A 600 t capacity Terex® CC 2800-1 crawler crane owned by Universal Cranes Pty – one of the largest privately owned crane hire companies in Australia – installed one of three communication antennae, part of the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex. (CDSCC).
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Tower crane crashes on car with passenger in Almaty
by Ernie Pierini
September 18, 2013
A tower crane has crashed on a traffic lane at the crossing of Altysarin and Marechek streets in Almaty, Lenta.kz reports.
A Rough Terrain crane working on Interstate highway I17 near Bumble Bee, to the north of Phoenix, Arizona, overturned yesterday.
Three cranes dismantled whilst foundations checked and strengthened
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Transport and lifting seminar to improve safety
by Ernie Pierini
September 13, 2013
Leading heavy transport and lifting professional Marco van Daal will host a one day, expert interactive seminar on 31 October in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
A three axle truck crane dropped into a large sinkhole that opened up on a road in Dongguan, Guangdong, Southern China earlier this week.
On August 24, two crane operators placed in the Lindale, Alberta, crane operator skills championship, securing their spot in the Crane & Rigging Hot Line & CIC Crane Operator Skills Championship in Las Vegas.The finals will take place during ConExpo in March 2014.
A Liebherr LR 1300 crawler crane was used to set a world record for lifting the widest tilt-up panel in history.
A self-erecting tower crane working on a site on West Broadway, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada caught fire earlier today, after it contacted overhead power lines.
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Street Crane Company enlisted for Edinburgh tram project
by Ernie Pierini
September 6, 2013
The Edinburgh tram network has enlisted Street Crane Company to install a double girder travelling crane at the company’s Gogar depot.