October 18, 2017 (Legnano, Milan, Italy)- Strictly Cranes Pty Ltd, official Raimondi Cranes agent based in New South Wales, Australia, has sold three new Raimondi tower cranes to residential builder-developer Piety THP. The two MRT159s, with 1.7 meter masts, and the 10 tonne MRT152 with a standard mast section, are scheduled to be onsite and […]
Category Archives: Spotlight
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ALE has completed the marine and offshore operations they are undertaking as part of a major offshore platform project in Azerbaijan. ALE was contracted for a complex scope of work, involving the load-out of two jackets, weighing and jack-up of the topsides, strand jack skidding load-outs, ballasting and mooring as well as the offshore floatovers […]
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Vienna (Austria), 09 September 2017 – An urban development project is currently underway in the Second Municipal District of Vienna – the Austria Campus with a gross floor area of around 303,000 square metres. Around 20 Liebherr EC-H and EC-B tower cranes are in action on the site to ensure smooth load handling. According to […]
Crane News, New cranes, Spotlight
Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals order 18 more RTGs from Konecranes
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Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals Pte Ltd (BMCT), a wholly owned subsidiary of PSA International Pte Ltd (PSA), exercised its option to purchase a further 18 Konecranes Noell Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes In August 2017. This order follows upon an initial order for 18 RTG and 4 RMG cranes that will be delivered by the […]
Crane Business, Jobsite reports, Spotlight
Harbour Dredging: Hybrid Duty Cycle Crawler Crane with 300 t Capacity in Operation in Piombino
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The currently largest duty cycle crawler crane type HS 8300 HD from Liebherr is presently carrying out dredging work in Piombino. The aim of the project is to remove deposited sediment from the mouth of the port and also to increase the depth of the water. For this purpose the hybrid duty cycle crawler crane is equipped […]
Crane News, General, Spotlight
I.V. Guindastes buys used LR 1600/2-W crawler crane for erecting wind turbines from Liebherr
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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 […]
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CSX Intermodal Terminals (CSXIT), a wholly owned subsidiary of CSX Corporation and one of the USA’s largest multimodal companies, has once again entrusted Konecranes with the supply of critical lifting machinery. Since August, eight new machines have reinforced CSXIT’s existing fleet of 16 Konecranes machines, and in December 2017 another three machines will be delivered […]
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A modular spreader frame was centre stage at Pinewood Studios recently as FLG Services, a lifting equipment hire specialist, provided a solution to lift a four-wheel drive vehicle for a top-secret filming project at the iconic location. The Modulift CMOD modular spreader frame was used beneath the hook of a mobile crane as the approx. […]
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Baton Rouge, La. – Deep South Crane & Rigging and Berard will co-host a one-day careers event for students and veterans on November 15th in Baton Rouge as part of a national careers initiative through Lift & Move USA. The event will be the first in Louisiana and up to 400 students are expected to […]
Safety, Spotlight
New radar-based solution from Symeo: reliable anti-collision system safeguards cranes at multiple levels
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Neubiberg (Germany), September 27, 2017 – Symeo GmbH, a leading global expert for radar-based positioning, distance measurement, anti-collision and data transmission systems, has developed a new wireless solution that can reliably prevent collisions between cranes operating at multiple levels. The new anti-collision solution is based on Symeo’s wireless LPR®-1D24 sensors, which are designed for dynamic, robust and real-time […]