Liebherr hybrid concept a great idea!
Liebherr signs contract with Russian oil company
Liebherr maritime and small crawler division has unveiled designs for a new hybrid crane concept that can be used both as an offshore crane and as a mobile harbour crane.
In June this year, Liebherr Russian sales office signed a contract with Russian oil […]
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) released its annual business outlook survey in December, noting an overall double digit increase. Growth is expected to continue in 2012.
Highlight of the study include:
Overall US business growth is expected to lie around 18.6 percent growth compared to last year
U.S. construction machinery business is predicted to grow 10.8 […]
Link-Belt has great start to 2012
New appointments in the future for Link-Belt
Promotions within manufacturer Link-Belt service and training departments, along with senior management moves, will see several Link-Belt employees begin the New Year with new responsibilities.
Effective from 1 January, Link-Belt Construction Equipment has appointed two new vice presidents, the new vice president for design […]
Manitowoc Crane products delayed because of union strike
Negotiations underway for Manitowoc Crane
Manitowoc Crane, Manitowoc, Wis., said the shipment of some of its Manitowoc crane products will be delayed into the first quarter of next year as a result of supplier delivery issues and a machinists’ union strike that began November 14, according to the […]
Iowa Wind Farm uses Manitowoc Cranes to Aid in Construction
Several Manitowoc cranes and Grove cranes were used to erect 193 wind turbines at the Rolling Hills Wind Project, Massena, Iowa. Mortenson Construction, the main contractor working for project owner MidAmerican Energy, rented three Manitowoc 16000s (each with a wind attachment), two Manitowoc 14000s, two […]
Liebherr Crane helps in expansion of Spanish stadium
At a stadium expansion project taking place in the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz in northern Spain, Liebherr has used an LR 11350 crawler crane to lift the arena’s prestigious 200t roof.
Constructed in 1975 and originally used as a cattle market, the Fernando Buesa Arena was converted into a […]
Liebherr Cranes reveals new boom system.
Liebherr Cranes has introduced a new crawler boom system that uses a combination of two simple attachments and standard boom lattice sections to allow crane users to rig their cranes with a double boom. The crane builder claims the P-boom system can raise capacities by up to 50%.
At the […]
Grove Crane that is an AT, trailer-mounted reaches rocky mountain high
A German operator recently used Manitowoc’s trailer-mounted Grove Crane GSK55, towed by an Iveco Stralis truck, to aid repairs at a sintering plant, requiring travel on mountainous roads to Mensinghausen, Germany.
Mensinghausen is a small village situated within the Rothaargebirge mountain range, where the highest […]
LTM Mobile Crane helps Heddle Construction move in front of island competition.
Orkney-based contractor Heddle Construction has recently added a Liebherr LTM 1220-5.2 mobile crane to its hire fleet, making the firm owners of the largest mobile crane based in the Orkney Isles. Featuring a 60m telescopic main boom and a 12.20 –22m swing away […]
Terex Cranes are delivered.
Terex Cranes
Terex cranes has delivered 10 rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes to Chinese shipping company COSCO Pacific to help increase container traffic handling capacity at the Ocean Gate Container Terminal in Xiamen, China.
As part of a large order for 20 RTGs to support rapid development at the port, the 10 Terex cranes […]
