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Fleet File 2018 is now open
The deadline for Cranes Today's annual survey of the world's crane fleets, Fleet File, is rapidly approaching.
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Sarens launches 5,000t crane
Sarens has launched its largest crane to date, the 5,000t maximum capacity SGC-250, also known as Big Carl. Sotiris Kanaris was there.
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HSC launches 275t crawler
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Cranes (HSC) has launched the 275t lifting capacity SCX2800A-3 hydraulic crawler crane.
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Sarens launches 5,000t crane
Sarens has launched its largest crane to date, the 5,000t maximum capacity SGC-250, also known as Big Carl. Sotiris Kanaris was there.
Sarens has launched its largest crane to date, the 5,000t maximum capacity SGC-250, also known as Big Carl. Sotiris Kanaris was there.
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HSC launches 275t crawler
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Cranes (HSC) has launched the 275t lifting capacity SCX2800A-3 hydraulic crawler crane.
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Largest Terex luffer put to work
A 66t-capacity Terex CTL 1600-66 has been put to work for the construction of building the St. James Shopping Centre in the heart of Edinburgh.
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Six Liebherr towers in Berlin
Six Liebherr luffing jib tower cranes are being used for the construction of publishing company Axel Springer’s new building in Berlin.
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Raimondi cranes at Turkish jobsite
The official Raimondi Cranes agent for Turkey, AKEM Group, erected an MRT159 crane on the Downtown Bursa jobsite as the first of a total of six topless tower cranes planned for the project.
LATEST FEATURES
Sarens used 11 mobile cranes to lift and place a 274m gas pipe in Merksem, Belgium.
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PTC 200 DS in Brazil
Mammoet has successfully completed the process of weighing, transporting and lifting the modules of the P-76 FPSO platform for the Technip-Techint consortium at the Techint Offshore Unit in Pontal do Paraná, Brazil.
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Setting sail in Venice
Italian heavy transport and lifting company Fagioli used Cometto vehicles to transport a number of reactors in Italy earlier this year.
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Mega Jack raises 13,000t topside
Heavylift specialist ALE has used its Mega Jack system to raise a 13,000t topside 14m in Mexico.
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Truly heavy
In the first of two articles, Stuart Anderson, president of Chortsey Barr, looks at the development of heavy duty crawlers. In part two, next month, he looks in more detail at the Japanese industry, and a variety of attachments and applications for these machines
LATEST COMMENTS
Digital disruption
Security expert Bruce Schneier has, for decades, warned of the overlooked risks associated with the computer age. Sometimes, politicians, regulators, and industry leaders have paid heed.
Security expert Bruce Schneier has, for decades, warned of the overlooked risks associated with the computer age. Sometimes, politicians, regulators, and industry leaders have paid heed.
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Keeping cranes safe on the roads
Ten years ago this year Ann Copeland and her two young daughters, Niamh and Ciara, were killed when her car skidded out of control after running over a patch of oil leaked from a poorly-maintained all terrain crane. Barry Copeland, who lost his entire family in the accident, pushed for owners of all terrain cranes to face the same requirement for roadworthiness testing as cars and heavy goods vehicles.
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A step forward for safe wind work
I've written previously about the good work being done by the European crane and special transport association, ESTA, and manufacturers' group, FEM, on wind safety.
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Necessary training, sufficient evaluation
In late May, US regulator OSHA published a much-anticipated new notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register. This further clarifies how the US federal government plans to set rules for operator certification.
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Valuable shows, sustainable growth?
I write this month's comment shortly after returning from Intermat in Paris. As I wrote in my pre-show comment six years—two Intermats—ago, the purpose of the French show is at times unclear. It is at once too big to be a tightly-focussed national lifting show, and too small (and overshadowed in the triennial trade show cycle) to be a global launch show.
LATEST EQUIPMENT NEWS
Green Pin® introduces the Power Sling® Shackle in action!
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Sponsored: The History of Åkerströms Björbo AB
Founded in 1918, Akerstroms Bjorbo AB develops, produces, markets and services robust products to a global market for radio remote control of industrial cranes, mobile applications, door-opening systems and locomotives.
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Sponsored: Did you make the SOLAS deadline?
Cranes Today sponsor DLM updates readers on requirement of Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS)
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Sponsored: LTM offers GIS lifting solutions for local malt producers
Cranes Today sponsor LTM explains its GIS range
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Sponsored: Kobelco celebrates order of Mammoet for 17 units Kobelco cranes at Bauma
On Thursday 14th April 2016, the 4th day of BAUMA 2016, KOBELCO celebrated the order of MAMMOET for 17 units KOBELCO cranes with a speech and handshake followed by a traditional Japanese sake ceremony with the MAMMOET team and the KOBELCO team dressed in MAMMOET red Japanese happi coats. Ceremonial hammers were used to break open the sake barrel, after which the sake was shared with the gathered crowd in typical Japanese square wooden cups with the logos of MAMMOET and KOBELCO branded on opposite sides. KOBELCO also handed over to MAMMOET: a Kabuko samourai helmet, sword and bow with arrows.
