In-house boiler expert (or glutton for punishment) and project manager, Neel Ratti has just returned from the USA, where he has overseen a complex shipment of a biomass boiler from Lincoln Nebraska to loading at the port in Houston Texas. [...]
A compact design, long boom, and the ability to travel on public roads without the need for additional ballast transport vehicles were compelling reasons for Frank Bruns, general manager of Hannover, Germany-based J. Bruns GmbH to acquire a Terex® Challenger [...]
Terex Cranes has announced the successful delivery of an additional six TFC 46M HC reach stackers to TECONDI (Terminal para Contêineres da Margem Direita) to operate in the Port of Santos, Brazil. Produced at the Terex Cranes facilities in Montceau-les-Mines, [...]
JLG has provided an aerial lift to the community of Finale Emilia, following the earthquake last month, which devastated a large part of the town, severely damaging several historical structures, such as the clock tower – Torre dei Modenesi, most [...]
On 13 and 14 June, at the production plant at Ehingen, Liebherr presented the new LTM 1750-9.1 all-terrain crane to more than 2,000 customers from all over the world. The 750-tonne mobile crane complements the Liebherr range between the highly [...]
Liebherr is extending its product rage of telescopic crawler cranes by a 220-tonner. The new model was presented to the public for the first time during the 2012 Customer Days at the Liebherr plant in Ehingen. The new LTR 1220 [...]
Most of us will agree that the hourly cost of a machine is strongly influenced by how much we use it and how long we keep it. Use it little or keep it for a short time, and cost per [...]
USA-based Manitowoc has presented the first crane from its new factory in Brazil. The 59 tonne capacity Grove RT765E-2 rough terrain crane was assembled in the Passo Fundo plant 60 days ahead of schedule, said the company. It was bought [...]
Crane and specialized transport specialist Bigge Crane and Rigging, headquartered in San Leandro, California, USA, is opening a branch in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The company is also forming a partnership with crawler crane manufacturer Kobelco to meet Latin American customer needs. “We’ve sold 200 [...]
Manitex International Inc., Bridgeview, Ill., announced that it has received $6.2 million in new orders for CVS and Badger Equipment products. Delivery is scheduled for second half 2012 and first half 2013. The Badger order is for a new 50155GT [...]
