Three lift planning software suppliers will showcase their products side-by-side during the May 29-30, Crane & Rigging and Industrial Crane & Hoist Conferences to be held in Indianapolis, Ind., following a review of the new ASME P30 standard “Planning for Load Handling Activities and Critical Lift Plans.
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Currently 2 megawatt (MW) wind turbines on 80 to 100 metre towers are a standard size throughout the wind turbine market for onshore wind farms but this is changing.
There was a wealth of activity in the dockside market last month, and since the start of the year.
PM Group, an Italian manufacturer of truck-mounted hydraulic cranes, has launched a new range of cranes.
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Canada Crane and Rigging Conference, Bringing the Industry Together
by Ernie Pierini
April 18, 2013
MCM Events, the conferences and events division of Maximum Capacity Media, has unveiled the tagline which will underscore this year’s Crane and Rigging Conference (CRC) Canada, which takes place Oct.…
A Jost 108 hydraulic luffing jib tower crane lost its jib on a London construction site on Monday.
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Crawler crane in danger of slipping into the water
by Ernie Pierini
April 15, 2013
A crawler crane was at risk of slipping into the water yesterday as the barge it was working from started to sink just off Coney Island in New York City.
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A Rough Terrain crane working at a marina at Monmouth Beach – south of New York City in New Jersey overturned yesterday.
This year’s SC&RA Job of the Year competitions featured strong entries from around the world, writes Terry White.