Search Results: 'Cranes Asia'

Lift long and prosper
26 February, 2024
Safety and training go together. A trained operator is a safe operator; an untrained one is positively dangerous. Julian Champkin reports on developments.

Towering above
24 January, 2024
High-rise buildings need high-rise cranes. Julian Champkin looks at flat-tops and new designs of luffers.

Evolution in the east
27 December, 2023
One of the oldest crane manufacturers in the Far East is Japanese company Tadano. Tadano was founded in 1919 (August 29th, to be precise) and has a long history in the design, manufacture, and sale of hydraulic cranes. The company has played a significant role in the development of lifting equipment in the Far East and is recognised as one of the leading crane manufacturers globally. We asked the company a few questions about the current state of business in its home market…

Italian Style
27 November, 2023
Buoyed by government incentives positivity abounds in the Italian lifting market, as manifest at the recent record-breaking GIS show. Christian Shelton reports

Oiling the way
27 November, 2023
Oil and gas still dominate our energy supplies, and the Middle East is a primary source. Julian Champkin reports

Strait talkin'
18 September, 2023
Hareket moves three large new Liebherr port cranes across internationally significant waterway in Turkey.

Rising to the occasion
22 August, 2023
Investment in equipment is strong across the region with a wide scope of work keeping rental firms busy. Cranes Today reports.

Digital disruptors!
24 May, 2023
The benefits of digitisation, backed by a tight team with a passion for cranes and extensive crane industry expertise, is the approach to crane procurement being pioneered by online crane rental platform MyCrane.

Race to install renewables
24 May, 2023
Offshore wind energy is a hugely important substitute for fossil fuels and wind farms – both seabed and floating – are a growth industry around the globe. The challenges, though, are considerable. Julian Champkin reports.

Weight of the world
24 May, 2023
The trend for heavier lifting is worldwide, while modular building methods are bringing heavy lifts to new areas. Julian Champkin reports.

Oiling the Wheels
19 April, 2023
With demand for oil at record levels, plus the rapid rise in new liquefied natural gas terminals around the world, there plenty of lifting and moving work available. Julian Champkin reports.

Stars of the show
16 January, 2023
Tower crane manufacturers are back with a bang, as seen at Bauma 2022.

Bauma update!
17 November, 2022
The behemoth that is Bauma is almost here. We take a latest look at what’s on offer…

Visionary thinking
17 November, 2022
We’ve looked at the past, now it’s time to focus on the future: we ask a number of key industry players what their strategy for further future development is.

Origin of the species
17 November, 2022
Key milestones in the evolution of modern mobile and tower cranes, as noted by crane expert and long-time Cranes Today contributor Stuart Anderson.

Bauma's back!
17 October, 2022
The eagerly-awaited construction show behemoth that is Bauma once again opens its doors. We look at what’s on offer…

Engineering success
16 September, 2022
Examining the development of the tower crane sector illuminates the state of both its current and future health. Stuart Anderson reports.

Mixed markets
22 July, 2022
Market analysis and trend detection, for tower and mobile cranes, across the Indian sub-continent, China and SE Asia. Stuart Anderson reports.

Towering up
17 June, 2022
Tower cranes are the standard on ob sites worldwide. Juian Champkin looks at the current crop.

Loads of potential
25 May, 2022
Despite a backdrop of uncertainty positive financial results abound prompting some loader crane manufacturers to expand to capitalise on demand. Cranes Today reports.