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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.

Two of UNIC Cranes Europe’s mini spider cranes are helping to keep the Royal Air Force’s helicopter fleet in perfect working order by providing some essential lifting power at Camp Bastion and RAF Odiham.

Fuel costs continue to escalate for construction and industrial equipment owners, and to help increase fuel savings, Crane & Rigging Hot Line reports Bailey Cranes has rolled out a new line of battery- and hybrid-powered carry-deck cranes.

Three lift planning software suppliers will showcase their products side-by-side during the May 29-30, Crane & Rigging and Industrial Crane & Hoist Conferences to be held in Indianapolis, Ind., following a review of the new ASME P30 standard “Planning for Load Handling Activities and Critical Lift Plans.

Currently 2 megawatt (MW) wind turbines on 80 to 100 metre towers are a standard size throughout the wind turbine market for onshore wind farms but this is changing.

An old bulk un-loader crane collapsed while it was being dismantled in Portland, Oregon.

PM Group, an Italian manufacturer of truck-mounted hydraulic cranes, has launched a new range of cranes.

A Jost 108 hydraulic luffing jib tower crane lost its jib on a London construction site on Monday.

On opening day of Bauma much attention is being paid to the new Terex Explorer 5800 all-terrain crane.