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Fassi lift ship
Dutch firm Gerard de Nijs Transport, from Limmens, used an 80t Fassi heavy-duty crane, mounted on a tractor, to recover a fishing boat that had drifted onto a sand bank in Petten, near Amsterdam,...
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Terex lifts the ‘stocking’ in Rotterdam
Wagenborg Nedlift used three Terex cranes to lift a pedestrian and cyclist bridge in Rotterdam. Two Terex AC 500-1 all terrain cranes and a Terex CC 2500-1 crawler crane worked together to place...
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Chunjo puts Manitowoc 31000 VPC to work
Manitowoc’s largest ever crane, the 31000 has completed its highest capacity lift yet, using its novel variable positioning counterweight (VPC) for the first time on a commercial project. The...
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Leighton Welspun Contractors has used three MC 125 Potain tower cranes to build the Wave One commercial development in Noida, India.
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Cargotec’s Chinese JV
Cargotec has established Sinotruk (Shandong) Hiab Equipment Company a joint venture with the China National Heavy Duty Truck Company (CNHTC). The Finnish manufacturer’s stake in the JV is 50 percent with Cargotec's estimated equity investment in the joint venture during the first operational year approximately €10m. Over several years the firm anticipates the total investment costs of the joint venture would be around €100m.
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Nicolas delivers MHD G2 to Nigeria
Nicolas has delivered an MHD G2 SPE to Nigeria-based oil refining firm Addax Petroleum. Addax said it would be using the new vehicles for the loading of offshore components onto floating production storage and offloading units (FPSOs), which are used in offshore activities for the extraction, storage and loading of crude oil and natural gas on drilling platforms.
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Integrated Logistics buys AC 1000
Kuwait rental firm Integrated Logistics has expanded its fleet and lifting capabilities with the acquisition of a Terex AC 1000 all terrain. The crane is the largest all terrain in Integrated Logistic’s 400-crane fleet.
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Design prize for Terex's next generation crawler
Terex's Superlift 3800 crawler, the 650t capacity successor to its popular CC 2800 series of cranes, has won a local design prize, the Rheinland-Pfalz Design Award.
LATEST FEATURES
The US crane market has been through some lean times in recent years, but now thanks to a growing energy sector and a focus on value added services the US lifting industry can start looking ahead with more confidence. Zak Garner-Purkis examines the reasons behind the cautious optimism.
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Energy rush
With its vast energy resources and reputation as a stable and secure supplier, some energy experts predict that Canada has the reserves to become an energy superpower in the next few decades. While the merits of this opinion are still being debated on Parliament Hill, the lifting industry has been quietly taking advantage of renewed investment and interest in this sector. Jodie Satterthwaite reports.
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North America Project round up
This month we review projects from South Carolina, Mexico, NY and Columbia.
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Debates and delays
Each year at the SC&RA’s rigging workshop meet the US crane industry gathers together to discuss the most important issues affecting the US market. This year there was an atmosphere of anticipation with several major decisions from regulators dragging on and a noticeable changes in the US market yet to occur. Zak Garner-Purkis attended the event to hear what the US lifting industry had to say.
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Chunjo’s 650t pick and carry
Manitowoc’s largest ever crane, the 31000 has completed its highest capacity lift yet, using its novel variable position counterweight (VPC) for the first time on a commercial project. The 2,300t capacity crawler crane performed a pick-and-carry lift of a 650t cold box at the Posco E&C liquefied natural gas plant in Gwangyang, South Korea.
BLOGS
Doing the legwork, building trust
More than any other industry I've reported on, the crane industry works on the basis of personal interaction and trust. Crane buyers need to be sure that their equipment is reliable and well supported. Customers need to know that crane suppliers will perform lifts safely and on time. Crane owners need to trust their operators to work safely, and operators need to know their bosses will offer proper training and support them if they refuse to perform an unsafe lift.
More than any other industry I've reported on, the crane industry works on the basis of personal interaction and trust. Crane buyers need to be sure that their equipment is reliable and well supported. Customers need to know that crane suppliers will perform lifts safely and on time. Crane owners need to trust their operators to work safely, and operators need to know their bosses will offer proper training and support them if they refuse to perform an unsafe lift.
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Competing in the courts
Over recent years, I've often commented here on the likely ways competition between new Chinese entrants and established international players will shape the future of the industry. Until recently, my view had been that rather than customers choosing one or the other, partnerships and mergers would gradually draw the two closer together.
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The slow work of safety
This month, US regulator OSHA announced it would be delaying the implementation of a nationwide crane operator certification requirement until 2017. Many US crane owners, who've already got their operators certified in anticipation of a 2014 deadline, will be frustrated by this. But the extra time will ensure the country ends up with effective regulation that enhances safety, without imposing excessive costs.
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Bauma: Is it worth it?
Bauma is almost certainly the world’s biggest construction equipment trade show. This year, it drew more than half a million visitors, coming, the organisers say, from pretty much every corner of the globe.
