by admin | Apr 11, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
These new additions mean the facility now has seven mobile cranes, with the latest deliveries being the company’s first Manitowoc-made units. The Egyptian shipbuilder is one of the most celebrated in the region, with its facilities boasting the largest floating dock...
by admin | Apr 6, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News
The historic 80 ton crane, commissioned by shipbuilder JS White in 1912, towers about Medina Yard. It is an iconic structure that has recently been undergoing renovation. The crane jib has been moved inland, so that scaffolding can be erected underneath it. Urgent...
by admin | Apr 6, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News, Manufacturer News
Construction of a new 216,000 sq. ft. (20 0067 sq. m) warehouse required Extreme Steel Crane & Rigging, Inc. of Warrenton, Virginia to place 191 precast concrete panels. The 900 ft. (274 m) long by 240 ft. (73 m) wide warehouse is being built at the Richmond...
by admin | Apr 5, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News, Manufacturer News
Ainscough has completed a challenging dockside lift at the Port of Blyth in Northumberland. The team lifted a 240-tonne VLS (Vertical Lay System) tower from a transportation barge onto a series of SPMT (self-propelled modular transporter) trailers following the VLS’...
by admin | Apr 5, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Energy News, Manufacturer News
A team of five Grove rough-terrain cranes helped to build the 525 MW-capacity Cerro del Aguila hydroelectric power plant in the province of Tayacaja, Peru. Two Grove RT530E-2s, two RT765E-2s and a RT9130E-2 were all working long shifts on the four-year project that...
by admin | Apr 4, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News
Bigge Crane and Rigging unveiled investments of more than $100 million in new equipment at the ConExpo-Con/Agg 2017 equipment expo. Specifically, Bigge showcased purchases of 75 cranes, construction hoists and gantries at the massive heavy equipment event held every...
