South Korea

Volvo Construction Equipment - Mon February 20, 2023

Volvo Construction Equipment Invests in Battery Pack Production at Excavator Plant

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has announced an investment into battery pack production at its excavator plant in Changwon, South Korea, signalling once again its ambition to drive industry transformation with sustainable solutions....

Manitowoc - Thu September 08, 2022

Manitowoc MLC650 Makes Turbine Installation a Breeze On South Korean Wind Farm

The first Manitowoc MLC650 outside of North America to feature its 11.5 ft.-wide boom insert kit option has begun work on a large wind farm installation in southwestern South Korea. Owned by Shinui Petra, a leading equipment rental company and long-time Manitowoc customer, the crawler crane arrived at DaeMyung Energy's mountaintop site in Hwasun-gun, Jeollanam-do on June 1....

KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press - Thu December 27, 2018

North, South Korea Hold Groundbreaking Ceremony for Railway Project

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean officials attended a groundbreaking ceremony Dec. 26, for an aspirational project to modernize North Korean railways and roads and connect them with the South. The ceremony at the North Korean border town of Kaesong came weeks after the Koreas conducted a joint survey on the northern railway sections they hope to someday link with the South....

Omaha Media Group - Wed March 07, 2018

Wednesday Wrap-Up : March 7, 2018

It is Wednesday Wrap-Up time and just in case you missed it, here is your recap of several popular stories from our site over the past week:The Legacy Of Olympic Construction: A Closer LookThe 23rd Winter Olympic games that were held in PyeongChang, South Korea, have been hailed as a success by experts and sports fans alike following the Closing Ceremony....

Emily Buenzle - Fri February 09, 2018

South Korea to Demolish Stadium After Olympic Games

South Korea's new, $109 million stadium, which sits in Pyeongchang, will play host to a total of four ceremonies for both the 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games—and then it will be destroyed....

Soosan - Fri February 24, 2017

Soosan Hydraulic Hammers Coming to the United States

One of South Korea's largest hydraulic hammer manufacturers is coming to the United States. But while the name of this manufacturer may be relatively unknown, the product likely isn't: Soosan hydraulic hammers had previously been sold by Allied Hammers for the U.S....