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Manitowoc has launched largest topless crane, the Potain MCT 805, for key Asia-Pacific and Emerging markets. Manufactured at at Manitowoc’s Zhangjiagang, China factory, the new model, which is similar to…
The demand from the market for large crawler cranes is growing, for example in the petrochemicals industry and port handling involving enormous components for offshore applications. Driven by the energy…
With the aim to meet the needs of customers and the demand for greener equipment, Liebherr is working on alternative drive units, which are tailored to the application and location…
Wolffkran has supplied its largest Wolff 1250 B luffing crane on hire to the construction company Multiplex to work on the new Chancery Rosewood Hotel at 30 Grosvenor Square in…
Nooteboom has introduced the latest addition to its range, the OSD-73-04 semi low-loader with hydraulic widening for the European market. Specially developed for the transport of machines weighing up to…
USA-based heavy lift and rigging equipment rental and sales company, Engineered Rigging, combined its expertise to help a contractor dismantle and remove the 90-year-old Wittpenn Bridge in New Jersey. The…
One of the major players in heavy lifting and transportation in the Middle East region, the Al Faris Group, further expanded its heavy haulage fleet with the addition of 64…
On behalf of Volkerlaser, Collett Team have completed the delivery of two bridges from their point of manufacture at Northallerton’s Allerton Steel, via BAW Coatings in Sheffield, before final destination…
Kranverleih Saller GmbH has taken a delivery of a new 90 tonne Liebherr LTM 1090-4.2 at its head office in Winhöring in Bavaria. Initially, cranes in this capacity class had…
AntwerpXL is looking for its next group of forty rising stars under the age of 40 from across the breakbulk and heavy lift industry. Those working within the industry are…
A fleet of XCMG construction machinery equipment has been operating nonstop on the construction of Africa’s largest hydropower plant, the Julius Nyerere Hydropower Station (the “Station”) in Tanzania, for the…
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has just announced the acquisition of ALS, the European non-asset specialist logistics provider offering solutions for oversized, abnormal, exceptional and heavy lift cargo shipments by road, rail, air…
Heavy transport specialist, Allelys, has recently executed the UK’s first-ever double girder frame convoy while delivering a reactor and transformer to Ninfield. The reactor weighing 150te, and transformer weighing 195te,…
The new crawler crane from Liebherr, the LR 1100.1, is optimised for all typical lifting applications in the 100-tonne category. It can be configured either with a main boom up…
BMS Heavy Cranes A/S an d AS Manutention have announced a Joint-Venture Agreement in order to strengthen the position of the company its on the French market. The Joint-Venture, ASM…
Nijmegen-based Wido has recently started using a 2-axle Nooteboom low-loader with pendle axles, especially for the transport of tiny houses. This EURO-PX low-loader was custom built according to the requirements…
EAH company relied on a 4-axle Eco1000 with a power pack integrated under the loading platform to handle the transport of a 120-ton press with flying colours in the factory…
US-based ML Crane Group has added two major divisions to the company, Wind & Renewables Division and Capital Projects Division. The Wind & Renewables Division’s department will be based out…
The European association for the abnormal road transport and mobile crane rental industry (ESTA) has just confirmed that Fabio Belli, CEO of Italian heavy transport and lifting company Fagioli, has…
Earthworks specialist for all fields of construction, Erdmännchen Erd- und Tiefbau GmbH of Ebsdorfergrund, whose activities also include road construction and transportation of the relevant plant and materials was looking…
C.H. Robinson Project Logistics recently undertook a huge project to help transport 720 pieces of equipment to Turkey weighing a total of 2,463mtn. The job spanned 16 months and included…
Mining company Boliden has purchased a 74 tonnes electrified Scania truck for heavy transport. With delivery scheduled for spring 2022, the electrified truck is a part of the company’s aim…
Assistedile Srl, official agent of Italy for the province of Milan and Monza Brianza, has deployed three Raimondi flattop tower cranes for the construction of three new residential towers in…
Mexican crane and heavy haulage contractor ESEASA has added five new Liebherr LRT 1090-2.1 cranes and two LRT 1100-2.1 models to its fleet. The versatile cranes will primarily be used…
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