Crane Business

Wind forces acting on loads during lifting operations have led to serious accidents in the wind turbine industry.

Emerging markets are of growing importance to German manufacturer Liebherr, whose traditional stronghold has been Europe.

An injured man was recovered by tower crane yesterday reportedly following the overturn of a work platform.

The Favelle Favco-brand tower crane-whose luffing jib dramatically flipped backwards as Superstorm Sandy blew into Midtown Manhattan-was properly prepared for wind, says the construction manager in charge of the project.

Crane & Rigging Hot Line is proud to announce the winners of Top Trainer 2012.

Debbie Dickinson, executive director at Crane Institute of America Certification, speaks to Euan Youdale about the development of certification in the USA and how it impacts on the rest of world

There has been a number of notable crawler crane launches this year. At its Customer Days event in June, Liebherr-Werk Ehingen introduced the 220 tonne capacity LTR 1220 telescopic crawler crane.

The US Port of Longview, in Washington state, welcomed the 50,000-deadweight-ton Star Laguna crane vessel in mid October when it visited the port on its maiden voyage.

Wind proved to be one of the biggest challenges for 10 crane operators who convened in Davenport, Fla., for the Crane Operator Rodeo National Championship on October 27. While the area did not experience the brunt of Hurricane Sandy, it did make for gusty conditions during the competition.

The Liebherr heavy lift offshore crane series consists of machine types with lifting capacities from 300t to 3,000t. The machine types are BOS 7500, BOS 14000, BOS 35000, BOS 45000, MTC 78000, CAL 45000 and CAL 64000.