The Crane Manufacturers Association of America, Inc. (CMAA) has released Specification 79, the newly revised 2012 Crane Operator’s Manual.
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Crane collapse on new Port Mann Bridge
by Ernie Pierini
February 10, 2012
A gantry crane used to install section of the new Port Mann Bridge has suffered a partial collapse.
“On 20 October 2007, when the vessel M/V MAERSK MYTILINI was preparing to leave the port of Kwangyang, South Korea, a boom from a shore gantry crane detached itself and fell on to the vessel’s deck in front of the bridge.