Mon June 03, 2019
Delaware-Based Active Crane Rentals Taking Delivery of Liebherr LTM 1350-6.1 Mobile Crane
For more than 50 years, Active Crane Rentals has grown with the surrounding economy in the Tri-State area, supplying cranes, lifting and rigging services in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania....
Mon June 03, 2019
Mobro Fishes Plane From Florida Waters
When an airplane skidded off the runway and into the St. Johns River on Jacksonville Naval Air Station (NAS) in Jacksonville, Fla., on May 3, Mobro Marine Inc. knew just what to do. "We became involved in the plane salvage and move when we heard about the accident on the news," explained Stephen Cumella, who has been the chief financial officer for Mobro Marine since 2004....
Tue May 28, 2019
Link-Belt 238 HSL Completes Bridge Work in Connecticut
Middlesex Corporation of Littleton, Mass., recently purchased a 150-ton (136.08-t) 238 HSL lattice crawler crane from Wood's CRW Corp. The crane has gone to work on Interstate 95 near the West River Bridge in New Haven, Conn., as part of an ongoing project to widen Interstate 95 by over 40 ft....
Tue May 28, 2019
Coussens Takes Delivery of Demag AC 60-3, AC 100-4L All Terrain Cranes
British crane rental company Coussens Crane Hire, which is based in Bexhill-on-Sea in East Sussex, has just added two new Demag all terrain cranes to its fleet: Not only a Demag AC 60-3 with a 164 ft. (50-m) main boom, but also a Demag AC 100-4L with a 195 ft....
Mon May 20, 2019
Densification Inc. Chooses Liebherr HS 8100 Duty Cycle Crawler Crane for Luxury Oceanfront Residential Project in Puerto Rico
Thirty two private oceanfront homes in Puerto Rico will have a firm foundation due to a Liebherr HS 8100 duty cycle crawler crane. Densification Inc., a Virginia-based company, chose the crane to help prepare residential building lots as part of a multimillion dollar project within a five diamond resort....
Mon May 20, 2019
W&W Crane & Rigging Still Growing After 20 Years
Every day is different in the crane and rigging business. One day, a crew might help erect a water tower. Another, it might be called upon to lower railroad cars onto their tracks. Each task brings its own challenges and its own satisfactions....
Thu May 16, 2019
Cosmo Cranes Adds Two Demag All Terrain Cranes
Cosmo Cranes recently commissioned two new Demag all terrain cranes, a Demag AC 300-6 and a Demag AC 130-5. Both cranes are equipped with the IC-1 Plus control system that provides the operator with access to real-time lifting information....
Wed May 15, 2019
Flexibility and Versatility: Keys to a Better Job
To perform any job correctly, it's important to have the right equipment. Even better if one tool can do many things. In the heavy lift industry, a versatile piece of equipment can have a positive effect on a job's safety, productivity and cost....
Tue May 14, 2019
Trio of Grove GMKs Form Backbone of Swiss Logistics Company's New Premises
Swiss transport, heavy lift and warehouse logistics company Emil Egger AG has purchased three new Grove mobile cranes to form the backbone of its new facility in Bassersdorf, near Zurich. Headquartered in St....
Mon May 13, 2019
Demag CC 3800-1 Crawler Crane Dismantles Viaduc De La Siagne Railroad Bridge Near Cannes
Crane service provider Vernazza Autogru only had 130 hours to dismantle an old railroad bridge, owned by French railway company SNCF, in Mandelieu-la-Napoule, west of Cannes. In order to tackle the job, in which time was of the essence, the company relied on its brand new Demag CC 3800-1 crawler crane, which was in turn assisted by a Demag AC 120 all-terrain crane....