crane industry news

OSHA has officially extended its November 10th 2014, deadline for employers to ensure that crane operators are certified until November 10th, 2017.

Boston based electrical contractor Mass Bay Electrical Corporation is facing a $168,000 fine following the fatal overturn of a truck crane.

An All Terrain crane overturned yesterday morning in Malacca, Malaysia, killing the operator of a hooklift vehicle.

Crane Institute of America has replaced its 15-year-old crane simulator with a Vortex model from CM Labs Simulations.

The 500 tonne crane that overturned in Peterhead, Scotland back in May is finally to be recovered

InterMoor UK Operations, part of Acteon’s foundations and moorings business, has completed seven years and more than 2,300 projects without a single lost-time incident (LTI).

The use of floating cranes, automation technology and heavy lift cranes that can turn any port into a heavy lift port are having a major impact on the way that dockside lifting is being carried out.

Different requirements around the world are influencing the design of all terrain cranes.

Crane Institute Certification (CIC) announces the hosts for nine Regional Crane Operator & Rigger Skills Competitions to take across the United States, beginning Oct. 11, 2014.

Manitowoc Company employees from across the nation participated in the Ice Bucket Challenge, raising $10,000 for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease.”