Heavy Lifting news

As part of a power plant expansion, Al Faris installed 16 double-wall heat recovery steam generators using its own Demag CC 3800-1 lattice boom crawler crane. “After considering the load…

Nantes Saint-Nazaire Port has recently opted for an LHM 550 with up to 154 tonnes capacity and an LHM 600 with up to 208 tonnes maximum lifting capacity both equipped…

Jumbo Shipping, the Dutch maritime heavy lift transport and engineering contractor, and SAL Heavy Lift, the German-based breakbulk and project cargo specialist, commence operations with their joint venture as the…

ML Crane Group has commissioned a new Liebherr LR 1600/2 crawler crane. The 600 ton unit is the 28th Liebherr crane in ML Crane Group’s fleet. Thanks to its SL8F3…

To meet the increased demand, Karmsund Havn IKS has signed a contract for a second Liebherr LHM 550, three years after ordering their first Liebherr mobile harbour crane. The second…

SAL, the German-based breakbulk and project cargo specialist, and Jumbo, the Dutch maritime heavy lift transport and installation contractor, have announced their intention to form a joint venture. The Jumbo-SAL-Alliance…

Cometto SPMT self-propelled modular transporters have been used to complete a task for the German company Schares which is currently working on a project at the Th. Winkels in Kleve.…

CEO Today Magazine has granted Dr. Gerald Karch, Chairman of the Management Board and CEO of the Transporter Industry International Group (TII Group), the Global Award 2021 for his extraordinary…

Nooteboom has expanded its SMART programme and introduced the new OSDS-48-03V(EBW) extendible lightweight semi low loader with wheel wells. This 3-axle semi low loader with self-tracking axle has a payload…

Engineered Rigging has relied on Enerpac strand jacks to complete a 96.3m span of the Cline Avenue Bridge over the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal in East Chicago. The new…

Mammoet has added eight cranes to its fleet in the Middle East, Africa and Caspian (MEA) region. A 600t crawler crane, a 400t, two 250t and 100t capacity all-terrain cranes,…

APCO Technologies SA has successfully completed the Factory Acceptance Test for the Upper Composite Trailer. This complex system, which is as huge as a tennis court and weighs 180 tons,…

Mammoet has dismantled a tower crane on site that had lifted more than 1,000 cubic meters of concrete as part of the theatre restoration construction. The original Roxy Theatre was…

AAL Shipping is capitalising on the frequency of sailings it has operated in the past 12 months between Asia and the Americas, to commit tonnage and resources to strengthening the…

Fagioli has completed another operation in Palermo for the lengthening of a 135 m long cruise ship. These last years, Fagioli involved in several operations of this kind. The ship…

deugro Hanau, deugro Air Chartering in Frankfurt am Main, and deugro China collaborated to deliver steel components from Cairo, Egypt to Changshu, China. The components, including steel beams and angles…

Antonov Airlines and Rhenus Projects Logistics USA have completed an urgent transport of a 54-tonne rotor from Ghana to India for repairs. Rhenus Project Logistics USA chartered the flight to…

Dachser Air & Sea Logistics (ASL) has reorganized the management of its business units in the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) and Americas regions. The position of Managing Director…

Jumbo has introduced its in-house developed innovation that solves the issue of persistent flash rust caused by the removal of temporary welded securings on board its fleet of heavy lift…

Goldhofer has joined forces with Specialist Trailer Hire Ltd. in response to the increased demand for semi-trailers and heavy-duty modular systems. Specialist Trailer Hire Ltd. is offering rental services and…

The Crosby Group has announced that it has completed a significant investment in Verton Technologies. Australian-based Verton has developed and commercialized disruptive advancements in load orientation technology that remove the…

MSG Krandienst GmbH has added a second Tadano HK 40 to its fleet. MSG Managing Director Björn Jatz commented: “The HK 40 has the best lifting capacity in its class. Tadano’s…

Jumbo has completed the transportation part of its Transport & Installation contract for the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Jumbo mobilised ships from its own heavy lift vessel fleet,…

Scheuerle, a subsidiary of the Transporter Industry International Group (TII Group), has further developed the modular platform vehicles of its UltralightCombi series. The new versions now also allow the axle…
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