by admin | Apr 13, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Heavy Machinery News
Mammoet, the world’s largest service provider specializing in engineered heavy lifting and transport, has initiated development of an SPMT (Self Propelled Modular Transporter) widening adaptor. This system makes it possible to increase the track width of a split SPMT...
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 | Constuction & Business News, Manufacturer News
PEORIA , Ill., April 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The Board of Directors of Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) voted today to maintain the quarterly cash dividend of seventy-seven cents ($0.77) per share of common stock, payable May 20, 2016, to stockholders of record at...
by admin | Apr 13, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
SINGAPORE – The National Crane Safety Taskforce has urged the construction industry to take immediate action to prevent more crane-related accidents, with at least nine already recorded here so far this year. Safety measures such as ensuring that cranes are...
by admin | Apr 13, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Heavy Machinery News, Manufacturer News
As a major player in the world arena, LiuGong always gives priority to the development of overseas markets as part of its global vision and strategy. Although the global construction equipment industry has been experiencing a toughtime during the past few years,...
by admin | Apr 13, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Energy News, Mining News
Peabody Energy, the world’s largest private sector coal miner, announced that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Amidst an industry which is reeling from low production and demand, and facing an upsurge in both gas and renewable energy electricity...
