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Liebherr using SPMTs as ballast trailers
16 December, 2020
Prompted by a request from crane and heavy haulage contractor Sarens, Liebherr has developed a way to use Kamag SPMTs (self-propelled modular transporters) as ballast trailers.

River and road transport for refinery project
15 December, 2020
Austrian special transport and lifting specialist Felbermayr along with its subsidiary companies Bau-Trans and Haeger & Schmidt combined efforts to transport 100 components via road and water to a new refinery in Tiszaújváros, Budapest.

Cometto SPMT helps relocate 1000t-capacity crawler
09 December, 2020
Cometto MSPE self-propelled vehicles were used to relocate a Liebherr LR 11000 crawler crane belonging to Wiesbauer within the Rugendorf wind farm in Upper Franconia, Germany.

Installing AC units at 63m
07 December, 2020
Italian firm Casella Autogrù used a Liebherr LTM 1350-6.1 mobile crane to place air conditioning units on the rooftop of a 63m building in downtown Milan.

Staying on track
04 December, 2020
The truck-mounted crane is a simple solution to many lifting problems. Julian Champkin finds a growing market for a flexible friend.

Planning ahead
04 December, 2020
Lift planning software originally gave crane operators and contractors the ability to document tricky lifts and explore any parameters that could become a safety issue. Now, they are so versatile with added 3D rendering that the plans can even be used as marketing aids when competing for a contract. Simon Hastelow reports.

Booming market
04 December, 2020
The mobile crane market in Australia and New Zealand performed well in 2020, despite the direct and indirect effects of the pandemic. In the case of Australia, the government has played a key role. Sotiris Kanaris reports.

Floating five-axle crane
04 December, 2020
Crane contractor Movitram Grúas delivered an LTM 1220-5.2 to the mountainous and forested coffee region in Colombia to install a bridge, with the 220t Liebherr all terrain crane travelling 8km on the Rio Cauca on a barge.

A year in review
04 December, 2020
This year we have been constantly bombarded with negative news about coronavirus; but looking back over our news coverage of 2020, I realised that it was a year with numerous exciting product launches and updates.

Liebherr launches battery-powered crawlers
01 December, 2020
Liebherr-Werk Nenzing has unveiled the 200t LR 1200.1 unplugged and the 250t LR 1250.1 unplugged, which calls the world’s first battery-powered crawler cranes.

Register for our Tower Crane Virtual Conference
01 December, 2020
Cranes Today’s first Tower Crane Virtual Conference will take place on February 11, 2021.

Floating a Liebherr five-axle crane
24 November, 2020
Crane contractor Movitram Grúas delivered an LTM 1220-5.2 to the mountainous and forested coffee region in Colombia to install a bridge, with the 220t Liebherr all terrain crane travelling 8km on the Rio Cauca on a barge.

LR 1800-1.0 installs Berlin bridge
24 November, 2020
Crane and heavy haulage contractor MaxiKraft used its new 800t Liebherr LR 1800-1.0 crawler crane to install a new pedestrian and cycle bridge over the Berlin-Spandau Ship Canal, connecting the previously divided neighbourhoods of Moabit and Mitte.

UKs first Liebherr LTM 1110-5.1
18 November, 2020
UK rental company ABA Crane Hire has a number of Liebherr cranes in its fleet but has recently purchased its Stage V emissions compliant LTM 1110-5.1 all terrain crane.

UltraWis system to control tower cranes from ground
17 November, 2020
Israeli technology company, UltraWis, has introduced a crane control system which allows full control of a crane from the ground.

On the comeback trail
16 November, 2020
Fibre ropes of one kind or another have been used for millennia before iron took over. Steel wire has enjoyed a monopoly in some sectors for almost two centuries. But is fibre about to mount a historic comeback? Simon Hastelow reports.

First LTM 1650-8.1 in Germany
11 November, 2020
German crane rental and sales company BKL Baukran Logistik has added a Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 eight-axle mobile crane to its fleet, the first unit of this model in Germany.

Four Liebherr self-erectors for bridge project
26 October, 2020
Two Liebherr 81 K.1 and two 53 K self-erecting tower cranes are currently being used for a bridge project in Meppen, in north-west Germany.

Liebherr unveils new 150t all terrain
21 October, 2020
After manufacturing around 1,500 LTM 1130-5.1, Liebherr has unveiled its successor, the LTM 1150-5.3, with a maximum capacity of 150t and a 66m telescopic boom.

First Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 delivered
21 October, 2020
Dutch global crane and heavy haulage contractor, Mammoet has taken delivery of the first ever Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1.