Last Wednesday a four-axle All Terrain crane travelling between the high altitude ski resort of Melchsee-Frutt and Stöckalp in the Canton of Obwalden, Switzerland went over the edge of the twisting alpine road and slid down the side of the mountain
Ernie Pierini
Italian crane manufacturer Galizia has sold its first GF400 battery-electric pick and carry crane. The sale was made during the Bauma construction equipment exhibition in Munich, Germany, in April 2013.
One World Trade Center was topped out May 3 with the hoisting of the last section of the building’s spire that will crown the building known as Freedom Tower.
Crane overturns on wind farm
A 500 tonne crane overturned early on Wednesday morning while relocating on a wind farm in Fitjar, to the south of Bergen in western Norway,
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Crane accident on LRT construction site
A crane truck accident occurred on the light rail transit (LRT) construction site across from the airport in the Avenida Wai Long in Taipa Monday evening. No-one sustained injuries in…
As the United States marches toward energy independence, 2012 was a banner year for wind energy projects. According to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), wind energy projects throughout the…
The US National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) has introduced a new CCO certification programme for service truck crane operators. Service truck cranes are widely used for…
Potain Launches Topless MCT Crane for Russian Market
Manitowoc introduced the latest Potain topless tower crane built at its facility in Porto, Portugal. The 8 t capacity Potain MCT 178 was introduced to customers during an event at the Manitowoc facility in Porto.
A crane boom came down on to two men at a site in Perry, Ohio – south of Akron – on Saturday, they died instantly.