Cranes news – Page 99

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    Yale unveils Fortis2 sling

    2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - Synthetic rope manufacturer Yale Cordage has added a new heavy lift multipart sling, Fortis2, to its line of industrial products.

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    Dako moves engine trio

    2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - Dako Worldwide has coordinated the shipment of three diesel engines from Italy to Panama.

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    ZOMC sets lifting record

    2016-02-01T00:00:00Z

    February 1 - ZPMC-OTL Marine Contractor (ZOMC) says that its self-propelled single boom crane vessel, Zhen Hua 30, has successfully lifted 13,200 tonnes during testing.

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    Grove goes to GMVykon

    2016-01-29T00:00:00Z

    January 29 - Mexico based equipment rental specialist GMVykon has taken delivery of a 400-tonne capacity Grove GMK6400 all-terrain crane, which will be used to support the maintenance of oil and steel production facilities in the country.

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    PCN members power ahead

    2016-01-29T00:00:00Z

    January 29 - Member of the Project Cargo Network (PCN) in the Netherlands, Ryano Logistics, has coordinated a shipment of power plant equipment to Zambia; while PCN member in Pakistan, Aaras Shipping Agencies, has discharged various project cargoes from t

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    Mammoet heats up in Caribbean

    2016-01-28T00:00:00Z

    January 28 - Mammoet has begun working on the construction of the Punta Catalina thermal electric power plant on the southwest side of the Dominican Republic.

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    Straightpoint pins down McLaughlin

    2016-01-28T00:00:00Z

    January 28 - McLaughlin Hoist & Crane has incorporated a Straightpoint load pin into a low headroom lifting beam application at a facility that machines components from metal bar.

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    Incotec delivers to Tianwan

    2016-01-28T00:00:00Z

    January 28 - Incotec Cargo has coordinated the shipment of 16 items of equipment, including a 323-tonne reactor vessel, from Russia to China on board the SAL Heavy Lift vessel Trina.

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    ALE reveals plans for new jib

    2016-01-27T00:00:00Z

    January 27 - ALE has unveiled plans to build a heavy-duty jib, measuring up to 100 m long, which can fit onto both the AL.SK190 and AL.SK350 cranes.

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    Terex gets another offer

    2016-01-27T00:00:00Z

    January 27 - Terex Corporation has received an unsolicited, non-binding acquisition proposal from Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology to acquire all of its outstanding shares, in what seems like an attempt to override the existing deal between

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    Iowa asks for axle limit raise

    2016-01-26T00:00:00Z

    January 26 - The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is asking state legislature to increase permitted tandem axle weight to 46,000 lbs (20.8 tonnes), up from 40,000 lbs (18.1 tonnes), informs the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA).

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    Maxim goes for 13

    2016-01-26T00:00:00Z

    January 26 - Maxim Crane has begun taking delivery of an additional 13 crawler cranes from Manitowoc, ranging in capacity from 400 to 825 tonnes.

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    Things heat up at BigLift

    2016-01-26T00:00:00Z

    January 26 - BigLift Shipping's vessel Happy Buccaneer has transported a 1,200-tonne continuous ship unloader (CSU) from Taiwan to Japan, and installed it at the Haramchi thermal electric power station.

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    Thorco takes on Dragon

    2016-01-25T00:00:00Z

    January 25 - Thorco Shipping has added the 12,580 dwt multipurpose vessel Thorco Dragon to its fleet on a one-year time charter from SE Shipping.

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    Wagenborg moves eight more

    2016-01-20T00:00:00Z

    January 20 - Wagenborg has transported eight platform sections from Salzbergen to Bremen, Germany destined for the Nord See One offshore wind farm, located approximately 40 km north of Juist island.

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    Hevold transforms Norway

    2016-01-20T00:00:00Z

    January 20 - Hevold Shipping has coordinated the shipment of a 101-tonne transformer to a Norwegian fjord for final delivery to a remote power station.

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    Liebherr bundles maritime work in Rostock

    2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

    January 19 - Liebherr has centralised the design, sales and customer service for its mobile harbour cranes, reachstackers, ship cranes and offshore cranes at its maritime production site in Rostock, Germany.

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    Coordinadora in Sadara move

    2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

    January 19 - Coordinadora Internacional de Cargas has coordinated the shipment of five heavy units from South Korea to Saudi Arabia for the Sadara project.

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    MacGregor to give six a lift

    2016-01-18T00:00:00Z

    January 18 - MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a new contract to deliver 12 heavy lift cranes, each with a 450-tonne capacity, to six Ecolift F900 vessels being built at two Chinese shipyards - Hudong and Huangpu Wenchong.

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    Ro-ro up at Rotterdam

    2016-01-15T00:00:00Z

    January 15 - Ro-ro traffic at the Port of Rotterdam increased 10.1 percent year-on-year in 2015 to 20 million tonnes.