Heavy Lifting news

Equipment Safety Systems (EQSS) is extending its secondary guarding technology into the low-level access sector with the launch of UpWatch, while also appointing Certek as its official distributor for Ireland.…

Mediaco Maxilift has completed a technically demanding lifting operation on Lot 3 of Toulouse Metro Line C, extracting a 150-tonne tunnel boring machine cutterhead from a 30-metre-deep shaft in the…

Allelys has completed a major upgrade to its AK912 mobile crane, installing a new Deutz TCD 7.8 Stage V engine to improve fuel efficiency, reduce emissions and extend the crane’s…

Cometto SPMTs have played a central role in the transport and installation of a 750 tonne bridge in Leipzig Sellerhausen, Germany. Heavy transport specialist Mammoet used four 10 axle Cometto…

Osprey has opened a new office at the Port of Blyth, strengthening its presence in North East England and expanding support for clients across the marine, offshore energy and infrastructure…

Texas is set to lead infrastructure investment in the United States, with more than $146 billion projected for roadway and transport projects under the latest TxDOT transportation plan. More than…

A group of major transport, energy and industrial companies is joining forces in Germany to accelerate the deployment of hydrogen powered heavy duty transport across Europe. Volvo Group, Daimler Truck,…

Collett has expanded its specialist heavy transport fleet with the addition of its first bridge crossing system, a Greiner BUSY 1050. Designed for heavy transport routes where bridges, culverts or…

Subsea7 has secured a contract from LLOG Exploration Company, a subsidiary of Harbour Energy, for the Who Dat East development in the US Gulf. The project is located in lease…

Enerpac Heavy Lifting Technology has introduced the Intelli-Lift 2.0 Wireless Gantry Controller, adding new control, monitoring and safety functions for heavy lifting operations using its SL- and SBL-Series hydraulic gantries.…

COLI Group has completed the transport of 14 power transformers for GE Vernova from Türkiye to Poland in support of the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind project. The six-month…

XCMG and Sinopec Heavy Lifting & Transportation have completed the first main unit of what they describe as the world’s first 14,000-tonne ring crane, setting a new benchmark for ultra-heavy…

Mammoet has established Mammoet Japan K.K., strengthening its local heavy lifting and transport capabilities as Japan advances major offshore wind, nuclear, energy and infrastructure projects. The locally incorporated operating company…

pewag UK Group supplied a complete below-the-hook lifting arrangement to E.J. McGovern Crane Hire for the installation of a 7,000 kg air source heat pump on a rooftop in Oxford.…

Allelys is increasing its specialist heavy lifting capacity with the addition of an Enerpac SBL1100 hydraulic gantry system, taking its hydraulic gantry fleet to eight systems. With a maximum lifting…

Mammoet has become the first heavy lifting and transport service provider to achieve ISO 19443 certification, the international quality management standard specifically developed for organisations operating within the nuclear power…

P. Schwandner Logistik + Transport GmbH is using a fleet of eight MAX810 semi-trailers to transport large concrete tower sections for a wind farm project, with six additional units set…

LGH France has provided a specialist lifting solution for the construction of the Future Colombelles Bridge at Ports of Normandie, helping position precast concrete elements weighing up to 100 tonnes.…

Sarens is expanding its heavy lifting capabilities in Southern Africa with a new range of XCMG cranes, including a 1,300-tonne capacity XLC18000M crawler crane. The XLC18000M will be the first…

deugro coordinated the transport of nearly 110 kilometres of 132 kV CTS submarine cables from China to the Port of Jazan, Saudi Arabia, for the Farasan–Madayah Submarine Cable Project. Led…

IDEA Logistics is managing the international transport of a 136.5-tonne Yankee dryer from Karlstad, Sweden, to Iskenderun, Türkiye, for an industrial investment in the country’s tissue and paper manufacturing sector.…

Engineered Rigging introduced the first Officine CLP hydraulic gantry crane to the United States, marking the Italian manufacturer’s entry into the North American heavy lifting market. Manufactured in Borgo San…

Zagrebtrans is transporting 81.5-metre wind turbine blades from the Croatian port of Ploče to a wind farm near Tomislavgrad in Bosnia and Herzegovina using three Faymonville FlexMAX 2+4 self-steering combinations…

Bay Crane Companies has acquired Clark Rigging & Rental Corporation, expanding its crane, rigging and specialised transport operations across Upstate New York. The acquisition adds three full-service locations in Lockport, Rochester…
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