A Liebherr LR 1200 crawler crane and a HS 895 HD duty cycle crawler crane are currently employed in the construction of an international airport on Saint Helena. The island’s seclusion poses a particular challenge for this project. Saint Helena, known as Napolean’s last exile, is one of the oldest British colonies and is one of the most […]
Category Archives: Crane News
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May
May
The two cold boxes which had to be loaded at the Port of Passau were almost 30 metres in length and weighed in at over 150 tonnes. Two Liebherr LTM 1400-7.1 mobile cranes from partner companies Kran Saller GmbH based in Deggendorf and Kranverleih Saller GmbH in Winhöring completed a tandem hoist. The two 400-tonners […]
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May
May
Turkey In March 2014 Konecranes received a major order for eighteen Konecranes Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes from DP World’s Yarimca container terminal in Turkey. The all-electric cable reel RTGs will be delivered in 2015. Konecranes has previously delivered container handling equipment to DP World terminals in Algeria, Egypt, India and the UAE, but this […]
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May
May
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
A rare scene in the old town of Zürich – two Liebherr mobile cranes, models LTM 1130-5.1 and LTM 1070-4.2, were working on the quay on the River Limmat. As part of an art project, an old port crane was installed as a temporary work of art. A competition organized by the Commission for Art […]
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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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Apr
Apr
Sennebogen announced the appointment of our new dealer for construction cranes in the UK and Ireland. AGD Equipment Ltd is taking over from E.H. Hassell & Sons, who will focus solely on their core competences in material handling and harbor cranes. AGD Equipment Ltd are a well-established UK business servicing the construction, civil engineering and […]