Cranes news – Page 179

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    Ahlers is busy with a range of projects

    2012-06-29T00:00:00Z

    June 29 - Antwerp-based Ahlers Forwarding has revealed a range of charters and shipments that neatly demonstrate its worldwide reach in sectors as diverse as oil and gas to the Winter Olympics 2014.

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    Liebherr presents the new LTM 1750-9.1 to market

    2012-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - The new LTM 1750-9.1 all-terrain crane has been revealed by Liebherr to the market.

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    Terex's eye for the Main chance

    2012-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - A team from Scholpp Kran- & Transport's Heilbronn branch has lifted the lock gates at the Klingenberg and Freudenberg locks on the Main river on behalf of the Aschaffenburg Water and Shipping Authority for inspection and replacement. The Stuttga

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    ITI webinar diary released

    2012-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - Crane and rigging training consultancy Industrial Training International (ITI) has announced the upcoming summer episodes of the ITI Showcase Webinar Series.

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    Megalift gets Terex double

    2012-06-27T00:00:00Z

    June 27 - In Germany, Bremen-based Megalift has acquired two new Terex cranes: a fully-equipped Terex AC 40 City and a Challenger 3160, with Megalift general manager Bernd Preu

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    Rostocker Korrosionsschutz invests in Liebherr crane

    2012-06-27T00:00:00Z

    June 27 - A 500 tonne Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 is the fourth new Liebherr mobile crane that corrosion protection company, Rostocker Korrosionsschutz, based in Rostock, Germany, has purchased in just two years.

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    Masterbulk renews agreement with Wilhelmsen Ships Service

    2012-06-26T00:00:00Z

    June 26 - Singapore-based shipowner and operator Masterbulk has renewed its fleet safety service agreement for a period in excess of two years with Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS).

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    Isolde Liebherr awarded honorary doctorate

    2012-06-26T00:00:00Z

    June 26 - Isolde Liebherr, vice-president of the Supervisory Board of Liebherr-International AG of Bulle, Switzerland, the parent company of the Liebherr Group, has been awarded an honorary doctorate of Laws (LLD honoris causa) by the National University

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    Liebherr extends range of telescopic crawler cranes

    2012-06-25T00:00:00Z

    June 25 - Liebherr is extending its product range of telescopic crawler cranes and says its new LTR 1220 offers a maximum load capacity of 220 tonnes and a telescopic boom 60 m long, adding to a product line which has variants with load capacities of 60 a

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    Mining equipment imports remain strong for Australia

    2012-06-22T00:00:00Z

    June 22 - In its latest monthly shipping index, Skelton Sherborne reports that mining equipment imports remain resilient, whilst the import of smaller civil works equipment is down somewhat in some sectors.

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    Terex Challenger 3160 for Bruns

    2012-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - A compact design, long boom, and the ability to travel on public roads without the need for additional ballast transport vehicles were compelling reasons for Frank Bruns, general manager of Hannover, Germany-based J. Bruns GmbH to acquire a Tere

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    Project Cargo Network adds three

    2012-06-20T00:00:00Z

    June 20 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has unveiled its first member in Ghana and Peru, and welcomed a third member in Qatar.

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    Videotel introduces survey and examination of lifting appliances course

    2012-06-19T00:00:00Z

    June 19 - Videotel says its new Survey and Examination of Lifting Appliances training course should help to improve the quality of the surveying and examination of lifting appliances and reduce the number of injuries and deaths caused each year by lifting

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    Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding buys stake in NorSea Group

    2012-06-19T00:00:00Z

    June 19 - Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding Invest AS (WWHI), a fully owned subsidiary of Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA (WWH), has signed an agreement to acquire 35.4 percent of the shares in NorSea Group AS (NSG).

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    Big news from TOC Europe

    2012-06-18T00:00:00Z

    June 18 - An exhibition is always a good opportunity for making a significant announcement and that was certainly the case at last week's TOC Europe exhibition in Antwerp.

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    SASCO set to call at the port of Everett

    2012-06-15T00:00:00Z

    June 15 - From July, Sakhalin Shipping Company (SASCO) will begin service from the Port of Everett to support the mining industry in the Russian Arctic.

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    Vanguard moves container crane with unusual trailer configuration

    2012-06-15T00:00:00Z

    June 15 - South African heavy lift and relocation specialist, Vanguard, recently designed a unique trailer and steer configuration to relocate a 220-tonne, 16 m high and 32 m long container-handling crane for a large freight logistics company.

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    Maersk Illinois makes historic call in Milwaukee

    2012-06-13T00:00:00Z

    June 13 - Cargo ships are a common sight at the Port of Milwaukee, but the arrival of the Maersk Illinois recently stood out amongst the port's typical marine traffic as the ship, a US-flag multipurpose vessel with heavy lift cranes, became the first Amer

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    ABB wins order for Rickmers Linie ships

    2012-06-12T00:00:00Z

    June 12 - ABB, the power and automation technology group, has won an order from Germany's Rickmers Group to supply advisory systems for dynamic trim optimisation and fleet management solutions for five multi-purpose ships operated by Group subsidiary, Ric

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    Wagenborg Nedlift assists in radio-telescope refurb

    2012-06-12T00:00:00Z

    June 12 - Wagenborg Nedlift used its new 500 tonne capacity mobile crane to separate a 56 year old radio-telescope from its base near Dwingeloo, The Netherlands.