August 7 - ALE has installed 1,300 roof sections at the Mordovia Arena in Saransk, Russia which will host the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
The sections, weighing 80 tonnes each, were lifted and installed using a 750-tonne capacity crawler crane with a 45 m luffing jib in the largest configuration possible.
As there was limited space inside the stadium, ALE stretched the main boom to 118 m for the lifting operations, which took nine months to complete, despite the challenging winter season.
Liebherr USA has named Shane Kuhlmey as divisional director of crawler cranes, deep foundation machines and maritime cranes.
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.
Engineered Rigging has expanded its rental fleet with Holmatro ring climbing cylinders.
Online crane rental platform MyCrane said that it has seen a surge in client registrations and project enquiries in the Indian market.
Ankara-based Işıklar-Antaş Global Lojistik continued to expand its heavy-duty trailer fleet, having acquired VarioMax trailers from Faymonville.
