Hannover/Paderborn, Germany, January, 2012 – On behalf of wind turbine manufacturer ENERCON, crane service provider Neeb-Schuch recently erected a total of four wind turbines in a windpark close to Hannover and a wind turbine in Benhausen, Paderborn, using a Terex® AC 1000.
Manitowoc is to launch the 165 tonne MLC165 lattice-boom crawler crane at Bauma designed for the global market. With a maximum 84 metre main boom length it has the option of a fixed or luffing jib.
A 1,000 tonne Liebherr BOS 35000 heavy lift crane aboard the support vessel Caballo Marango has been successfully tested in the sea off the port of Rostock. The overload test…
This spring at Bauma, Manitowoc is unveiling two new Grove rough-terrain cranes: the RT550E and RT770E. The two cranes have new features that improve efficiency on the job site.
Strong winds in Montreal over the weekend caused a large mobile crane jib and hook come into contact with the 27 storey building it was parked alongside in Montreal, Canada, breaking four large windows.
Maximum Capacity Media, publisher of Crane & Rigging Hot Line magazine, announces that the Association of Crane & Rigging Professionals (ACRP) will continue its endorsement of the annual Top Trainer…
The operator of the crawler crane that collapsed in New York on Wednesday has been blamed for overloading the crane. A statement from the Department of Buildings claims that the crane was lifting a load of 23,900lbs (10.8 tonnes), when the crane’s maximum capacity was around half that amount.
The tower/boom of a large crawler crane has collapsed while lifting a load of lumber in Long Island City, Queens, New York. Seven people are said to be injured, three of them were trapped under the fallen boom and suffered more serious injuries, but not to the extent that their lives are threatened.
Five crane operators from Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, have been honoured by the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association with SC&RA’s 2012 Crane Operator Safety Award.
Liebherr will present its new subsea crane, the type RL-K 7500, in Rostock in January 2013.