The ordered Hiab XS 088 CLX cranes are manually controlled with a lifting capacity of 8.2tm. The 40 units will be delivered to Tanzania during the last quarter of 2017.

The cranes will be installed on Japanese truck chassis bearing the "FUSO" brand. The value of the order is close to €2m.

Hiab expanded its business in Japan in 1973, and has specialized in loader cranes mainly equipped with grapple, forestry cranes, demountable systems, and tail lifts. “For waste and scrap handling industry and forestry market in Japan, Hiab holds a dominant market share,” said the manufacturer.