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Staff Writer
Specialised transport: Innovation showcase
Bauma was testament to how rapidly the specialised transport sector is evolving. From cutting-edge electric powerpacks to versatile trailers for massive wind turbine components, manufacturers unveiled a wealth of innovations aimed at increasing efficiency, sustainability and operational flexibility. Julian Champkin reports on developments that signal the future direction of heavy transport.
Battery power: Electric revolution
From small spider cranes, to tower cranes, to mammoth ring cranes – battery power is fast becoming the new norm thanks to a range of benefits. Julian Champkin reports.
Regional report: Middle East construction outlook
Cranes Today provides a snapshot of the construction industry in the Middle East by looking at four key markets: Saudia Arabia, Quatar, UAE, and Egypt.
June issue’s ‘Job of the Month’: Terrific Trio
Three lattice boom crawler cranes used to install a 728-tonne railroad bridge in Italy.
Regional report: European construction outlook
Despite an overall subdued construction outlook, investment in green technologies and large industrial projects are helping offset a slow residential construction sector. Cranes Today reports.
Tower cranes: Tower power
Multiple new tower crane launches and innovations at Bauma 2025 mark a healthy tower crane sector, for both flat-tops and luffers. Cranes Today reports.
May issue’s ‘job of the month’: Crushing it!
Mammoet moves heavy items, including a 1,300-tonne crusher, across a copper mine in Chile.
Lattice boom crawler cranes: Lattice boom lowdown
Cranes Today looks at the latest lattice boom crawler cranes on display at Bauma 2025.
ESTA Awards of Excellence: Celebrating excellence
The great and the good of the lifting and abnormal transport industries assembled at the ESTA Awards of Excellence, in Germany, to celebrate the best of European lifting and transport projects and developments. Cranes Today reports
Repair and refurb: Rapid response
Robert Popp, CTO of German crane rental, sales and service company BKL Baukran Logistik speaks to Cranes Today about the company’s repair and maintenance services.