All articles by Rachakatla Srinivas

Rachakatla Srinivas

Crane operator killed on site in Germany

A crane operator has been killed while working on a wind farm, after a turbine blade fell during lifting. Initial eyewitness reports suggest the blade may have slipped from a blade gripper.

Record set with SPMTs

With the transport of a 5,000t evaporation plant on self propelled modular transporters (SPMTs), Scheuerle in Saudi Arabia has secured an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Link-belt reorganises supply of parts

Link-has reorganised its parts supply and appointed a new head of service parts and logistics.

Manitowoc opens new customer support centre in Australia

Manitowoc is expanding its customer support in Australasia with the opening of a new contact centre in Sydney, Australia.

At your fingertips

New control options have been introduced on hydraulic loader and service cranes by Fassi and Auto Cranes, while Sauer Danfoss and APEM introduced control components.

In our fleet

Load 28 Crane Hire, a crane hire firm started by two brothers in their Adelaide, Australia workshop, has a city crane for any job. Founder and operations manager Marcus Rigney explains

A behemoth on the Black Sea

Sarens used Cavotec radio remote controls to help guide two enormous fuel reactors from the Bulgarian Black Sea port of Burgas to the Lukoil Neftochim oil refinery.

A 280t tight fit

Fagioli was commissioned to replace a 280t stator in Gijon, Spain.

Anything, anywhere

The reach of the 4,000t Bigge 125D AFRD, tested for the first time last July, is changing the ball game for nuclear power build, allowing lifts from any area of the site, any time.

Raising the roof

ALE’s unique Mega Jack lifting system was used to raise the roof at an Argentinian mine site, 4,000m above sea level.