Crane business

Strong winds brought a tower crane down across the main road/promenade and onto a passing car yesterday evening in Larnaca, Cyprus killing a woman and seriously injuring her husband. It also damaged several parked cars.

The second International Tower Cranes conference got off to successful start this morning at the Kempinski Hotel in Berlin, Germany.

Tadano America, Houston, Texas, reports the first shipment of its 450-ton flagship ATF 400G-6 all-terrain crane has arrived in North America.

Eric Etchart, president and general manager at Manitowoc Cranes, gave Alex Dahm an insight into his company and the crane market worldwide from the perspective of a truly global manufacturer.

On Friday, Dec. 7, the FCOC is conducting a one-day panel discussion on OSHA’s new crane operator certification law that becomes effective in November 2014. The panel is open to all crane owners.

Terex Cranes has officially announced the launch of the 650 tonne capacity Superlift 3800 lattice boom crawler crane.

The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has posted on its website a letter of interpretation, clarifying whether or not a practical test is required for recertification of crane operators.

Engineering service provider Penglai Jutal recently lifted a 470-tonne steel framework as part of the assembly of an offshore oil platform on the coast of Penglai in China.

An operator was injured yesterday after his crane overturned, while lifting a shipping container from a truck outside a school in Bradenton, Florida.

A hand-cranked crane built by Bowser and Cameron of Glasgow in 1859 has been restored and put back on display in Hopeman Harbour, Morayshire.