All articles by Prameela vegi
Prameela vegi
A moving pedestal
Sarens has demonstrated the advantages of its new ‘mobile’ pedestal crane, the Terex PC 3800-1, on a wind farm project in Germany. The crane was used to erect three 159m wind turbine towers.
High speed rail
When a 70-year-old bridge needed to be removed, Austrian state rail company ÖBB called on Austria’s strongest all terrain, a Terex-Demag AC 1000, from Prangl.
Steil speeds with demag split tray
Terex’s Split Tray ballast system helped Steil set up quickly in limited space for a bridge job in Eppelborn
Fast luffing Potain speeds Bangkok project
The first unit in Thailand of Potain’s first topless hydraulic luffer has helped Thai Obayashi build a new mixed-use development in Bangkok.
A 3,000USt generator rolls smoothly
Mammoet used a grounding barge in shallow water to roll off a 3,152USt heat recovery steam generator from a river barge to its offload site in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Lausnir launches boat with Modulift
Icelandic crane rental company DS Lausnir provided lifting and rigging gear, including a frame made of Modulift beams, to lift a 45t boat into water for the first time at a harbour in Hafnarfjörður on the southwest coast of the country, about 10km south of Reykjavík.
Prangl lifts warehouse worker
Prangl used a Liebherr LTM 1350-6.1 with a 42m luffing jib to install several large storage and retrieval vehicles in a new high-bay shelving warehouse in Frastanz, Austria.
Tadano components for Manitex cranes
David Langevin, CEO of Manitex, told analysts in a second quarter results conference call that the recent investment from Tadano will open up an Asian market worth ‘hundreds of millions’ of dollars, and said that the US company will start using components from its new Japanese partner.
Manitowoc launches 100t crawler, ends Kobelco deal
Shortly after announcing the end of a deal with Kobelco, which had for 15 years seen the Japanese company supply crawler cranes under 150t for rebadging in the USA, Manitowoc has launched a new 100t crawler crane, the MLC 100-1. The launch comes alongside a series of other new products at a company event in Shady Grove, including Grove’s biggest rough terrain.
Sarens Makzume JV opens door to Black Sea growth
Sarens has formed a joint venture with Turkish group of shipping, marine and logistic services companies Makzume, to expand its operations in Turkey and neighbouring countries