Al Faris Group has added Liebherr mobile cranes ranging in capacity from 110-500 tonnes to its fleet in the Middle East.
The most powerful crane joining the fleet, with a lifting capacity of 500 tonnes, is the Liebherr LR 1500. Al Faris said that this is the first Liebherr LR 1500 in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
USA-based Maxim Crane Works has appointed Larry Lis as the company’s chief operations officer.
Mammoet is deploying its 3,200-tonne capacity PTC210-DS ring crane to lift a huge A-frame for Van Oord’s installation vessel Svanen in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
UK-based lifting solutions and equipment provider Southern Cranes has purchased 10 Grove all-terrain cranes from Manitowoc as it updates its fleet.
Dortmund-based heavy transport provider August Alborn has purchased two EuroCompact lowbed semi-trailers from TII Scheuerle.
Japan-headquartered heavy lifting and transportation specialist Denzai is adding a 2,500-tonne Liebherr crawler crane to its fleet.
Konecranes has acquired German crane and service supplier Kocks Kranbau, strengthening its port services offering.
