Category Archives: Crane News

Three new Liebherr mobile cranes for Gruas Leman

Ehingen / Donau (Germany), February 2018 – Spanish crane rental contractor Gruas Leman took delivery of three new mobile cranes at the Liebherr Plant in Ehingen. The LTM 1130-5.1, LTM 1200-5.1 and LTM 1300-6.2 cranes will help the company based in Tarragona to modernise its crane fleet and the strengthen its market position. The three […]

ALE increase jacking capacity to over 100,000t

ALE has increased its jacking capacity to over 100,000t with the introduction of new jacking systems and enhancements to existing technologies. In order to fill a gap in the market and satisfy client demand to perform the jacking operations on three jobs at the same time, ALE has built four new towers for the Mega […]

First ever Liebherr LTM 1070-4.2 fire service crane delivered to Taiwan

Ehingen / Donau (Germany) February 2018 – Lian Zheng has invested in an LTM 1070-4.2 fire service crane from Liebherr and has imported the first ever of these special cranes to Taiwan. The crane and heavy haulage contractor has nine mobile cranes in its all-Liebherr fleet. Company proprietor Kuo-Pao Wu and his wife Shu-Chin Wu […]

M-Kran takes delivery of another Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 mobile crane

Ehingen / Donau (Germany) January 2018 – Crane company M-Kran took delivery of a Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 mobile crane in December. This is the second crane of this type in the fleet as the Liebherr 500-tonne machine is in particularly high demand in Russia. The 8-axle 500-tonne mobile crane represents an expansion in the Moscow […]

How to Choose the Right Crane for Your Project

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 […]

Konecranes to deliver its first Waste-to-Energy cranes to India

In October 2017, Konecranes received an order for two semi-automated Waste-to-Energy (WTE) cranes and one electrical overhead travelling (EOT) crane from Greenesol Power Systems Pvt. Ltd. (GPSPL) in Bengaluru, India. This will be Konecranes’ first WTE crane delivery to India. The cranes will be delivered to a 20 MW waste-to-energy facility in Hyderabad in June […]

First Liebherr LRT rough-terrain cranes delivered

Wasel GmbH Schwerlastlogistik accepted two new rough-terrain LRT series cranes from the Liebherr plant in Ehingen at the end of November. With the LRT 1090-2.1 and the LRT 1100-2.1, the company now has the first machines of this new series. The company primarily plans to deploy both rough-terrain cranes in opencast mining as well as on […]

Another Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Crane will be delivered to Marghera, Venice

In September 2017, Terminale Intermodale Venezia S.p.A. (TIV) ordered a Konecranes Gottwald Model 6 Mobile Harbor Crane for its terminal in Marghera, the commercial port of Venice. TIV, a joint venture of Mariner and Marinvest, is a leader in the intermodal handling of containerized cargo in the Adriatic region and already operates four Konecranes Gottwald […]

New 500-tonne crane in action with Steil

Ehingen / Donau (Germany) November 2017 – Steil Kranarbeiten situated in Trier has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 mobile crane. Outstanding mobility, an 84-metre telescopic boom and continuous improvements made to the renowned crane model were the main reasons behind the purchase decision. For its first job, the new Liebherr 500-tonne crane […]

WolffKran Being Put to Work at Hospital of UPENN

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 […]