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Demand for lifting equipment in the U.S has bounced back from the pandemic

Demand for lifting gear in the U.S has bounced back from the pandemic. Suppliers are doing their best to satisfy it, but with one or two small issues in their way. Julian Champkin reports. Disruptive […]

Two new gantry crane ranges from Verlinde

Verlinde has launched its VGI and VGIM gantry cranes, offering manual travel and powered travel respectively. The VGI range provides lifting capacities from 500kg to 1t, and a standard height of 3m th[…]

Konecranes supplies Singapore water and power plant Smart turbine cranes

The largest desalination and power plant in South East Asia is using Konecranes Smart turbine overhead cranes, fitted with advanced control, reliability and safety features, says the manufacturer. The[…]

Port of Tanjung Pelepas encourages more women to work

The Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) in Malaysia is breaking the stereotypes to encourage more women to pursue a career in the port logistics industry. Port logistics has traditionally been perceived as […]

Malaysian LNG complex receives MHE-Demag jib

MHE-Demag supplied Petronas Malaysia Berhad with an explosion-proof slewing jib for the oil and gas company’s LNG Complex at Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia. The production complex covers more than 276 h[…]

Pelloby extends crane runway at plastics factory

UK-based manufacturer M&H Plastics has worked with Pelloby to extend a bay of freestanding gantry steelwork, to increase the scope of an existing overhead crane. Pelloby supplied an 8.1m-span cran[…]

The 13 new cranes installed at the Port of Liverpool this year will help to drive efficiency

Peel Ports’ orders for new cranes for the Port of Liverpool in recent years have marked another leap in Liverpool’s return as a primary maritime city. This year alone, the port has taken delivery […]

Gantry crane moved in renewables project

ALE has moved the first of two gantry cranes as part of a project in the renewables sector. The company moved the 540t crane at the project site using 48 axle lines of SPMTS (self-propelled modular tr[…]

Record sales for Street Crane

Street Crane has received record levels of new orders over a four-month period in the middle of 2017. The UK crane and hoist manufacturer secured more than £15m of orders in the period, up 17% on the[…]

As demand for heavy lifting grows, manufacturers advise that success is all in the planning

As demand for heavy lifting grows, manufacturers advise that success is all in the planning. Keren Fallwell reports As so much in the world is getting bigger so demand for heavy manufacturing is growi[…]

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