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[...]
Algec, formerly Alstom GEC, have ordered a Konecranes SMT Smarton crane for one of Libya's largest power plants, the Western Mountain Power Plant Libya. The contract is worth EUR 450,000 (USD 597) and[...]
Intermodal cranes and lifting apparatus are vital to the movement of world trade. Julian Champkin looks at this large and varied sector. Intermodal cranes are those that move goods from one means of t[...]
Majestic Steel USA is in the final stages of installing material handling equipment, including custom telescopic coil grabs from The Caldwell Group Inc., at its new facility in Hickman, Arkansas. Cald[...]
Mazzella Companies has announced the acquisition of John Sakach Company of St. Louis, US. Mazzella said the acquisition further strengthens its footprint in the Midwest and Central regions of the US a[...]
Light lifting systems may seem simple but, as Julian Champkin finds, they are every bit as useful as heavier lifting equipment and repay consideration and good design. Less can be more. Light cranes a[...]
Mining Machinery Developments (MMD) is undertaken a multi-million pound factory expansion featuring new cranes from UK-based Street Crane, it was announced earlier this month. A mix of overhead travel[...]
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