Category Archives: Crane News

Linden Comansa’s 21LC750, the tallest tower crane of Bauma 2016

With an impressive freestanding height under hook of 80.9 metres and a jib length of 80 metres, the 21LC750 tower crane from Linden Comansa could be seen from every corner of the Bauma trade show, the most important event for the construction machinery industry. This model has been part of the exhibits from tower crane […]

Zimmermann expands crane fleet with Liebherr LTM 1100-4.2 – VarioBase®

Ehingen / Donau (Germany) April 2016 – “All the cranes in our fleet are from Liebherr – and we are very satisfied”, reads the statement from Zimmermann Autokrane. The company has now expanded its fleet with a Liebherr LTM 1100-4.2 mobile crane. Zimmermann already has a machine of this type in its fleet which has […]

SCHOLPP takes delivery of new Liebherr LTM 1350-6.1 mobile crane

Ehingen / Donau (Germany) April 2016 – SCHOLPP Kran & Transport GmbH from Stuttgart took delivery of a new Liebherr LTM 1350-6.1 mobile crane at the manufacturing plant in Ehingen in March 2016. The new mobile crane will replace an older crane of the same type. Managing Director Martin Scholpp explains: “We are so delighted […]

ALE START FABRICATING HEAVY DUTY JIB ON AL.SK CRANES

ALE has started fabrication works for the new heavy duty jib that will fit onto both the AL.SK190 and AL.SK350 cranes. With lengths up to 100m, the new jib will have a 3,400t lifting capacity and will be built from specialist steel milled with steel grades up to S1100Q. The jib is a modular design […]

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CraneScout is a new platform for buying and selling cranes. Whether you are in the market to sell an existing crane, or looking for a used crane; CraneScout is the place to start! ✓ Post your crane(s) for free. There are no costs attached. ✓ Your ad will be converted to multiple languages for max […]

ALE ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR 8,000T HEAVY LIFTING CRANE

ALE has announced their latest heavy lifting solution, the AL.SK700, which will be part of the Innovation Series. By combining two AL.SK cranes, the largest capacity land based cranes in the world into one heavy lifting system, ALE’s new AL.SK700 will be able to lift loads of up to 8,000t with a load moment of 708,000tm. The system […]

TEREX® GOTTWALD MODEL 8 MOBILE HARBOUR CRANE WITH NEW VARIANT

Düsseldorf, Germany, 5 April 2016 – Terex Port Solutions (TPS) has responded with a new variant of its successful diesel-electric Terex® Gottwald Model 8 mobile harbour crane to meet increasing demand from terminal operators for cargo-handling machines for loading and unloading vessels with a loading capacity of more than 8,800 standard containers. These terminal operators require professional and mobile […]

Schuch increases fleet with Liebherr mobile cranes

Ehingen / Donau (Germany) March 2016 – Crane contractor Schuch is modernising its fleet and replacing three old mobile cranes with four new Liebherr mobile cranes, an LTC 1050-3.1, an LTM 1050-3.1 and two LTM 1070-4.2s. Schuch is particularly keen to take advantage of Liebherr’s innovative mobile crane technology such as VarioBase® and ECOmode. But green credentials were also […]

ALE’S IRAQ BRANCH AWARDED KARBALA REFINERY PROJECT CONTRACTS

ALE’s Iraq branch has been awarded the Karbala Refinery Project contracts on behalf of several different clients.  The scopes of work includes the hire of approximately 50 crawler, rough terrain and mobile cranes, the execution of heavy lifting operations, as well as the heavy transportation of approximately 45 oversized items, weighing up to 250t each. The Karbala Refinery […]