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10 Terex RTGs delivered to Xiamen container terminal
Terex has delivered 10 rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes to Chinese shipping company COSCO Pacific to help increase container traffic handling capacity at the Ocean Gate Container Terminal in Xiamen, China.
Terex has delivered 10 rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes to Chinese shipping company COSCO Pacific to help increase container traffic handling capacity at the Ocean Gate Container Terminal in Xiamen, China.
Keppel builds 5000t floating crane
Asian Lift, a barge operator based in Singapore, has subcontracted Keppel Nantong in China to build a 5000t floating crane vessel. The crane on the Asian Hercules III will be one of the largest of its kind, Keppel said.
Asian Lift, a barge operator based in Singapore, has subcontracted Keppel Nantong in China to build a 5000t floating crane vessel. The crane on the Asian Hercules III will be one of the largest of its kind, Keppel said.
Cranes Asia conference a success
The Asian crane industry is booming in “turbulent times” said international crane expert Stuart Anderson at this year’s Cranes Asia conference.
The Asian crane industry is booming in “turbulent times” said international crane expert Stuart Anderson at this year’s Cranes Asia conference.
Terex receives EU clearance to buy Demag Cranes AG
Terex has announced that the European Commission, the EU body responsible for enforcing competition law, has approved its merger with Demag Cranes AG. The purchase offer will go ahead next week.
Terex has announced that the European Commission, the EU body responsible for enforcing competition law, has approved its merger with Demag Cranes AG. The purchase offer will go ahead next week.
Cargotec and RHI establish joint venture in China
Cargotec has announced it is planning a joint venture with one of its Chinese suppliers, Jiangsu Rainbow Heavy Industries (RHI), to further establish its products in China’s lifting market.
Cargotec has announced it is planning a joint venture with one of its Chinese suppliers, Jiangsu Rainbow Heavy Industries (RHI), to further establish its products in China’s lifting market.
Sany and Zoomlion take aim at foreign megacrawlers
At the start of the summer, the world saw the advent of two of the largest crawler cranes ever to be made in China, Zoomlion’s 3,200t ZCC3200NP and the Sany 3,600t SCC8600TM.
At the start of the summer, the world saw the advent of two of the largest crawler cranes ever to be made in China, Zoomlion’s 3,200t ZCC3200NP and the Sany 3,600t SCC8600TM.
Ningbo Port chooses Terex ERTGs to support Yuandong expansion
Terex Noell has received an order for four Elevated Busbar Rubber-Tyred Gantry Cranes (ERTGs) from Ningbo Port Group to support expansion of container handling operations at Yuandong port terminal in China.
Terex Noell has received an order for four Elevated Busbar Rubber-Tyred Gantry Cranes (ERTGs) from Ningbo Port Group to support expansion of container handling operations at Yuandong port terminal in China.
Sany Group enters Financial Times Global 500 listing
Chinese crane manufacturer Sany Heavy Industry has been listed for the first time on the Financial Times’ Global 500 list of the largest publicly traded companies by market capitalisation worldwide.
Chinese crane manufacturer Sany Heavy Industry has been listed for the first time on the Financial Times’ Global 500 list of the largest publicly traded companies by market capitalisation worldwide.
Liebherr tower on concrete and steel base
Contractor Nahalchand Laloochand is constructing a 30-storey apartment in Mumbai using a Liebherr flat-top tower crane on a 7.5m base to safely over-sail nearby buildings.
Contractor Nahalchand Laloochand is constructing a 30-storey apartment in Mumbai using a Liebherr flat-top tower crane on a 7.5m base to safely over-sail nearby buildings.
New safe lifting guidance for Singapore
A National Crane Safety Taskforce working group from Singapore’s Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Council has this month released guidance for achieving minimum safety standards during lifting operations in Singapore.
A National Crane Safety Taskforce working group from Singapore’s Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Council has this month released guidance for achieving minimum safety standards during lifting operations in Singapore.
Scheuerle's desert trek
Turkish haulier ÇABA used Scheuerle trailers to take a 600t vessel 1,300km across the Karakum desert in Turkmenistan.
Turkish haulier ÇABA used Scheuerle trailers to take a 600t vessel 1,300km across the Karakum desert in Turkmenistan.
Tata invests in crane steel production
Tata Steel, the India-based owner of the Dutch-British steel manufacturer Corus, has announced increased investment in the manufacture in Scotland of the specialist steels needed by crane builders.
Tata Steel, the India-based owner of the Dutch-British steel manufacturer Corus, has announced increased investment in the manufacture in Scotland of the specialist steels needed by crane builders.
Kobelco sees crane sales down, looks to future in China and India
Kobelco Cranes’ parent company Kobe Steel has announced its financial results for Fiscal 2010. Crane sales decreased despite expanding markets in Asia, although Kobe forecasts changing fortunes.
Kobelco Cranes’ parent company Kobe Steel has announced its financial results for Fiscal 2010. Crane sales decreased despite expanding markets in Asia, although Kobe forecasts changing fortunes.
Shanghai’s new bridge hitches a lift from Nicolas
French specialist transport firm Nicolas has transported 25,500t of prefabricated steel bridge sections to assist in construction of the Chongqi Bridge over the Yangtze River in China.
French specialist transport firm Nicolas has transported 25,500t of prefabricated steel bridge sections to assist in construction of the Chongqi Bridge over the Yangtze River in China.
New Grove six-axle hefts heavy iron
Manitowoc has sold the first Grove GMK6300 all terrain crane in the region to an Indian metal fabrication company. It will be used on heavy lifting projects at a steel plant in Hospet KIarnataka, India.
Manitowoc has sold the first Grove GMK6300 all terrain crane in the region to an Indian metal fabrication company. It will be used on heavy lifting projects at a steel plant in Hospet KIarnataka, India.
Terex supplies Indian wind power projects
Terex will deliver eight CC 2400-1 crawler cranes to Sanghvi Movers hire company in Pune, India to work on a wind energy project.
Terex will deliver eight CC 2400-1 crawler cranes to Sanghvi Movers hire company in Pune, India to work on a wind energy project.
Nicolas transporter makes heavylift haul
Nicolas, French vehicle manufacturer, was commissioned to create a transporter to carry a 1,350t rectification column from the shipping port in Mumbai to a new ethylene plant in Dahej, India.
Nicolas, French vehicle manufacturer, was commissioned to create a transporter to carry a 1,350t rectification column from the shipping port in Mumbai to a new ethylene plant in Dahej, India.
ZPMC's new goliath stands tall at Rosyth
Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery, Chinese heavy industry manufacturer, has delivered a goliath gantry crane, to the Firth of Forth in Rosyth, Scotland.
Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery, Chinese heavy industry manufacturer, has delivered a goliath gantry crane, to the Firth of Forth in Rosyth, Scotland.
Straightpoint load testing comes to Gulf
British load testing specialist Straightpoint has appointed Alnasr Technical Trading Agencies (ATTA) as its new distributor in the UAE and Qatar.
British load testing specialist Straightpoint has appointed Alnasr Technical Trading Agencies (ATTA) as its new distributor in the UAE and Qatar.
Yousef Mousa Cranes calls for better safety in Jordan
Indian contractor Afcons has hired Yousef Mousa Cranes in Jordan for testing of three cranes to be used in constructing a local phosphate terminal, despite the absence of national lifting safety legislation.
Indian contractor Afcons has hired Yousef Mousa Cranes in Jordan for testing of three cranes to be used in constructing a local phosphate terminal, despite the absence of national lifting safety legislation.
