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Mammoet was presented with a challenging task by Globalink Logistics when it was asked to help transport heavy components for the construction of a new power plant in Uzbekistan’s Shirin…
In 1983, TII Scheuerle (formerly Scheuerle Fahrzeugfabrik) launched an innovative transport technology that would revolutionize the heavy-transport industry—the Self-Propelled Modular Transporter (SPMT). This market-leading technology allowed for the transportation of…
The Al Faris Group specialists have successfully transported a shiploader using their Cometto SPMT modules, overcoming the challenge of handling the centre of gravity in special transport missions. Group Engineering…
Allelys has recently acquired a Gottwald AK 912 pedestal crane in order to enhance their heavy lift crane capabilities. The new crane, boasting a lifting capacity of 1,200te and a…
Plauen Stahl Technologie, one of the leading steel construction companies in Germany, has added a 4-axle Eco1000 self-propelled vehicle from Cometto to its fleet, further solidifying its position as one…
The countdown has begun for the transportation of the new Scott Base research station to Antarctica. The vessel, which will be used for the delivery, has been booked for January…
Wiesbauer GmbH & Co.KG has expanded its crawler crane fleet by acquiring a Liebherr LR 1700-1.0. In December, the new 700-tonne crane successfully completed its first operation in Marbach am…
Nakamura Industry Co. Ltd., a Japanese lifting gear company, along with its client, has successfully hoisted a 21-ton fire truck using Modulift spreader beams from a port in Tokyo to…
BP and its partners have officially announced the development plans for the second phase of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) liquefied natural gas (LNG) project. The concept has been confirmed…
The first modularly constructed villas for Red Sea Global’s Sheybarah Island Resort have been delivered by Mammoet at the beginning of 2023. Four villas were transported from the Port of…
Sarens PSG has been granted a contract by the Moray West offshore wind farm project to manage the transportation of 62 extra-large (XXL) monopiles at Invergordon Port in Scotland. The…
Konecranes is set to sell MHE-Demag’s Industrial Products (IPD) Business to Jebsen & Jessen, with the deal expected to be completed in April. The move will allow Konecranes to focus…
The Kiel Canal Waterways and Shipping Authority recently implemented a new procedure for moving ferries ashore for inspection purposes at the Yard in Rendsburg. Previously, the vessels, weighing up to…
As dawn breaks, a green vehicle from the Belgian company Mathieu enters the Famenne-Bétons yard in Marche-en-Famenne. Behind the wheel of the VarioMAX Plus 2+4 low loader is Fabrice, an…
At GE’s Stafford engineering site, two transformers measuring 5m in height and 215 tonnes in weight required transport to Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The Collett team utilized a 250-tonne capacity Goldhofer girder…
Sinotrans Heavy-Lift Logistics Co., a subsidiary of the largest Chinese logistics firm Sinotrans, has successfully relocated a 7,500-ton hotel in Sanya, Hainan Province, using Scheuerle SPMTs. According to the company,…
P&O Maritime Logistics, a provider of critical logistics and marine solutions, will transport pre-finished hotel villas to the Sheybarah Island Resort in Saudi Arabia using its Multi Carrying Vessel fleet.…
Il Parmense Trasporti, a company located in Parma, Italy, recently completed a challenging task of installing a 28-ton glass bottle production machine in a cramped space below ground level with…
Palfinger is expanding its German footprint with the construction of a new location in Poing near Munich. “We are combining several functions – a large showroom, efficient service workshops that…
The new link road across the Calder and Hebble Navigation is believed to be the biggest civil engineering project ever undertaken by Calderdale Council. Collett delivered four 48m steel bridge…
Crosby Group, a supplier of lifting and rigging equipment, and Kito Corporation, a renowned producer of material handling tools with a 90-year history in hoist and crane development and production,…
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The Al Faris Group of Companies, based in Dubai, received 24 mobile cranes from Liebherr last year. The new cranes, which have a lifting capacity ranging from 110 to 700…
Denby Transport Limited’s Special Projects division based in Lincoln has finished installing a 51-ton generator using Enerpac SCJ-50 cube jacks as part of a UK power generation infrastructure project. The…
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