Heavy-duty cranes – Page 2
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NewsAinscough removes bridge at Liverpool dock
Ainscough Crane Hire, based in Lancashire, UK, has been working alongside its client AmcoGiffen to remove a bridge at Liverpool dock prior to vital repair work.
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NewsLR 1700-1.0 dismantles bridge at Swiss railway station
A Liebherr LR 1700-1.0 crane has been used as part of demolition job that included the closure of railway tracks and dismantling of overhead lines, in Hanau, Switzerland.
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NewsMammoet’s PTC-35 installs eight steam generators at Bruce nuclear power plant
Mammoet has installed eight steam generators at unit 3 of the Bruce Power nuclear power plant in Ontario, Canada, using a PTC-35 crane.
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NewsWWN Guindastes doubles down on LTM 1300-6.3
Brazilian crane and lifting contractor WWN Guindastes has expanded its fleet with a 500-tonne lift capacity LTM 1300-6.3 crane from Liebherr.
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NewsMammoet supports load out of equipment for N05-A platform in North Sea
Transport engineering and heavy lift specialist Mammoet has supported the load-out of a topside and jacket for the N05-A platform, the first offshore gas platform in the Dutch North Sea to be powered solely by wind power.
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NewsKatoen Natie orders four Konecranes Gottwald MHCs
Belgium’s Katoen Natie has ordered four all-electric Konecranes Gottwald mobile harbour cranes for its operations in Antwerp.
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NewsSarens assists with expansion of power plant in Uzbekistan
Sarens is collaborating with its client Çalık Enerji on the expansion of Talimarjan thermal power plant in Uzbekistan.
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NewsHenneberger Schwerlast adds LTM 1300-6.3 to fleet
German crane and logistics contractor Henneberger Schwerlast has purchased an LTM 1300-6.3 mobile crane, becoming the company’s most powerful mobile crane.
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NewsPort of Tilbury invests in third LHM 550 MHC
The port of Tilbury has added a third LHM 550 mobile harbour crane (MHC) to its fleet.
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NewsSarens lifts pedestrian and cyclist path into place in France
Sarens has lifted a pedestrian and cyclist path into place in Albi, France, which runs along a 19th century railway viaduct on the Tarn River.
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NewsT3 Projects purchases trio of Liebherr cranes
South African construction firm T3 Projects has taken delivery of two rough terrain cranes – an LRT 1100-2.1 and an LRT 1130-2.1 – along with an LTM 1300-6.3 mobile crane.
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NewsOnne Multipurpose Terminal to boost capabilities further in 2025
Onne Multipurpose Terminal (OMT) has put a pair of new mobile harbour cranes (MHC) into service and plans are under way to further boost project cargo and heavy lift activities at the Nigerian gateway.
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NewsSvensson to step away from Konecranes
Anders Svensson, president and ceo at Konecranes, will leave his position on July 19, 2025. A search is under way for his successor.
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NewsPilbara Ports opts for Gottwald ESP.9 MHCs
Pilbara Ports, the organisation which represents Western Australia’s ports and terminals activity, has purchased two ESP.9 Konecranes Gottwald mobile harbour cranes (MHCs) for the port of Port Hedland.
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NewsProtranser delivers railway crane
China-based project logistics firm Protranser has delivered a railway crane from Tianjin ro-ro terminal to a jobsite in Cangzhou, Hebei province.
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NewsAertssen and Michielsens sign merger
Aertssen Kranen and Michielsens have signed a merger and will now operate under the name Aertssen Lifting.
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NewsFendrick fills chief operating officer role at Tadano
Jack Fendrick has been appointed chief operating officer for Tadano America’s crane business, as of January 13, 2025.
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NewsHareket’s 2,200-tonne crawler crane used for first time
Turkish heavy lift and engineered transport provider Hareket has put its 2,200-tonne crawler crane to use for the first time at a project in the UAE.
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NewsDeSantis expands fleet with LTM 1160-5.2
Canada’s DeSantis Crane Service has added a Liebherr LTM 1160-5.2 to its fleet, with the crane service provider intending to use the 180-tonne crane principally for lifting assembled concrete parts and air conditioning systems.
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NewsGrove GMK6450-1 pivotal to Tatuapé Cranes’ recent work
Brazil’s Tatuapé Cranes has been using Manitowoc’s Grove GMK6450-1 crane on some of its key projects.