crane industry news

The new models in the compact telescopic series include the PC 1500, PC 2700 and PC 3800. This series has been completely redesigned, the company said, and the new models offer up to 15% increase in lifting moment and up to 25% decrease in dead weight.

NSW Fire Emergency services were rushed to the scene of an accident involving a 35 Tonne crane in Hepburn Ave, Gladesville around 8am this morning.

The Crane Certification Association of America (CCAA) and the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) announced plans to develop cooperatively a certification program for crane inspectors, also known as “crane certifiers” or “crane surveyors.”

Manitowoc Cranes, Manitowoc, Wis., has completed overload testing of the 2,535-ton 31000 crawler.

Although he is a certified crane operator, Mike Doval was volunteering his time as he worked at the site of the future Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses on Shelbourne Street, near Ryan Street.

The new US Cranes and Derricks standard will finally be published in the Federal Register followed by a live online chat hosted by OSHA and the US Department of Labour

A Rough Terrain crane rolled over on its side yesterday in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, injuring the operator.

A crane rigger was acquitted Thursday of manslaughter charges stemming from the collapse of a New York City crane in 2008,

Over the next nine months, Svanen will install the remaining 89 foundations ready for the mounting of two substations and 88 wind turbines.

The cranes arrived on site in April 2009, and range from 6 t to 12 t capacities with working heights between 28 m and 61 m. The cranes work daily, transporting general building materials. They will remain on site until the project is complete in early 2012.