Konecranes is supplying four rail-mounted gantry cranes (RMG) to Pacific National, the largest private rail freight operator in Australia. The fully-electric cranes are part of expansion and modernisa[…]
Heavy lifting hoists and overhead cranes are more than just scaled-up versions of smaller systems. Julian Champkin investigates. Overhead hoists and bridge cranes come in all sizes, from workstation h[…]
LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) has warned UK employers of their obligations regarding the examination of lifting equipment. According to the LEEA, some companies are being tempted to c[…]
German jib crane manufacturer Vetter Krantechnik has installed nine wall-mounted ‘Geselle’ slewing cranes at a manufacturer of hydraulic components. The wall-mounted slewing crane specified is ava[…]
A ship-to-shore container crane from Sany has been delivered to its new owners in Latvia, after a monumental effort from the manufacturer’s team. Baltic Container Terminal Ltd (BCT) has taken delive[…]
American Crane has designed and manufactured two 5-ton jib cranes to help lift salmon across dams in Washington State. The cranes that feature corrosion resistant components to safely operate in an ou[…]
The full presentation agenda for the inaugural LEEA Lifting & Rigging Conference Asia has been announced, with only limited sponsorship opportunities now available. The event, which takes place at[…]
New technologies and partnerships are improving maintenance and inspection in our industry. Daniel Searle reports. RHC Lifting Limited, based in Bristol, UK, is a dealer of SWF Krantechnik products. T[…]
Visibly satisfied with their Demag V-type cranes: Fred Maas (on the left) and Andreas Voge (on the right) at Premium Aerotec in Nordenham, Germany. Aircraft construction specialists Premium Aerotec ha[…]
Certex Danmark A/S has delivered and installed two new tailor-made crane solutions for Vredo Denmark’s newly built workshop halls in Aulum, near Herning. Vredo Danmark is a distributor of agricu[…]
Karl Ahlgren, marketing manager at Pervidi, discusses the benefits of digitalising inspection. Whether using leased or rental assets or your own lifting equipment, it is fundamental that you have a li[…]
Konecranes is to supply four Rubber Tired Gantry cranes (RTG) to GCT Canada Limited Partnership for its GCT Deltaport facility, which is located in Port Metro Vancouver, Canada. The systems, which wil[…]
