crane industry news

Liebherr has launched what it describes as the industry’s first hydraulic hybrid drive for mobile harbour cranes.

US lifting and transport company Bigge has unveiled what it claims is the world’s greatest super crane. The AFRD will “completely revolutionize the way nuclear power plants will be constructed,” Bigge said.

Southampton, known as the Saints, had suffered several years of decline when Liebherr, previously unheard-of in Britain, emerged as a buyer in July 2009.

“In response to this incident we have implemented dynamic and robust safety systems addressing the specific failings of this incident and wider risks across our operations. “We welcome the comments from the HSE and have continually strived since this incident in cooperation with the executive to learn these critical

The LTM 1350-6.1 made its UK show debut at Vertikal Days. Equipped with a 70m telescopic boom and, with the Y-suspension boom system for enhanced lifting capabilities,

A crane hire company has been fined after the hook broke off a tower crane and its four tonne load crashed 36 metres to the ground, narrowly missing a footpath.

It seems that the crane an older 17 ton crawler crane slipped off the barge as it listed overnight while taking on water. The crane smashed into a dock and caused minor oil and diesel spills.

I “identify tower crane incidents that had taken place around the world between 1989 to 2009 and obtain, where possible, the causes of each incident and the tower crane involved”.

Crane services giant Makro, based in Brazil, is acquiring a range of mobile telescopic and crawler cranes, with wind energy being a major focus. A recent addition to the fleet was a 1,200 tonne capacity Liebherr LR 11200.

As a winner of the 2009 Crane Hot Line Top Trainer award in the Corporate Category, Mike Patten, a trainer with the Training and Safety department at Southwest Industrial Rigging (SWIR), Phoenix, Ariz., was awarded a $1,250 scholarship to use for educational purposes.