A new Raimondi MRT223 topless tower crane was erected in Dublin, Ireland, during a one-day period by Irish Cranes & Lifting (Irish Cranes) with four of the company’s expert technicians onsite for the duration of the install. Situated in Dublin 2, fronting onto Charlemont Street and Charlemont Mall on the Grand Canal, the MRT223 will […]
Category Archives: New cranes
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Sep
LTM 1350-6.1 largest crane in the fleet! Combination of part ballast and VarioBase® variable support base increases lifting capacity enormously. Rothmund entering new territory with the telescopic crawler crane LTR 1100. Ehingen / Donau (Germany) September 2017 – Rothmund GmbH Kran und Montage has extended its crane fleet within the past few months with two […]
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A UNIC URW-295 Spider Crane and an MRT4 Vacuum Lifter have been sold to Vision Aluminium in the UK. Vision Aluminium systems, based in Nottingham specialise in the design, manufacture and installation of commercial glazing solutions across a range of industries. Together, the UNIC URW-295 and MRT4 vacuum lifter make the perfect heavy lifting duo for installing […]
Crane News, New cranes, Spotlight
Konecranes brings greater efficiency and reliability to container yard in Saudi Arabia
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In August Konecranes delivered four Konecranes SMV 4531 TC5 reach stackers to S.A. Talke, a joint venture between the German TALKE Group and the Saudi Sisco and Al-Jabr Groups. The machines will be used at the company’s container marshalling yards, where the they are expected to bring greater efficiency and reliability to the container and […]
Crane News, New cranes, Spotlight
Italian terminal operator Spinelli purchases another Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Crane
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Sep
Spinelli S.r.l. (Spinelli) has ordered another Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Crane for its terminal in the Port of Genoa. The Model 7 crane was ordered in August 2017 and will be delivered on site in October. The main role of the machine will be container handling. This is the fifth Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Crane ordered […]
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Aug
Aug
Biberach / Riss (Germany), August 2017 – Danish crane contractor Thygesen took delivery of a further Liebherr MK 88 mobile construction crane. The MK 88 was commissioned at Liebherr-Werk Biberach GmbH as part of an introduction training programme for the new crane. Representatives of the Danish crane contractor Karl Thygesen & Søn ApS as well […]
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Aug
Aug
The tower crane manufacturer is presenting a new, far more spacious model of cab, in which operators will be able to enjoy optimum visibility of the working area Combining a great look with productivity and comfort in a single product is not normally a simple task, especially when it comes to construction machinery. However, the […]
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Aug
Aug
ALE has started to build a second Mega Jack 800 jacking system. The Mega Jack 800, an innovative 800t jacking system is a multi-application solution that was launched in 2014 as part of ALE’s Innovation Series. Since then, it has been utilised to carry out jacking operations around the world. In fact, it has been […]
Crane News, New cranes
Enormous increase in lifting capacity through new boom variation from Liebherr
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Jul
Ehingen / Donau (Germany) July 2017 – The latest development from the Liebherr crane plant in Ehingen is both innovative and sustainable. The engineers from the Swabian crane manufacturer have taken a quantum leap forwards with the SX boom systems for crane models LR 1750/2 and LG 1750. The improved lifting capacity values resulting from […]
Crane Business, New cranes
VHB SA takes delivery of Liebherr MK 140 mobile construction crane in Reiden
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Jul
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 […]