A boom truck working in a street in Boston, Massachusetts, last week overturned when it slewed over the short rigged side of the crane.
Trier-based Steil Kranarbeiten GmbH & Co. KG used their Superlift 3800 crane to build a bridge in Luxemburg only two days after the same machine was used to erect a wind turbine in the Hunsrück mountain range.
A fleet of Manitowoc crawler cranes is being used in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, demolishing and rebuilding a wharf at the Halifax Shipyard. The construction is part of the Halifax Shipyard Modernization Program and will serve the Royal Canadian Navy’s combat fleet.
This award is presented to certified crane operators who exhibit exemplary work achievements while accumulating 10,000 consecutive man-hours and recording zero accidents and incidents. Winners represent nine different companies:
Contractors know that brand-specific specifications should not be used in bid guidelines when it comes to equipment and products.
A number of readers have alerted us to the fact that exceptionally heavy rains earlier this year has left the ground soft in places and undermined previously firm ground.
A Bloomberg administration plan to open the New York construction scene to out-of-town crane operators — long tangled up in litigation from the city’s crane operators’ union – may be further hindered by a new bill that would require two years of experience for operators to become licensed.
The fourth International Tower Cranes (ITC) conference will be held in London, UK, on 27 and 28 May 2015. The event will include presentations on tower crane innovations, rental trends,…
Offshore and heavy lift crane manufacturer Huisman has unveiled a patented Rope Luffing Knuckle Boom Crane
The operator of the crane that overturned in Neuenstadt am Kocher, Germany, injuring 16 people has been fined.