tower crane

Introduced this Spring at Intermat, Newport News, Va.-based Liebherr’s 380 EC-B 16 Litronic flat-top crane is the series flagship, extending the series range to 380 ton-meters.

Tinkerbell the world’s largest capacity heavy lift tower crane has swung into action at Sydney’s $2 billion Central Park development, the first time the behemoth has been used in a CBD development.

Perched above New York City’s skyline, two tower cranes are piecing together the new One World Trade Center, which just became the city’s tallest skyscraper. How do those cranes get up there?

Linden Comansa added the final model, the 21 LC 660 tower crane, to its LC2100 series. Designed under EN 14439 European standards, the crane is available in four versions, depending on the maximum load: 18, 24, 36 and 48 tonnes (39,680; 52,910; 79,360 and 105,820 pounds).

A New York judge has put an end to an attempt by tower crane erector William Rapetti to get his licenses back.

Two UK contractors, Bowmer & Kirkland and Bingham Davis have been found guilty of breaching health and safety laws following the collapse of a tower crane in Liverpool in 2009. They will be sentenced on Friday.

Jimmy Lomma has been acquitted of manslaughter and all other charges stemming from the fatal collapse of one of his tower cranes in New York in 2008.

The Florida Crane Safety Alliance, supported by OSHA Alliance and several Florida crane and construction trade associations will conduct a Crane Safety & Education Seminar. June 7, 2012, in Dania Beach, Fla.

Spanish tower crane manufacturer Jaso has announced a new tower crane for sites where space is restricted.

New York City is ordering contractors to lighten the weight carried by cranes across the city on the heels of an accident at the World Trade Center last month in which a crane cable snapped, dropping thousands of pounds of steel 40 stories and crushing a flatbed truck, according to DNAinfo.com.