Rigging

Three lift planning software suppliers will showcase their products side-by-side during the May 29-30, Crane & Rigging and Industrial Crane & Hoist Conferences to be held in Indianapolis, Ind., following a review of the new ASME P30 standard “Planning for Load Handling Activities and Critical Lift Plans.

Currently 2 megawatt (MW) wind turbines on 80 to 100 metre towers are a standard size throughout the wind turbine market for onshore wind farms but this is changing.

More than 500 people from the crane and specialized transport industry gathered in Munich, Germany, on 18 April for the spectacular ESTA Awards evening. ESTA (the European Association of Abnormal…

MCM Events, the conferences and events division of Maximum Capacity Media, has unveiled the tagline which will underscore this year’s Crane and Rigging Conference (CRC) Canada, which takes place Oct.…

The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) announced the winners of the Rigging and Hauling Job of the Year Awards at the conclusion of the SC&RA Annual Conference,

Top 10 Crane Standards Cited

Houston International Insurance Group (HIIG) announced today that its specialty division, HIIG Construction, is introducing a new Risk Management-Based Insurance Package for the Crane-Rigging & Specialized Transport industries.

This year’s SC&RA Job of the Year competitions featured strong entries from around the world, writes Terry White.

When testing a crane or other lifting device, make sure the tools used in the testing procedure are Certified and have been tested as well.

In January, global spreader beam manufacturer, Modulift, designed and built spreaders to lift the world’s most powerful gas turbine. Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, installed the gas turbine onto the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, at Babcocks Rosyyth Shipyard in Scotland.