The slings of a tower crane working alongside an electrified rail line in Cologne (Köln), Germany got caught up in the overhead power lines
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Terrifying (but stunning) images show Shanghai Tower cranes coming down
These photos capture the stunning panorama of Shanghai from atop the 128-storey Shanghai Tower, six years after work on the immense skyscraper began.
Largest tower crane erected in USA
The Paducah McCracken County Riverport Authority (Riverport), based in Paducah, Kentucky, USA, has taken delivery of a new Linden Comansa 30LC1450 tower crane.
Tower cranes collide in London
Two tower cranes collided over Canary Wharf in London, UK on Friday seriously injuring a 35 year old man.
Death by crane costs contractor £250,000
UK contractor Bouygues must pay £250,000 five years after Portuguese worker Guilherme de Oliveira died during the construction of an extension at Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford, UK.
Following the recent collapse of three luffing jib tower cranes during high winds the UK’s Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a safety alert relating to tower cranes.
Liebherr tower cranes help on Emaar Square project
Emaar Square is one of Turkey’s largest private developments, and the Liebherr cranes are being used to meet all of the project’s high-rise lifting requirements.
Jost to report on JTL 158 jib failures
Following the January jib collapse on a Jost JTL 158 tower crane in the UK, the manufacturer told IC that it is investigating the cause and will produce a report containing its findings.
Another Jost tower crane jib collapsed yesterday on a building under construction in Croydon, London during a storm.
Heavy winds hit cranes in Belgium
A heavy storm in northern Belgium on Saturday took down two tower cranes at the site of a new hospital in Oekene, Roselare.