March 23 - Riga Mainz has taken delivery of a 500-tonne capacity LTM 1500-8.1 mobile crane.
Riga Mainz managing director Uwe Langer said: "The LTM 1500-8.1 delivers high load capacities over the entire working range and it is very versatile in use."
The crane can be operated with a 50 m or 84 m telescopic boom. According to Riga Mainz, it already has a number of jobs lined up for the new model, especially in the chemical plant industry.
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.
