Crane Safety

A man has sustained serious injuries after the boom of a ship crane collapsed on a logging ship at the Port of Tauranga, New Zealand this morning.

Federal law does not pre-empt New York City from regulating construction sites, the 2nd Circuit ruled, noting construction hazards endanger both workers and the general public in the country’s most densely populated city.

A crane overturned on Monday on the site of a new court house in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.

Last Wednesday a four-axle All Terrain crane travelling between the high altitude ski resort of Melchsee-Frutt and Stöckalp in the Canton of Obwalden, Switzerland went over the edge of the twisting alpine road and slid down the side of the mountain

Italian crane manufacturer Galizia has sold its first GF400 battery-electric pick and carry crane. The sale was made during the Bauma construction equipment exhibition in Munich, Germany, in April 2013.

A 500 tonne crane overturned early on Wednesday morning while relocating on a wind farm in Fitjar, to the south of Bergen in western Norway,

Grey imports are an irritant to many manufacturers, but are they not a by-product of non-tariff barriers and the absence of global standards?

A crane truck accident occurred on the light rail transit (LRT) construction site across from the airport in the Avenida Wai Long in Taipa Monday evening. No-one sustained injuries in…

As the United States marches toward energy independence, 2012 was a banner year for wind energy projects. According to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), wind energy projects throughout the…

The US National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) has introduced a new CCO certification programme for service truck crane operators. Service truck cranes are widely used for…