crane industry news

We finally have the information on the crane that went over in late April at a CNRL (Canadian Natural Resources Ltd) facility in Alberta. We understand that it is the Horizon oil Sands Project in Fort McMurray. The crane, a seven axle Liebherr LTM1400-7.1 owned by Mammoet, was apparently being driven into position to work on a flare stack- fully rigged with luffing jib, boom retracted and raised to full elevation.

Mobile cranes are usually noticed in construction sites. Because the title signifies, it can be a machine that can travel from one spot to another even surface types that are irregular. A whole lot involving huge construction organizations are investing on mobile cranes due to its adaptability.

Lifting work on a new museum construction project in Denmark is being carried out by the first Potain Igo T130 self-erecting tower crane to be delivered. The building work forms part of a new exhibition center at the Moesgaard Museum, situated in the south of Aarhus.

A 22 ton capacity boom truck tipped over on Friday in Homer Alaska while working at the harbour. The boom truck, a Terex Stinger owned by Mr C. Construction, had been called in to remove a small crane from Petro Marine’s harbor fuel dock.

Some of Michigan’s numbers could knock you down: Nearly 2 ½ years of monthly double-digit unemployment figures Detroit, once proud of the nation’s highest per capita income, falls to No. 50. Two families leave the state for every family that moves in. Jim Chamness has decided that his Michigan company won’t stay down.

Cortland recently produced the world’s largest 12-strand rope for a European client, constructed on the giant 12 strand braiding machine using Cortland’s patented Plasma® synthetic fibre. This rope will be used to create an enormous industrial lifting sling.

The 180 HC-L 8/16 Litronic is a new luffing jib tower crane from Liebherr in Germany. The 16 tonner is a development of and a replacement for the 160 HC-L. A new feature is higher lifting capacity across the full torque range.

cranes are popping up all over Montreal to build new hotels, skyscrapers, and hospitals. Right now nine tower cranes are in operation at the Glen Yards campus of the MUHC superhospital, and more are on the way.

An 80 tonne crawler crane has been ‘stood down’ in Cumbria. UK after robins were found nesting inside it. Workers on the United Utilities waste water site in Keswick and had been using the crane and were preparing to strip it down and return it to the crane rental company.

More than 150 leading tower crane experts gathered in London last week (12 May) for the launch of International Tower Cranes 2011, the first-ever global tower crane conference and networking dinner. Organised by International Cranes and Specialized Transport, and its publisher KHL Group, delegates attended from more than 50 companies and 17 countries