Cranes news – Page 177

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    Heavy lift cranes position to raise Costa Concordia

    2012-10-22T00:00:00Z

    October 22 - One of the world's biggest ever heavy lift operations is under way as savage workers prepare to raise the 114,500 dwt cruise liner Costa Concordia, which sank in the Mediterranean with the loss of 32 lives on January 13, 2012.

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    Terex lifts giant jackup legs for offshore vessels

    2012-10-19T00:00:00Z

    October 19 - On behalf of Lloyd-Werft Bremerhaven, the Sarens Group recently lifted two sets of four gigantic jackup legs onto two offshore installation vessels belonging to RWE OLG, a logistics company that is part of RWE Innogy at the port of Bremerhave

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    ITI online training webinars

    2012-10-19T00:00:00Z

    October 19 - Zack Parnell, vice president and coo of Industrial Training International (ITI), informs that the training company is following up today's webinar with two further online events later this year.

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    The Friday Flyer

    2012-10-19T00:00:00Z

    October 19 - As another working week draws to a close, HLPFI's Friday Flyer, our round-up of news from the last few days, spiced up with a little anecdotal commentary from the editorial team, drops into your in-box.

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    New Liebherr crane leads Titan fleet upgrade

    2012-10-17T00:00:00Z

    October 17 - As it modernises its equipment fleet, New Zealand based crane hire company Titan Cranes has taken delivery of its first Liebherr LTM 1350-6.1 all-terrain mobile crane.

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    Cuxhaven opens new heavy-duty berth

    2012-10-15T00:00:00Z

    October 15 - Following a EUR65 million (USD839.8 million) investment, a second offshore port terminal has been opened in Cuxhaven, Germany.

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    Terex pulls its weight on highway project

    2012-10-15T00:00:00Z

    October 15 - Three Terex crane models: a Terex RT 780 rough terrain; a Terex HC 110 hydraulic crawler; and a 230-tonne lift capacity Terex HC 230 crawler have been used to support construction efforts of the new Donald Bridge project on the Trans-Canada H

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    The Friday Flyer

    2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

    October 12 - With HLPFI staff returning from the Air Cargo Forum in Atlanta and Houston's Breakbulk America event, it's all hands now back on deck at the office. Tales of joint ventures, takeovers and mergers throughout the industry have dominated this we

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    Liebherr duo for Russia's Topkran

    2012-10-09T00:00:00Z

    October 9 - Russian crane hire company, Topkran has taken delivery of two new Liebherr mobile cranes.

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    Erickson Air-Crane buys back chopper

    2012-10-08T00:00:00Z

    October 8 - Erickson Air-Crane Incorporated, a leading operator and the manufacturer of the powerful heavy lift helicopter, the Erickson S-64 Aircrane, has bought back the Sun Bird Aircraft and associated spare parts inventory and accessories from San Die

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    Cranes on route with Altius

    2012-10-08T00:00:00Z

    October 8 - The Projects Division of Altius, has been responsible for transporting four ship-to-shore cranes from Amsterdam to Vigo and Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

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    Industrial Training International expands training and field services team

    2012-10-05T00:00:00Z

    October 5 - Industrial Training International (ITI) reports a doubling of its employee head-count in the last 28 months adding instructors in the USA and Canada and business professionals at its corporate headquarters in Woodland, Washington.

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    Bati ships crane from Turkey to Australia

    2012-10-03T00:00:00Z

    October 3 - Afghanistan-based Project Cargo Network (PCN) member, Bati Project & Heavy Lift Logistics Ltd (an affiliated company of Bati Group) successfully moved a heavyweight Manitowac 16000 crawler crane with all its rigging equipment to Brisbane, Aust

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    Liebherr crawler crane duo in complex tandem hoist

    2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

    October 2 - At the ABC-Halbinsel offshore terminal in Bremerhaven, Germany, a jacket representing the underlying substation platform structure of the "Borkum West II" offshore wind park was fitted using two 750 tonne Liebherr LR 1750 crawler cranes.

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    ALS takes exhibits to final home

    2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

    October 1 - Abnormal Load Services (International) Limited (ALS) has project managed the latest phase of Angela Palmer's Ghost Forest Project, handling the logistics involved in moving the exhibits from the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, UK to the National

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    Liebherr LTC 1045-3.1 mobile crane is in demand

    2012-08-15T00:00:00Z

    August 15 - In germany, North Rhine-Westphalia based Montra - Klingenberg has invested in a compact LTC 1045-3.1 mobile crane from specialist manufacturer Liebherr, informs Detlef Kalny, manager of the Montra branch in M

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    Cranes and Equipment Asia joins CEE in Thailand

    2012-08-13T00:00:00Z

    August 13 - Operating cranes, heavy duty trailers and equipment to rig and skid heavy items, the Laem Chabang-based company Cranes and Equipment Asia Co Ltd has been appointed a member of the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) with immediate effect.

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    Boats fly with Volga-Dnepr

    2012-08-13T00:00:00Z

    August 13 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered two Mangust patrol boats from Moscow to Vladivostok to help maintain security during the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit being held in the Russian city next month.

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    240+ registrants for Industrial Training International's lift planning webinar

    2012-08-10T00:00:00Z

    August 10 - The latest episode of Industrial Training International's Showcase Webinar Series, which feature ITI president/CEO Mike Parnell presenting monthly topics relevant to corporate stakeholders managing crane and rigging activities and personnel, a

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    First major lift for ALE's AL.SK90 crane

    2012-08-09T00:00:00Z

    February 2009 - ALE's AL.SK90 crane has completed its first major lift.