by admin | Sep 28, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
Engineered Rigging’s Rapid Bridge Replacement System enables railroads and their maintenance contractors to remove and replace a railroad bridge span in a single day. In addition to substantial time savings, the system also provides a safer method for bridge...
by admin | Sep 27, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos
The major construction work on the world’s longest cross-sea bridge, which connects Zhuhai in Guangdong Province with Hong Kong and Macao, was completed Tuesday. A ceremony was held in Zhuhai to celebrate completion of the 55-km cross-sea route and to mark the...
by admin | Sep 27, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos, Equipment Rental News
New Zealand – A KiwiRail flatbed wagon carrying two coal containers derailed at the Dunedin Railway Station yesterday. A KiwiRail spokesman said 14 KiwiRail staff and contractors from Titan Crane Hire used two cranes to right the wagon after it derailed about...
by admin | Sep 27, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News, Mining News
Combines the advantages of a telescopic crane and those of a crawler crane Sensitive driving under full load High telescopable capacities Liebherr presents the LTR 1100 telescopic crawler crane at MINExpo. The LTR 1100 has a maximum lifting capacity of 100 tonnes and...
by admin | Sep 27, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News
Franz Bracht Kran Vermietung GmbH’s impressive 700-ton capacity Terex-Demag AC 700 All Terrain Mobile Crane was busy setting 60-ton bridge segments in Baunatal, Germany. Five low boys brought in counterweights and other crane parts to set up the crane. Once the...
by admin | Sep 26, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents, Workforce News
Two construction workers were severely injured Monday morning when a Down Cab Rough Terrain crane hit a power line in West Seattle. Emergency personnel responded to the scene, near 42nd Avenue SW and SW Oregon Street, at about 10:30 a.m. after receiving reports of a...
by admin | Sep 26, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Manufacturer News, Mining News
In a marked departure from talking about yellow iron, Caterpillar will focus on technology and corporate and dealer site support at MINExpo (booth 6229) and in the marketplace. As the mining industry continues to languish in a longest-lasting slump, the manufacturer...
by admin | Sep 26, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
At the end of October, Böcker opens its doors in Werne for all clients and those aspiring to be. Beside a company tour, you can expect several product shows of our truck and trailer cranes as well as the new crawler crane. See all our crane models on the Böcker Crane...
by admin | Sep 26, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News
In construction of runways, there is much ambiguity with different standards governing buildings and cranes, which is certainly contributory to why many shy away from the subject. A runway is typically installed by the company putting up a building. Hopefully, by that...
by admin | Sep 26, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Offshore News
German-based heavy-lift carrier SAL is facing “drastic structural reform” according to parent company “K” Line, in its 2016 annual report. “K” Line said that while SAL is implementing cost cuts and efficient fleet allocation to try to improve earnings, a study on more...
