KoneCranes has mounted its new mobile CXT Explorer standard industrial travelling crane which is apt for outdoor and indoor use. This crane is highly beneficial for those locations where it is needed for short period of time. In short term use it would be expensive to use an overhead crane and it also consumes […]
On Tuesday 23rd Feb, a tower crane jib fell down while working on the site of “The Parque” apartments. The incident happened around 3:15 afternoon at Prahran, Kilda Road site in Melbourne, Australia. The crane’s cabin swamped in the fire flame and further collapsed at the site. However, Metropolitan Fire swiftly swung into action […]
On Wednesday 24th Feb, a movable crane was crashed into the POSB bank branch when driver lost control of his crane while attempting the right turn. The accident happened in the morning at 7am in 2A Woodlands Center.
Crane driver is 36 years old and arrested by the police after the incident. The best thing […]
Shinui Petra, one of South Korea’s largest rental companies has launched first Manitowoc MLC650 crane in the country. The crawler crane is recognized for its ground-breaking systems and excellent variable position counterweight (VPC) technology. It comprises of outstanding set of features which is beneficial for reducing the ground preparation, space requirements, ground-bearing pressure and […]
On Friday morning the 5th of Feb, a horrific accident of crane collapse in Manhattan killed a Harvard-trained mathematician David Wichs, and also injured other three people on the site. This accident occurred at 8.25 am on the Worth Street near Church Street when suddenly 600 foot tall construction crane felled down on the […]
Crane Inspection & Certification Bureau—shortened to CICB—has added National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) Mobile Lift Director within the range of its training programs. (These programs are provided to candidates who are preparing for National Certification Exams.)
This step, which is taken by the CICB, furthers its pledge to providing quality training […]
In the last quarter of 2015, Sarens Group deployed a crane that was equipped with a premium Boom Booster kit to haul a 641t distillation column. (This column was stationed in the Gulf Coast of the United States.)
Having the capacity (maximum) of 1,600t, the Terex CC 8800-1 crane was chosen to do the task […]
Skyjack has introduced its newfangled TH series of telehandlers consisting of SJ643 TH, SJ843 TH, SJ1044 TH and SJ1056 TH. This new tier-4 final product is engineered to require no DPF, no DEF and no other device exhaust after its standard tier-4 final engines are treated. In this blog, we provide a comprehensive insight […]
Louis Huys Special Transport and Crane Rental has received a new truck mounted with a 365 tonne-metre loader crane. The Turkish crane manufacturer, Erkin World Power has produced this crane. The Volvo FM 500 10×4 truck was supplied by Volvo Trucks dealer Nebim in Venlo, Netherlands.
Wim Huys, Louis Huys director, said, “Volvo Trucks has […]
Link-Belt’s CraneFest, which was held between September 28 and October 2 in Lexington, KY, received huge applause from more than 900 attendees that include crane rental executives, crane owners, contractors, distributor personnel and media. The highlight of the four CraneFest Sessions was the introduction of three new Link-Belt Cranes—the TCC-1400 telecrawler; the TCC-1400 rough […]
