Mammoet has used its LR13000 to install four platform legs on Van Oord’s newest wind turbine installation vessel, the Aeolus. The crane was assembled at Lloyd Werft in Bremerhaven, Germany. Four 87m long steel platform legs each weighing 920t already settled into their jacking position on the 139m long and 38m wide vessel. For the job Mammoet designed, fabricated and delivered tailor-made top lifting tools and a tailing frame to ensure that the legs, that have no lifting points could be hoisted securely. In addition to the platform … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2014
Yongmao sells 10 cranes to Myanmar
Chinese tower crane manufacturer Yongmao has sold ten cranes to Singapore crane sales and rental house Erect Group, for an end user in Myanmar. The SGD3m (USD2.39m) deal will see Yongmao deliver 10 of its STT cranes through 2014-2015. It follows the manufacturer's first sale in the country (also commonly known as Burma) at the start of this year. As Myanmar democratises and its economy opens up from years of sanctions and restriction, companies like Yongmao are seeing new opportunities. Yongmao executive director and group general manager … [Read more...]
First Terex Explorer in Czech Republic
Malina Crane Hire from Ostrava, in the Czech Republic has taken delivery of the first Terex Explorer 5800 all terrain crane in the country. The firms owner and president, Radek Malina, visited the Terex Zweibrücken facility to pick up the crane and drive it 1,020 km himself to Ostrava. The Explorer 5800 crane uses a one-engine concept. Commenting on this, Malina said: "It's the future, and at Malina we invest for the future. With how far engine technology has come, the advantages of having one engine are evident, and it's a matter of time … [Read more...]
ThermaPrime takes eight Tadano cranes
Tadano Asia has delivered an order of eight new cranes to ThermaPrime, a geothermal drilling company in the Philippines. The cranes, a mix of all-terrain and rough-terrain units, were delivered through local heavy equipment dealer Monark Equipment. ThermaPrime bought three 50t Tadano GR-500EX rough terrain cranes, four 70t ATF 70G-4 all terrain cranes and an 180t ATF 180G-5 all terrain. ThermaPrime Well Services is a geothermal drilling company that operates land-based rotary drilling rigs in five geothermal fields across the Philippines … [Read more...]