by admin | Apr 13, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News, Ports & Terminals
A big, red Pasco landmark could soon become a victim of falling demand for container barging on the Columbia River. The Port of Pasco is poised to sell a crane that it hasn’t used in five years, acknowledging its container barge business is all but dead and unlikely...
by admin | Apr 13, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
Liebherr has delivered a fully-electrical LPS 420 portal slewing crane to AB Fortum Värme, co-owned with the City of Stockholm. 37 years after the first delivery of a Liebherr mobile harbour crane to Scandinavia, the demand for Liebherr products remains constant. In...
by admin | Apr 13, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) – A man working on a crane at a Circle K near the Stratosphere hotel-casino fell on Wednesday morning. It happened around 7 a.m. at the Circle K at 2308 Las Vegas Boulevard South, which is near Cleveland Avenue. The victim was transported to...
by admin | Apr 13, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos, Manufacturer News
McConnellsburg, Pa. — April 11, 2016 — JLG Industries, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company [NYSE:OSK] and a leading global manufacturer of aerial work platforms and telescopic material handlers, announced today that it is taking a leadership position by making the...
by admin | Apr 13, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News, Heavy Machinery News, Manufacturer News
Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology, the Chinese heavy machinery equipment maker that’s seeking to acquire U.S. crane maker Terex Corp., saw profit plunge 85 percent last year, plagued by overcapacity issues as demand slowed in its home market. Net income...
by admin | Apr 13, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
Twelve people died and two others remain missing when a temporary structure on a construction site collapsed after being hit by a crane on Wednesday morning in south China’s Guangdong Province. Local officials said the accident occurred at around 5:40 a.m. in...
