Equipment

The latest news and developments in the heavy lift and project cargo equipment arena, including innovations in cranes; heavy haulage; under the jib; jacks, skates and rollers; software; strapping and lashing; as well as packing and crating.

Heavy haulage and trailers

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Schares deploys Cometto equipment for bridge renewal

2026-01-30T08:00:00+00:00By Sophie Barnes

Heavy transport provider Schares has utilised its Cometto fleet to support the renewal of a 120-year-old railway bridge in Herten, Germany.

BOLK transport esta

ECTOL approves extra training path for ETOL

2026-01-30T08:00:00+00:00By

The European association of abnormal road transport and mobile cranes (ESTA) has approved a dual-track training process for its new European Trailer Operator Licence (ETOL) covering modular hydraulically suspended trailers, including SPMTs.

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Felbermayr deploys Goldhofer trailer for Austrian hydropower plant move

2026-01-20T09:37:00+00:00By

Austria-headquartered Felbermayr has delivered the second of two 140-tonne transformers for the Kühtai 2 pumped storage hydropower plant in Tyrol, Austria, calling on a trailer configuration from Goldhofer for the move.

​LASO ramps up fleet and infrastructure with EUR30 mn investment

Laso ramps up fleet and infrastructure with EUR30 mn investment

2026-01-20T07:55:00+00:00By

Portugal’s Laso Transportes will invest some EUR30 million (USD34.9 million) to expand its special transport and heavy lift fleet. 

Heavy-duty cranes

Seaboard Marine takes delivery of trio of LHM 550 MHCs 1

Seaboard Marine takes delivery of trio of LHM 550 MHCs

2026-01-30T08:00:00+00:00By

USA-headquartered Seaboard Marine has taken delivery of three Liebherr LHM 550 mobile harbour cranes (MHCs) that will be deployed at its terminals in Miami and Houston.

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Sarens tackles projects in North Africa

2026-01-27T08:00:00+00:00By

Sarens has been busy at a couple of projects in North Africa, performing heavy lifts at Arabian Cement’s factory in Ain El Sokhna, Egypt and installing heavy equipment at the Tinrhert gas fields at Alrar, Algeria.

Strapping, lashing, packing and crating

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    ​Protranser provides packing service

    2022-07-15T08:25:00+01:00By

    Protranser has provided packaging services for six pieces of vacuum equipment. Each piece of equipment had a volume of around 1,000 cu m. The heaviest unit weighed nearly 20 tonnes.

  • Desel steps up as Crosby CEO

    Desel steps up as Crosby CEO

    2019-08-13T12:10:00+01:00By

    Crosby Group has named Robert Desel as its chief executive officer, effective immediately.

  • Companies prepare for Brexit

    Companies prepare for Brexit

    2018-11-20T17:10:00+00:00By

    While Germany's Cuxhaven Port Association plans to intensify its preparations for the UK's exit from the European Union (EU) next year, industrial relocation logistics company Modpack Group is optimistic about the opportunities Brexit will bring.

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