Chinese port operator Ningbo Port has ordered 10 Terex E-RTG rubber tyred gantry cranes for its Yuandong Terminal. Manufactured at Terex Port Solution’s facility in Xiamen, China, the 40 tonne electric E-RTG variant cranes have an under spreader lift height of 18 metres and are able to stack containers one over five. They have a span of 23.47 metres allowing them to cover six rows of containers as well as a truck lane. Ningbo took delivery of its first 12 Terex rubber tyred gantry cranes in 1999, back when it only operated two terminals. … [Read more...]
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Terex CC 2800 crawler used for erecting wind turbine
A Terex CC 2800-1 crawler crane purchased by German crane company Mobi-Hub was taken directly from the manufacturing facility to a wind turbine erection site in a forest in Koblenz. The crane was taken from Terex's manufacturing facility at Zweibrücken to the Koblenz site, where the wind turbine was erected for Enercon. The turbine had a hub height of 130m and required three main lifts, covering the 48t nacelle, 71t generator and finally the 68t rotor. The CC 2800-1 was set up with a 138m S7 boom with 12m fixed jib, and 180t of … [Read more...]
Terex has introduced its 130t Explorer 5500 all terrain crane
Terex has introduced its 130t Explorer 5500 all terrain crane, designed to be the company’s most compact crane in its capacity class. Part of the Explorer range which also includes the 5600 and 5800 models, the new 5500 features a 60m main boom with three extensions of 11m, 22m and 33m, with a maximum system length of 86.5m. With a maximum load moment of 395mt, the five-axle crane is designed to be compact enough for use in cities and on other narrow construction sites. Manoeuvrability is improved by steerable axles, says … [Read more...]
Crane Rental bolsters fleet with five new cranes
Crane Rental Corporation, based in Orlando, Florida, has further expanded its fleet with the purchase of five cranes. The company added a 275t Manitowoc 999 crawler crane; a 230t Link-Best LS-298 crawler; two 130t Grove RT9130E hydraulic rough-terrain cranes; and an 80t Grove RT880E hydraulic rough-terrain crane. The move was made in response to "increasing demand in almost every sector of our industry", said company president Alan Ashlock. Crane Rental had already expanded its fleet this year, purchasing cranes including a Peiner … [Read more...]
Pressing issue solved by Terex Superlift
Three press components each weighing at least 200t have been lifted out of a factory in Germany using a 650t Terex Superlift 3800 lattice boom crawler crane. Crane company Viktor Baumann employed the crane to lift two 270t components and one 200t components from an SGL Carbon facility in Bonn, at a working radius of 26m. The Terex crane was assembled by a team of five at the SGL premises, using a 220t assist crane. It was set up with an SSL configuration, a heavy 48m main boom, and a 36m SL mast. 165t of counterweight was used on the … [Read more...]
Terex crane meets space challenges in factory
A Terex Challenger 3160 all terrain crane has helped a salt and fertiliser manufacturer overcome space restrictions and the highly saline atmosphere in its factory. German mobile crane company H & S Autokrane used the Challenger at the facilities of Kassel-based Kali- und Salzwerke to install and remove pipelines. The three-axle, 55t Challenger 3160 features a 50m boom system which met requirements of the project including hoisting pipelines and steel elements 42m for assembly into an existing structure, and hoisting with a wide radius … [Read more...]
CRC in underwater crane rescue
A Manitowoc crane that slipped off a bank into 70ft of water has been successfully rescued by Florida-based Crane Rental Corporation (CRC) in a tandem lift. CRC used a Manitowoc 2250 crawler crane with MAX-ER attachment (500t capacity) and a 600t Terex AC 500-2 hydraulic truck crane to lift the submerged Manitowoc 4600 dragline. The total weight lifted was 484,000 pounds. CRC had to supply pre-lift plans and submit them to the Mining Safety and Health Administration for approval. It also supplied a lift director, skilled riggers and … [Read more...]
DEMAG AC-700 joins Wagenborg fleet
Dutch lifting services and heavy transport company Wagenborg Nedlift has strengthened its crane fleet with a nine-axle Demag AC-700 mobile crane featuring a 60m main boom. The 700t crane has already completed its first project - a tandem lift of an 185t hydraulic piling hammer with one of Nedlift's 500t cranes. The hammer was lifted from a quay into an inland ship at the port of Eemshaven. Nedlift's AC-700 specification includes 160t counterweight capacity, Sideways Super Lift and the possibility to add a 36m main boom extension and 50m … [Read more...]
Malina Crane’s sporting challenge
Malina Crane of the Czech Republic has performed a tandem lift using a Terex Explorer 5800 and an AC 250-1 all-terrain crane at a new sports arena in in Frydek-Místek, Czech Republic. Malina Crane said limited space and an oversized 28t load measuring 30m wide had to be overcome when lifting the prefabricated steel roof structure into place at the arena in Frydek-Místek. The AC 250-1 operated with a main boom length of 41m and 21m working radius, while the Explorer's main boom was telescoped to 42m at a working radius of 24m. These … [Read more...]