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In order to increase future road capacities in Italy, a 750 km long “Autostrada A1” is in the process of a major upgrade. A challenging mission with several tunnel projects,…

Albwardy Damen, a specialist shipbuilding and ship repair company in the Middle East, has added a GRT655L to its fleet of Grove rough-terrain cranes used at its facilities across the…

Back in 2013, Hammar built the world’s first electric powered Sideloader in Australia. Now the company launches its electric power pack on a world-wide scale in the major push towards…

On behalf of TechnipFMC, Jumbo Offshore has completed the first phase of work on Energean’s Karish gas field offshore Israel in October. The scope of work included transport and installation…

Scheuerle has further developed its Power Pack Units (PPU) Z180 and Z390 which are used to drive SPMT modules (Self Propelled Modular Transporter). It now measures twelve inches and the…

Cometto MSPE self-propelled vehicles were used to relocate the Liebherr LR11000 crawler crane within the Rugendorf wind farm. A total of four wind turbines make up a wind farm of…

Modulift has manufactured and delivered two custom lifting frames for the High Speed 2 (HS2) project, all within 6 weeks from the initial contact. The infrastructure project, which is currently…

Goldhofer has received the “Global Market Leader Champion 2021” award for the fourth time. The University of St. Gallen and the Academy of German Global Market Leaders (Schwäbisch-Hall) have confirmed…

Ghanaian heavy haulage specialist MONPE Heavy Haulage has successfully transported six power engines from Ghana port to Niger over a total distance of about 1,285 km. “Special transports are our…

As a final step to offer a wide heavy duty range on the market, Faymonville has completed its ModulMAX vehicle series and has included self-propelled trailers with electronic steering.This variety…

Enerpac introduces the new ETR Electric Trolley for moving heavy structures and assemblies between production stations, and during logistics handling, as a more operationally efficient alternative to traditional skidding methods.…

The UK-based manufacturer Modulift, well known in the industry for their modular design spreader beams and frames, has seen their orders for custom designed lifting solutions increase substantially since the beginning…

Schares has invested in two new Eco1000 transporters from Cometto to transport bridge elements in Oberhausen, Germany. It was the company’s premiere in the self-propelled segment. The first six of…

CoreRFID is working with lifting height, load control and safety company SpanSet Spain, which also manages operations in France and Portugal, on a tailored system to issue safety certificates in…

The Al Faris Group is a globally established partner to leading companies in the Middle East for the rental of heavy equipment ,heavy transportation and heavy lifting operations for major construction…

Sarens has revealed the newest addition to its global fleet, the SGC-90, an environmentally-friendly electric ring crane ideal for projects in the nuclear, logistics, construction, and offshore wind sectors. The…

A Modulift spreader beam has recently helped to lift four new storage tanks for fishing and processing company, Ísfélag Vestmannaeyja hf, in Iceland. The new tanks, each at a height…

Linde Engineering in Tacherting, Bavaria, has contracted Baumann heavy haulage company to transport two gigantic heat exchangers, one measuring an impressive 33.65 m in length, 6.05 m in width and…

Antonov Airlines has transported three high tech “flying” racing yachts from Italy, the UK, and the USA, to Auckland, New Zealand in preparation for the 2021 America’s Cup race. The…

Collett have added two new Volvo FH 8×4 tractor units, each fitted with a Fassi F1150RA crane, to its expanding lorry loader fleet. These two brand new Volvo FH 8×4…

Enerpac has announced new accessories for its JS-Series Jack-Up Systems that offer expanded capabilities. The Jack-up system is a multi-point lifting system. A typical system set up includes four jack-up…

In October 2015 AAL has launched its Middle East Hub Office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Today, despite one of the most challenging periods in the Middle East and North…

Hareket Heavy Lifting & Project Transportation was awarded a contract to move two 6,200 t passenger ships over a distance of 250 m to a floating dock at the Tersan…

Industrial moves are becoming more complex as manufacturers seek to optimise production, while keeping factories as compact as possible to reduce handling times. For the automotive components’ factory, two presses…
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