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

Cometto equipment called on to install nine railway bridges 1

Cometto equipment called on to install nine railway bridges

2025-08-27T09:03:00+01:00By

Germany’s Hüffermann Krandienst, Eisele and Thömen Spedition have been installing nine new steel superstructures at Ferdinandstor in Hamburg, Germany, calling on Cometto equipment for the job.

Mammoet achieves record-breaking dragline relocation using SPMTs 1

Mammoet achieves record-breaking dragline relocation using SPMTs

2025-08-19T07:30:00+01:00By

Transport engineering and heavy lift specialist Mammoet has achieved a record-breaking dragline relocation using SPMTs, having moved a 3,100-tonne dragline 27 km from one end of an Australian coal mine to another in 10 days.

Collett Purchase Goldhofer Stepframes 1

Collett purchases Goldhofer trailers

2025-07-25T07:00:00+01:00By Sophie Barnes

UK-based Collett & Sons has purchased Goldhofer Stepstar trailers, with delivery scheduled for September 2025.

Collett adds 150-tonne capacity girder frame to fleet, delivers to data centre 1

Collett adds 150-tonne capacity girder frame to fleet

2025-07-22T07:00:00+01:00By

UK-based heavy transport specialist Collett & Sons has utilised its recently added 150-tonne capacity girder frame to transport a transformer to the Ironbridge substation in the UK.

Heavy-duty cranes

Affolter completes wildlife bridge construction on night shift 1

Affolter installs crossing bridge in night-time operations

2025-08-20T09:30:00+01:00By

Crane and transport firm Affolter, headquartered in Schüpfen, Switzerland, has installed a wildlife crossing bridge over the A1 motorway near Solothurn. It deployed a trio of Liebherr cranes, with work taking place over six nights.

MyCrane launches MyCrane Trading

MyCrane launches MyCrane Trading

2025-08-12T07:00:00+01:00By

Online crane rental platform MyCrane has launched MyCrane Trading, a Dubai-based crane sales, leasing and maintenance services provider. The company has closed a USD50 million investment deal with a Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)-based investment holding firm.

Strapping, lashing, packing and crating

  • Protranser-3.The operation process of loading on trucks-1

    ​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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