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RT crane rolls
Wednesday, 28 Jul, 2010 – 7:54 | No Comment
RT crane rolls

A Rough Terrain crane rolled over on its side yesterday in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, injuring the operator.

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Rigger acquitted in deadly ’08 NYC crane collapse
Wednesday, 28 Jul, 2010 – 3:30 | No Comment
Rigger acquitted in deadly ’08 NYC crane collapse

A crane rigger was acquitted Thursday of manslaughter charges stemming from the collapse of a New York City crane in 2008,

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UK’s Sheringham Shoal goes offshore
Tuesday, 27 Jul, 2010 – 7:56 | No Comment
UK’s Sheringham Shoal goes offshore

Over the next nine months, Svanen will install the remaining 89 foundations ready for the mounting of two substations and 88 wind turbines.

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Natural power
Monday, 26 Jul, 2010 – 7:39 | No Comment
Natural power

Three Comansa Jie flat top tower cranes are working on an extension to the Fuijan liquefied natural gas power plant in city of Putian, China.

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Ritchie Bros 900 cranes auction record
Sunday, 25 Jul, 2010 – 3:30 | No Comment
Ritchie Bros 900 cranes auction record

Industrial equipment auctioneer Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers has set a company record by selling 918 cranes between January and June 2010.

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Liebherr erects cable-stayed bridge at eastern gateway to Sao Paulo
Saturday, 24 Jul, 2010 – 3:30 | No Comment
Liebherr erects cable-stayed bridge at eastern gateway to Sao Paulo

The 110 EC-B6 has a maximum lift capacity of 6t, which reduces to 1.5t at the maximum 55m length of the jib. The crane has an underhook height of 51.1m. Work on the bridge is now in its final phase, and the structure is expected to be completed by October this year.

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Crane tips in Akron
Friday, 23 Jul, 2010 – 3:30 | No Comment
Crane tips in Akron

A crane tipped over in Akron, Ohio yesterday with its boom crashing into the roof of a house. The three axle truck crane was removing a large dead tree from the rear garden of the home.

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female operator escapes with her life
Thursday, 22 Jul, 2010 – 3:30 | No Comment
female operator escapes with her life

The Daily Mail has reported that a female crane operator survived a 100m fall from the top of a 33-storey building and survived. Two co-workers died in the collapse.

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Eisele bridge building at Frankfurt Airport
Wednesday, 21 Jul, 2010 – 3:30 | No Comment
Eisele bridge building at Frankfurt Airport

German crane rental company Eisele used a pair of 500 tonne capacity Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 mobile cranes to lift and place 275 concrete bridge beams on a Frankfurt airport expansion project

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Landmark crane to go
Tuesday, 20 Jul, 2010 – 8:15 | No Comment
Landmark crane to go

The crane was erected in 1942, replacing an older crane that had been hit by bombers during an air raid on the town of Barrow and its docks by the Luftwaffe 1941..Two watchmen, posted on top of the crane died when it was hit.

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