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Liebherr launches new mobile harbour crane
Tue, 9/08/11 – 7:40 | 2 Comments
Liebherr launches new mobile harbour crane

Liebherr has introduced a new efficient, low emission mobile harbour crane, the LHM 550, following its successful test and evaluation trials at the port of Odense in Denmark, where it is still working on routine port handling duties. The Liebherr LHM 550 has been designed for all types of general cargo, containers and bulk commodities with its 74 metre lifting height and 150 tonne capacity.

Dynamic speaking and presentations are NOT an option.
Tue, 9/08/11 – 7:38 | No Comment
Dynamic speaking and presentations are NOT an option.

I give more than 75 presentations a year at annual meetings and sales meetings. There are always other presenters. CEOs and VPs of everything from finance to marketing. Most of the speakers are (to be kind) less than compelling. Most of the speakers (to be unkind) are boring. People in the audience are doing emails and texting while their CEO is speaking. YIKES.

Terex Cranes closing Wilmington facility; 90 jobs lost
Fri, 5/08/11 – 8:26 | No Comment
Terex Cranes closing Wilmington facility; 90 jobs lost

Terex Cranes announced Thursday it will close its Wilmington facility for fabrication and assembly by the end of the year, eliminating about 90 jobs in the process, according to a press release. The facility in Wilmington does some assembly and fabrication of tower cranes and small crawler cranes.

A bundle of energy
Wed, 3/08/11 – 8:35 | No Comment
A bundle of energy

Manufacturers are playing the ‘green’ card as they attempt to sell the latest energy efficient materials handling upgrades, Michael King reports. Reducing the energy expended when handling caFuel efficiency saves money by reducing the cost of each lift as well as lowering emissions and, quite often, also noisergo at port is a ‘win’ for all concerned. Fuel efficiency saves money by reducing the cost of each lift as well as lowering emissions and, quite often, also noise

Are you in the Social Media world, or on sidelines waiting,
Tue, 2/08/11 – 8:13 | No Comment
Are you in the Social Media world, or on sidelines waiting,

Facebook is the easiest phenomenon to understand. It has changed the way you communicate with your friends and your family, and has opened the freedom door to anyone that you come in contact with either business or personal. You have found old friends, schoolmates, and co-workers – and they have found you. And in the same way, you can find customers and prospective customers – and they can find you.

Emission laws challenge crane industry
Fri, 29/07/11 – 8:17 | No Comment
Emission laws challenge crane industry

Crane and engine manufacturers have been faced with a range of choices and challenges concerning current and future engine emission laws. At the start of 2011, substantially-reduced emission limits came into force for off-road diesel engine manufacturers.

Rescued from collapsed crane at shipyard
Wed, 27/07/11 – 15:15 | No Comment
Rescued from collapsed crane at shipyard

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) – A man’s leg was pinned underneath a large crane Wednesday morning after it collapsed at Detyens Shipyard in North Charleston.

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Business cards may be on the way out, are you connecting?
Tue, 26/07/11 – 8:25 | No Comment
Business cards may be on the way out, are you connecting?

Think about the pile of business cards on your desk, of people that you’ve never really connected with, and certainly have never provided value for. Then think about the number of people who you could be adding to your network; people who could really be enlightened by you and discover your depth (or lack of it).

Southern Crane Restores Honor at South Carolina Capitol
Fri, 22/07/11 – 8:56 | No Comment
Southern Crane Restores Honor at South Carolina Capitol

Using its Liebherr LTM 1160-5.1 all-terrain crane, Southern Crane, Columbia, S.C., was hired to help South Carolina’s Capitol building twice. The first instance was to repair the 186-foot flag pole atop South Carolina’s Capitol building, …

Hauling wind components gets more complicated
Thu, 21/07/11 – 8:57 | No Comment
Hauling wind components gets more complicated

Heavy haulers have had to invest in new equipment to haul wind components due to their increasing weights and heights. Permitting and regulatory issues continue to complicate matters. Jeff Hampton reports that Transporters of wind energy components are juggling the challenges of carrying ever-larger loads and maneuvering the continued tangle of permits.