A tower crane collapse has left two men dead and two seriously injured on the National Gallery site in Singapore. A third man has more minor injuries.
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Collaboration to Promote Safe Crane Operation
The Crane & Rigging Hot Line & CIC Crane Operator Skills Competition continues its cross-country trek to round up the best crane operators in the West and Southeast. From October until March 2014.
Altec has launched a new 45 ton boom truck/truck crane, the AC45-127S with 38.5 metre five section boom and 16.6 metre telescopic jib.
Scholpp updates on crane overturn
German crane rental company Scholpp has issued a statement regarding the overturn of one of its cranes while lifting 16 people in a gondola on June 22nd.
Still lovin’ it? Crane smashes through McDonald’s restaurant
Lunchtime diners had an amazing escape when a huge crane smashed through the roof of a McDonald’s restaurant Friday.
CRAWLER CRANE LIFTS DEEP SPACE ANTENNA
A 600 t capacity Terex® CC 2800-1 crawler crane owned by Universal Cranes Pty – one of the largest privately owned crane hire companies in Australia – installed one of three communication antennae, part of the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex. (CDSCC).
Craneblogger 2013 Crane Photo Contest Voting Begins!
Craneblogger 2013 Crane Photo Contest Voting Begins! Voting for all photo submissions of the 4th Annual Great Crane Photo Contest begins today and ends October 30th! Vote for photos from all the three categories…
Tower crane crashes on car with passenger in Almaty
A tower crane has crashed on a traffic lane at the crossing of Altysarin and Marechek streets in Almaty, Lenta.kz reports.
A Rough Terrain crane working on Interstate highway I17 near Bumble Bee, to the north of Phoenix, Arizona, overturned yesterday.
Three cranes dismantled whilst foundations checked and strengthened