by admin | Jan 25, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos
Newport News Shipbuilding division lifted a 704-metric ton unit into Dry Dock 12 on Jan. 23, 2017, where the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) is taking shape. The superlift is part of an improved build strategy implemented on the second ship of the Gerald R....
by admin | Jan 25, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News
MSG Krandienst GmbH loaded a 200-ton drive system for a tunnel boring machine from a heavy goods vehicle to a ship at the Rhine port of Kehl for Herrenknecht AG. MSG used a Demag AC 500-8 and a Demag AC 700-9 for the tandem lift. The MSG team arrived with the two...
by admin | Jan 24, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News, Manufacturer News
Norwich-based Quinto Crane & Plant Limited has added to its existing Terex fleet of all terrain cranes with the purchase of two Terex 2-axle AC 40/2L machines. Specializing in crane hire and contract lifting, the company operates across the east of England from...
by admin | Jan 24, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
John Sutch Cranes, winner of the 2014 Liverpool Echo Business Award, has taken delivery of a new Demag AC 100-4L all terrain crane. It marks the return of the Demag brand for the family run business which operates throughout the North West and works on national...
by admin | Jan 24, 2017 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News
Seattle has again been named the tower crane capital of America, as the local construction boom shows little sign of slowing in 2017. Seattle had 62 cranes dotting the skyline at the end of 2016, the most in the country, according to Rider Levett Bucknall, a firm that...
by admin | Jan 24, 2017 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News
As 2016 came to a close, 29 tower cranes were employed throughout Los Angeles, assisting with major construction projects. That’s down from 40 earlier in the year, but enough to give LA the third-most crane dotted skyline nationwide. First place went to Seattle, as...
