Heavy lifting and transport specialists Mammoet has lifted a 400t reactor pressure vessel (RPV) out of a reactor pool at a German nuclear power plant as part of the plant’s decommissioning process. [...]
CMAK Crane Systems recently completed a significant installation project at a newly established industrial facility developing and manufacturing drives in Turkey's Aegean Region. The project involved [...]
John Bensalhia takes a look at the North American hoist market, and reports on its notable projects, products and innovations. Hoist manufacturers say that a number of factors are influencing the US m[...]
German lifting equipment manufacturer SWF Krantechnik will be exhibiting its new air balancer, MOVEster, and its new electric chain hoist, CHAINster, at trade fair LogiMAT in February 2013. CHAINster [...]
An explosion proof version of the Yale Global King electric wire rope hoist is now available, intended for use for Division 2, Class 1—groups B, C and D— applications. New York-based material hand[...]
Liebherr Container Cranes has delivered a state-of-the-art, ultra-large container crane to the DCT Gdansk container port in Poland. The crane becomes the eighth ultra-large Liebherr container crane at[...]
US gantry and overhead crane manufacturer, Standard Crane & Hoist, has opened a new 1,170sqm manufacturing facility in Gray, Louisiana, the company announced last month. The company stated the rea[...]
Dalian Shipbuilding Industry in China has ordered 16 variable frequency drive (VFD) electric cranes for Singapore-based Pacific International Lines (PIL), it was announced today. MacGregor, a subsidia[...]
The lifting industry has implemented a range of programmes and initiatives to attract new workers, both young and experienced. Daniel Searle reports. The issue of attracting new workers to the lifting[...]
Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) in Greece has placed an order for 12 all-electric rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) with Kalmar, part of Cargotec. The cranes, scheduled for delivery in late 2013, wil[...]
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