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DAS Otomotiv expands in Central Asia
11 December, 2013
Terex Cranes authorised dealer DAS Otomotiv has been awarded further territory in Central Asia the US manufacturer, being awarded a distribution agreement in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.

Cargotec’s Chinese JV
03 December, 2013
Cargotec has established Sinotruk (Shandong) Hiab Equipment Company a joint venture with the China National Heavy Duty Truck Company (CNHTC). The Finnish manufacturer’s stake in the JV is 50 percent with Cargotec's estimated equity investment in the joint venture during the first operational year approximately €10m. Over several years the firm anticipates the total investment costs of the joint venture would be around €100m.

Across the Caspian
06 November, 2013
Last month, Stuart Anderson looked at the construction markets of western Central Asia. This month, he looks further east, starting with Turkmenistan on the eastern coast of the Caspian, across the enormous landmass that is Kazakhstan and on to Uzbekistan touching the western border of China. All are oil and gas exporting nations of increasing significance.

Lifting in the land of fire
11 October, 2013
In the first of a two part in-depth region report, Stuart Anderson examines the broad economy of Central Asia, and looks in detail at Azerbaijan. Next month’s article will look at the countries to the east of the Caspian.

Manitowoc celebrates Brazilian anniversary with expansion plans
12 September, 2013
Manitowoc has celebrated the anniversary of the opening of its Passo Fundo, Brazil, plant with plans to expand the range of cranes built at the plant and increase eligibility for local financing. The US manufacturer's first Latin American factory began assembling cranes that were delivered in June 2012, and since then, the manufacturer said, production hasn’t slowed.

Palfinger Dreggen buys MCT assets
28 August, 2013
Palfinger Dreggen has completed an asset deal for the production of marine and offshore cranes of the Korean crane manufacturer MCT Engineering. The deal follows Palfinger Marine’s takeover of the Norwegian offshore crane manufacturer Dreggen. The company said that it was designed to help expand and intensify the partnership between Dreggen and MCT.

Searching for customers
23 August, 2013
With Europe, the traditonal home of the knuckleboom crane, struggling, manufacturers have had to look for new markets and develop new products, Zak Garner-Purkis reports.

Bridging the gap
22 August, 2013
The number of scale of bridge building projects has been on the rise in recent years. But what do these developments this mean for the cranes that inevitably play a major role in such projects? Jodie Satterthwaite finds out. Next month, Bernadette Ballantyne will look at the lifting challenges posed by tunnelling projects.

Ingo Schiller named EVP of Manitowoc Crane Care
07 August, 2013
Manitowoc Cranes has named Ingo Schiller as EVP for its Manitowoc Crane Care customer support division, replacing Robert Hund. The company also announced that Raman Joshi is to head Manitowoc Cranes’ operations in the Greater Asia-Pacific (GAP) region.

In our fleet: BKL, Germany
09 July, 2013
Cranes Today first spoke to BKL in 2011. Since then it has gone on to participate in a number of high profile projects as well as developing its fleet. Here managing director Alexander Volz explains the company’s development.

Secondhand demand
12 June, 2013
Fleet owners have always sold used cranes to a range of buyers to make room for new models. These day’s auction houses make use of modern technologies to bring buyers and sellers together from across the world. Zak Garner-Purkis looks at the latest trends in the secondhand market.

Operators and drivers
12 June, 2013
It’s long been traditional to think of Munich’s Bauma as the ‘European leg’ of the trienniale trade show cycle. With Western Europe’s economy still in the doldrums after a half decade of debt and austerity, this year’s show only highlighted the increasingly global nature of the crane industry. Will North spoke to industry leaders, from the USA, Europe, China, and Japan, about the drivers of international demand, and how they are shaping their businesses’ multinational production, distribution and service operations.

Tadano Thailand loader crane factory starts work
11 June, 2013
Tadano has opened a new straight boom loader crane factory in Bangkok, Thailand. The plant is the first loader crane plant outside of Tadano's home country, Japan.

Low capacity, high competition
17 May, 2013
The drive to modernise fleets in the wake of tightening engine emissions standards, along with a pick up in construction activity is leading to increased activity in the small crawler cranes sector. Bernadette Ballantyne reports.

Palfinger global spread balances weak Europe
09 May, 2013
Increases in the Americas and Russia kept revenue at a similar level to the first quarter of 2012 for Austrian knuckleboom manufacturer Palfinger, who reported its results for Q1 2013. The positive developments in the other regions helped to cancel out a decrease in European revenue.

Kobelco crawlers rise amidst overall sales dip in 2012
29 April, 2013
Kobe Steel the parent company of Japanese manufacturer Kobelco has released its consolidated yearly results for 2012. The company said that in the wake of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake the first half of 2012 saw domestic business on a slow increase, with greater demand due to the high levels of reconstruction work. In the second half of the year, Japan’s economy remained weaker and sale of steel, aluminum, and copper products declined. The third quarter saw sluggish overseas market for steel products and a high yen both contributing to a worsening export market

Bok Seng lifts with Enerpac
03 April, 2013
South East Asian logistics company Bok Seng Group has extended its specialised movement capabilities with the purchase of an Enerpac six point synchronous hydraulic lifting system and a new SBL 1100 gantry.

In control
25 March, 2013
This month we look at new control products from HBC-radiomatic, Ikusi, Jay and Manitowoc'sPotain.

The heavy mob
22 March, 2013
Modular construction of energy infrastructure is ensuring that demand remains strong for super heavy lifting solutions. Bernadette Ballantyne surveys the sector

XCMG’s top all terrain used in engineering
01 March, 2013
XCMG this week announced that its new XCA5000, claimed as the largest all terrain yet to be sold by any company, will be used on engineering projects in China in 2013, and outlined its 2013 launches in export markets.