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Archives for February 2014

Safety alert for tower cranes

February 25, 2014 By CranesBlog Leave a Comment

Following the recent collapse of three luffing jib tower cranes during high winds the UK’s Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a safety alert relating to tower cranes. The alert is intended for tower crane operators and serves as a reminder that any luffing jib cranes left unattended in the out of service condition must be in free slew with the jib at a safe out-of-service radius. It also states that operators must ensure they have the most accurate, up to date information from the supplier or manufacturer, as some manufacturers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crane industry news Tagged With: tower crane

Iraq orders 7 Tadano truck cranes

February 24, 2014 By CranesBlog Leave a Comment

The Republic of Iraq’s Ministry of Water Resources has taken delivery of seven 55 tonne Tadano GT-550E-2 truck cranes from the company’s distributor United Iraqi Trading Equipment. Manufactured by Tadano's Chinese manufacturing joint venture BQ-Tadano, the four axle GT-550 features a five section 42 metre boom plus a 8.8 to 15.2 metres bi-fold swingaway that takes maximum tip height to 56 metres. Capacity on the fully extended main boom is eight tonne and it can handle 500kg at a radius of 38.1 metres. The cranes have been purchased for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crane industry news, Tadano Cranes Tagged With: truck crane

Terex cranes publish poor results for 2013

February 20, 2014 By CranesBlog Leave a Comment

Terex Cranes has published a poor set of results for 2013, with lower sales and profits. Total revenue for the year was $1.93 billion over three percent lower than in 2012, while operating income slipped over 35 percent to $110.5 million. The fourth quarter was even worse, with revenues sliding six percent to $480.4 million and operating income plummeting by more than 52 percent to $25.7 million. The order book at year end did improve a little over the quarter, but ended the year down 22 percent at $501.2 million. The Material … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crane industry news, Terex Demag Cranes Tagged With: all terrain crane, crawler crane, rough terrain crane

Liebherr ships 22 cranes to Africa

February 19, 2014 By CranesBlog Leave a Comment

South African port terminal operator Transnet Port Terminals has taken delivery of four Liebherr ship to shore cranes and 18 rubber tyred gantry cranes. The 65 tonne ship to shore cranes offer an outreach of 65 metres, a span of 30.4 metres and a back reach of 19 metres. Designed to handle container vessels of up to 24 rows across, the cranes have a lift height of 41 metres. The rubber tyred gantry cranes, destined for Tansnet’s terminal in Ngqura, have a one over five configuration and can stack up to seven containers wide. Features … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crane industry news, Liebherr Cranes Tagged With: gantry cranes, harbour cranes

German Klema acquires 5 grove all terrain cranes

February 19, 2014 By CranesBlog Leave a Comment

German heavy lifting and haulage company Klema has added five Grove All Terrain cranes to its fleet. The orders, placed last year, consists of an 80 tonne GMK4080-1, two 100 tonne GMK4100Ls, a 100 tonne GMK5095 and one of the company’s latest 400 tonne GMK6400. Grove said the order for the GMK4080-1 was its most memorable purchase to date due to the fact it was agreed and signed for at a dinner meeting using a beer mat. Klema chief executive Wolfgang Klenner said: “During a recent dinner meeting it became clear that the GMK4080-1 would … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crane industry news, Manitowoc Cranes Tagged With: all terrain crane

Sao Paulo stadium collapse statement manufacturer Liebherr

February 13, 2014 By CranesBlog Leave a Comment

Liebherr has this morning issued a statement on the incident at the end of November at the Itaquerao Stadium in São Paulo, in which a 1,350 tonne capacity LR 11350 crawler crane collapsed killing two site workers. The statement says that all investigations conducted to date by Liebherr - including those at the accident site - have shown that the LR 11350 crane had no technical defects. It concludes that the ground was unsuitable and unable to carry the weight of the crane and the suspended load. Because of this the crane sank and the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crane accidents, Crane industry news, Liebherr Cranes Tagged With: crawler crane

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