Technology

Following the January jib collapse on a Jost JTL 158 tower crane in the UK, the manufacturer told IC that it is investigating the cause and will produce a report containing its findings.

Association of Crane & Rigging Professionals (ACRP) announce that they have opened the nomination process for 2014 Top Trainers. Nominations will be accepted until July 31, 2014.

Sixteen crane operators from the United States and Canada will move onto the Crane & Rigging Hot Line & CIC Skills Championship, which will be held in March 6-7 at…

Liebherr has introduced a boom upgrade kit for its LR 1600/2 crawler crane which increases lifting capacities by up to 20 percent and extends the heavy duty lift height.

The British Columbia Association for Crane Safety (BCACS) has received official WorkSafe BC approval to move ahead with the Pilot Phase of a reciprocal certification programme with US crane operator…

An interactive learning activity aimed at building annual events for the lifting and access engineering sector.

The area’s finest crane operators gathered in Sanford, Fla., last Friday to boom, hoist, and swing their way to a $1,000 prize and a trip to Las Vegas to participate in the Crane & Rigging Hot Line & CIC National Skills Competition.

CraneBlogger 2013 Photo Contest Voting is Closed Thank you for all of your submissions. The voting for the Contest is now closed and we are in the process of auditing…

NASA first-ever deep space craft, Orion, was powered on for the first time in October, marking a major milestone in the final year of preparations for flight.

The tower crane that dropped its jib on the cabinet office in London has now been removed.