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15th November 202215th November 2022

CraneWorks places major Tadano order

Provider of lifting solutions throughout America, CraneWorks, has placed a major order for several new four- to nine-axle all terrain cranes from Tadano.Tadano America Regional Business Manager Dave Kuhlman commented: “Over the last several years, CraneWorks has become a retail leader for our highest capacity all terrain cranes. Their recent commitment for multiple orders of …

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14th November 202214th November 2022

Mammoet partners with Bay Crane Services

Mammoet has announced strategic partnership with Bay Crane Services, one of the leaders in the crane rental, specialized transportation, and construction industries throughout the Northeastern United States. This partnership will focus on servicing the renewable Offshore Wind requirements of the Northeastern United States. Mammoet USA was founded in 1989 to provide local engineered heavy lift …

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10th November 202210th November 2022

Edwards moves heavy press components

Edwards Moving & Rigging has transported six oversized press components averaging 333,500lb (151tonnes) in weight with the heavies pice weighing 448,041lbs (203tonnes). The six press components arrived at the Port of New Orleans via sea vessel where they were direct discharged via ship’s gear to Edwards prearranged beams and stands staged on a waiting deck …

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7th November 20227th November 2022

Locar expands its fleet with Liebherr

Locar, one of Latin America’s largest companies specializing in crane rental, heavy haulage and lifting platforms, acquired the new LTM 1750- 9.1 from Liebherr. This is because, even though the huge lifting capacity of 800 tonnes, the LTM 1750-9.1 allows quick and easy set-up and low operational expenses. The 9-axle mobile crane can carry its …

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3rd November 20223rd November 2022

Bigge continues to invest in Tadano

Bigge Crane and Rigging, one of the largest Tadano fleet owners with over 600 cranes, has ordered a large quantity of rough-terrain, all-terrain and telescopic boom crawler cranes at bauma 2022 in Germany. Some highlights of the new Tadano additions for Bigge are larger AT’s like the AC 8.500-1, 7.450-1 and AC 6.300-1, the GR-1300XL-4 and the …

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3rd November 2022

Mammoet expands Brazilian fleet

Mammoet has strengthen its position in Brazil’s wind market with the addition of a Tadano CC 38.650 crawler crane to its fleet during the third quarter of 2022. The new machine will specifically focus on concrete tower erection, with boom lengths ranging from 105 to 129m (344 – 423ft.), while the crane has the capacity …

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20th October 202220th October 2022

DEME Offshore US contracts Seaqualize

DEME Offshore US has signed a contract with Dutch heave compensation specialist, Seaqualize, for first offshore wind feeder barge operations in the USA. DEME Offshore US will deploy the newly developed offshore lifting device, the Heave Chief 1100, on the first commercial scale wind farm installation project in the USA, Vineyard Wind, to transfer delicate …

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16th September 202216th September 2022

New Suriname office for Bertling Logistics

Bertling has announced the opening of a new office in Suriname,US, which will work closely with Miami, Houston, and Dallas teams. Bertling Logistics has been active in North and South America for many years with business focus in project logistics, resupply, trucking, and shipping/chartering services to, from, and within North and South America to the …

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13th September 202215th September 2022

Goldhofer FTV 550 transports wind power components in Ecuador

The wind farm Minas de Huascachaca, Ecuador’s largest wind farm, comprises 14 wind turbines with a total installed capacity of 50 MW. Elecaustro S.A., which is based in Cuenca was commissioned to plan and construct this wind farm located in Loja Province. The contract to transport the turbines was awarded to the Colombian special transport …

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1st June 20221st June 2022

Incremental launch method deployed to construct Kentucky’s tallest bridge

Bush and Burchett Inc. was contracted to built the Pond Creek Bridge on US460 in Pike County, Kentucky, the tallest bridge in the Bluegrass State and one of the tallest traffic bridges in the country. The rugged terrain of the project site and the bridge’s height of 324 feet created unique challenges for the construction …

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