Thu August 15, 2013
Manitowoc Prepares Crawlers for Italian Energy Contractor
Italian energy contractor Saipem, a subsidiary of oil conglomerate Eni, specializes in the extraction and transportation of oil and gas. When the need arose to replace several of the cranes Saipem uses for large-scale oil and gas projects, the company turned to Manitowoc's Lift Solutions team for a new fleet of customized cranes....
Thu August 15, 2013
Manitou Introduces Tier IV Certified Model MT 5519 Telescopic Handler
Manitou has introduced the MT 5519 telescopic handler, now equipped with a Tier IV certified emissions compliant engine. The Tier IV certified MT 5519 is available in North American markets. The model MT 5519 is powered by a 69 hp (51.5 kW) water-cooled Yanmar Tier IV certified diesel engine....
Thu August 15, 2013
SANY’s 165-Ton SCC8150 Crawler Crane Fills Strategic Lineup Position
With a rated lift capacity of 165 tons (150 t), the new SANY SCC8150 crawler crane fills a strategic position in SANY America's crawler crane lineup midway between the 110-ton (100 t) SCC8100 and 220-ton (200 t) SCC8200 machines....
Thu August 15, 2013
Tall Order for Terex Cranes
Membrey Transport and Crane Hire played a major role in the successful relocation of a rare Rothschild giraffe from the Melbourne Zoo in Victoria to the Mogo Zoo on the southern coast of New South Wales, 497 mi....
Wed August 14, 2013
Link-Belt 298 Crane Logs 12,000 Hours at East Side Access Job
A Link-Belt 250 ton (226.79 t) 298 HSL lattice crawler crane has logged nearly 12,000 hours at the East Side Access job site located in the Queens borough of New York City. The project will connect four tunnels running under the East River from Harold Interlocking in Queens, N.Y, west, to a new terminal located directly below the existing Grand Central Station in Manhattan....
Tue August 13, 2013
Grove Cranes Help Construct Huge Soccer Stadium for 2014 World Cup
Two Grove cranes are in use constructing a massive soccer stadium in Brazil for the 2014 World Cup. The Arena Corinthians, located on the east side of São Paulo, will host some of the tournament's games before becoming the new home of the Brazilian Club Corinthians soccer team....
Mon August 12, 2013
Tadano’s Largest Rough Terrain Crane Comes to North America
Tadano America Corporation, Houston, Texas, launched the GR-1600XL-2, its largest rough terrain crane. The new crane boasts 160 ton (145 t) capacities, and features a newly designed 200 ft. (61m) 6-section rounded boom, providing a maximum 201 ft....
Thu August 08, 2013
Tiong Woon Uses Terex CC 8800-1 Crawler Crane for Mega Lift
The world’s third largest xylene splitter column was transported and positioned by leading specialist integrated service provider Singapore-based Tiong Woon using a Terex CC 8800-1 lattice boom crawler crane....
Wed August 07, 2013
SANY America Names Lyle Machinery Co. Crane Dealer
Lyle Machinery has been named the SANY America crane dealer of Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. Lyle will represent SANY’s complete line of crawler cranes and rough terrain cranes....
Tue August 06, 2013
N.C. Students Get Firsthand Look at Crane Industry
Sixteen students in a career/technical education class from Harnett Central High School in Angier, N.C., had a chance to learn about the crane industry firsthand in a two-hour class led by crane experts at ALL Carolina Crane & Equipment, a member of the ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp....