BVS Cranes has taken part in the bell-ringing ceremony marking the start of the day’s trading at the Borsa Istanbul, Turkey’s stock exchange. BVS Cranes’ participation in the ceremony – it is [...]
Tom Woerndl looks at how crane owners and inspection companies can improve the safety of their test and inspection processes. Safety is a key aspect of the lifting industry. While manufacturers of lif[...]
Cable reels for 12 ship-to-shore (STS) cranes have been ordered for the China Merchant container terminal in the Port of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Cavotec was awarded the contract from port equipment manufa[...]
Two contracts worth INR 110M (USD 1.9M) have been awarded to a leading Indian crane builder tasked with providing four 125/25t double girder EOT cranes for a power plant equipment manufacturer. Anupam[...]
Spanish manufacturer Jaso has supplied a demountable modular gantry crane for a tunnelling project in Chile. The 16t-capacity crane is being used to unload pipes into tunnelling shafts created to feed[...]
A new flexible lifting point, designed for die blocks, mold blocks, steel castings and machines lacking lifting points, has been developed through an English/Taiwanese collaboration between lifting eq[...]
US overhead crane company Handling Systems International Inc. has announced the addition of nearly 60,000ft2 of manufacturing space in Chicago. It is the company’s third expansion in five years. The[...]
Product development is ongoing in the US lifting equipment sector. We spoke to some of the manufacturers in the sector about their latest innovations, and their plans for the year. Air Technical Indus[...]
A EUR 1.2M contract to supply a 70/12/5.5t double girder crane for a Russian power plant located in the Ural Mountains has been won by a South African crane manufacturer. Manufacturer Condra's Bulgari[...]
Eclipse Magnetics has launched a magnetic lifter for steel lifting called Ultralift E. Capable of lifting up to 1,000kg – depending on the version – the company says it is ideal for flat-surfaced [...]