts previously thought impossible. In 2006, ALE’s Research and Development (R&D) division, based in Breda, the Netherlands, began developing concepts for a new crane. ALE wanted the new design to have the highest capacity […]
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Mar
Mar
ALE has used its innovative heavy duty jib for the first with the the AL.SK350 crane whilst performing the inaugural lift, weighing 1,276t, of an FPSO module integration project in Nigeria. The world’s largest capacity land based crane, the AL.SK350, has been rigged in its current biggest configuration with a 124m a-frame main boom, 49m […]
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ALE saves time and costs on wind projects with latest tower cranes
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Mar
Mar
ALE has added three new tower cranes to their extensive global fleet that are expected to make cost and time savings for clients in the wind sector. The innovative K1650L crane has lifting capabilities like no other free-standing tower crane on the wind energy market, with an increased lifting height, and the ability to work […]
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Linden Comansa will be exhibiting at the Big 5 Heavy show in Dubai
02
Mar
Mar
Tower crane manufacturer and dealer AREMATES will show one of the models of higher demand in Emirates, the 16CM260 12t flat-top crane The Big 5, a brand of reference in the Middle East with regard to construction fairs, is organizing the Big 5 Heavy show, an event dedicated solely to machinery for public works and […]
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Global Crane Market is growing at 2% CAGR to reach $20bn by 2024
01
Mar
Mar
According to a new research report by Global Market Insights, Inc. Crane Market is slated to cross USD 20 billion business by 2024, the shipments exceeded 25,000 units in 2016. Raimondi Cranes’ latest launch of luffing jib crane is symptomatic of the relentless efforts undertaken by crane market giants to be placed at a higher […]
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Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Cranes in service in Copenhagen Malmö Port
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Feb
Feb
Konecranes has strengthened its presence in Scandinavia with two Konecranes Gottwald Model 6 Mobile Harbor Cranes. The cranes have been handling scrap and dry bulk materials in Malmö, Sweden since the autumn of 2017. Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP) purchased the eco-efficient electric four-rope grab cranes during the first half of 2017 as part of a long-term […]
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Jan
Jan
Virtually all construction projects require the lifting, hauling or transportation of heavy materials – which is why cranes play a gigantic role in the development of your project. Deciding which crane is right for your objectives can be an overwhelming task, as the range of options available is limitless! There is an enormous variety of […]
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Nov
Nov
American Crane and Rigging has purchased a WolffKran W8033.20 from Empire Crane Co, LLC, located in Syracuse, NY. For it’s first job, it has been rented by American Iron Inc. to build the 2100 ton structural steel, $120 million dollar addition to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania located in West Chester, PA. They […]
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I.V. Guindastes buys used LR 1600/2-W crawler crane for erecting wind turbines from Liebherr
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Oct
Oct
New paintwork, new owner, tried and tested quality. Brazilian crane rental company I.V. Guindastes has bought a used LR 1600/2-W crawler crane from Liebherr. The crane on narrow crawler travel gear is ideal for erecting wind turbines and will now work for one and a half years in a wind farm in Brazil. “In addition […]