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An open list of the world's fleets
18 December, 2018
Our annual Fleet File survey

Wheels in motion
18 December, 2018
Mobile crane orders in Australia skyrocketed this year. Combining information from a series of interviews with material from CICA’s annual conference sessions, Sotiris Kanaris looks at the state of the market for crane suppliers and hirers.

Mammoet moves to West Africa
10 December, 2018
Mammoet is expanding its footprint in Africa with the opening of a new office in Accra, Ghana.

Synthetic Singapore slings
30 November, 2018
Singapore-based Franklin Offshore will be partnering with Lankhorst, the fibre rope specialist arm of WireCo World Group, to develop the market for heavy lift fibre slings.

States of happiness
13 November, 2018
The crane market in North America faces steel tariffs and mid-term election uncertainties. Nevertheless, Julian Champkin finds optimism, even in hard-hit areas.

Tube banks on overhead crane
13 November, 2018
A major upgrade to one of the world’s oldest deep underground railways, at Bank in London, relies on a single overhead crane nestled in a side street. Positioning the crane, and the logistics of its operation, posed a considerable challenge. Will North reports from the site, and sees how the crane contributes to work below ground.

Digital disruption
09 November, 2018
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.

Collett moves 170t transformer
30 October, 2018
Collett & Sons has transported a 170t super grid transformer across North West England, from Ellesmere Port to Cellarhead Substation in Stoke-on-Trent.

Nearly 60, with no retirement plans
19 October, 2018
Detroit-based JJ Curran Crane Company is still using Grove rough terrain crane that was founder John ‘JJ’ Curran’s first hydraulic crane purchase.

The new sweet spot
08 October, 2018
Rough terrain cranes are getting bigger. With 100USt models now the ‘sweet spot’ in the USA, 100t and 90t models are finding new markets around the world. Julian Champkin reports.

New premises, new cranes
08 October, 2018
GGR Group has been serving the glazing sector for more than two decades, being an exclusive distributor—among other products—for glass vaccum lifters, glazing robots and spider cranes manufacturers.

Reaching for the sky
08 October, 2018
Modern cities are almost defined by high-rise skyscrapers clad in glass or in pre-cast panels. Julian Champkin looks at the lifting challenges presented by their construction.

An inventive season
08 October, 2018
We have a surprising flurry of new crane launches this month. This includes a series of new tower cranes, new loader cranes, and a new rough terrain.

Sarens uses CC8800-1 in India
02 October, 2018
Sarens has been using a Demag CC 8800-1 lattice boom crawler crane to lift heavy equipment for the construction of India’s Ramagundam Fertilizer Plant.

Precise planning for perfect practice
19 September, 2018
My first job on Cranes Today was reporting on one of our London conferences.

New premises, new cranes
18 September, 2018
GGR Group held an open day at its new facility in Haddenham, in the south east of England, showcasing its wide range of lifting equipment.

Satellite delivery
11 September, 2018
ALE lifted and transported Argentine satellite, SAOCOM 1A, for CONAE, the country’s national space agency, ahead of its launch in a Space-X rocket.

Britain on the brink
20 August, 2018
Housebuilding in the UK is slow. There is a shortage of big infrastructure projects. Is there anything to lift in the country at all? Julian Champkin looks at the state of the crane market in the UK.

Testing times
20 August, 2018
Mobile cranes drive on public roads, but in the UK they have not been required to have roadworthiness tests. This is changing. Julian Champkin looks at the differing issues for truck mounted cranes, based on a standard lorry chassis, and for other mobile cranes including all-terrain cranes based on a bespoke chassis.

Potains in land reclamation project
31 July, 2018
Three Potain MD top-slewing tower cranes are helping to construct 18 reinforced concrete caissons that are required as part of the design and construction of the new Portier Cove eco-neighbourhood in Monaco.