crane certifications

There were mixed emotions at SAIE 2012 exhibition in Bologna as tower cranes were nowhere to be seen, but loader cranes and mobile cranes were out in force.

The first 1,500 tonne capacity Liebherr CAL 64000-1500 Litronic heavy lift offshore crane is ready for operation. Built in Rostock, Germany, by Austria-based Liebherr-Werk Nenzing, the crane has been installed on the Innovation, a vessel owned HGO InfraSea Solutions.

Safety in the construction industry is something that has been hotly debated in the region for many years. With cranes dominating the skyline, almost as much as the high-rise towers alongside them, it has been an on-going challenge to ensure that these potentially dangerous pieces of equipment are operated and maintained safely.

Traveling along the Trans-Canada Highway in southeastern British Columbia will be a little easier, safer, and quicker this December when a stretch of highway will be upgraded from its current two-lane configuration to a four-lane highway.

Link Belt has launched the 72.5 tonne RTC-8080 Series II, Rough Terrain crane as a replacement for its RTC-8075, expanding its series II range, filling between the RTC-8065 Series II and RTC-8090 Series II models.

Heavy load specialist Schmidbauer engineered a tandem jacket lift using two 750t Liebherr crawler cranes at an offshore terminal in Bremerhaven, Germany.

Tadano America, Houston, Texas, reports the first shipment of its 450-ton flagship ATF 400G-6 all-terrain crane has arrived in North America.

Terex Cranes has officially announced the launch of the 650 tonne capacity Superlift 3800 lattice boom crawler crane.

A hand-cranked crane built by Bowser and Cameron of Glasgow in 1859 has been restored and put back on display in Hopeman Harbour, Morayshire.

Gibdock has completed a containership crane refurbishment for a German owner. The deck crane work called for certification of strict welding procedures by Lloyd’s Register (LR), which approved all materials used.