A 50 tonne mobile crane has overturned while lifting a garbage disposal truck in Hörgertshausen, Germany, on Monday.
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Australia’s federal government has proposed scrapping the landmark hammerhead crane in Sydney. A report by the department of defence report proposes scrapping the 250 tonne crane which has been in…
A 90 tonne All Terrain crane overturned into canal in Bradford, UK, on Friday while travelling to a lift.
A New York crane operator and contractor each face at least $64,000 in fines for a crawler collapse last month. See Overload blamed for NY crane collapse See crane collapses in New York.
Demand for rough-terrain cranes of all sizes remains high, If the U.S. construction market turns a page in 2013, rough terrain cranes will lead the way.
GGR BRING CORMIDI SPIDER CRANES TO THE UK
GGR Group has introduced a pair of unique multifunctional spider cranes, the Cormidi KB19-4 and KB22-4, to their expanding range of lifting solutions for hire and purchase.
Lucky escapes as crane tips
A crawler crane overturned near Omaha, Nebraska yesterday dumping two men into the Missouri River, while trapping the crane operator in his cab.
NCCCO Launches Online Certification Verification System
The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) has launched an online system that allows the credentials of CCO-certified individuals to be instantly verified via the Internet.
TEREX® AC 1000 PROVES ITS WORTH IN TWO WIND TURBINE ERECTION PROJECTS
Hannover/Paderborn, Germany, January, 2012 – On behalf of wind turbine manufacturer ENERCON, crane service provider Neeb-Schuch recently erected a total of four wind turbines in a windpark close to Hannover and a wind turbine in Benhausen, Paderborn, using a Terex® AC 1000.
Manitowoc rolls out new crawler crane
Manitowoc is to launch the 165 tonne MLC165 lattice-boom crawler crane at Bauma designed for the global market. With a maximum 84 metre main boom length it has the option of a fixed or luffing jib.