Tue September 17, 2024
New Website Supports Workforce Development in Crane Industry
The NCCCO Foundation announced the launch of a new website, MyCraneCareer.org, an interactive, online resource for prospective professionals and employers in the crane industry. With predicted shortages of skilled crane operators in the coming decades, fueled by an aging workforce, the website aims to educate about the field and provide engaging resources for individuals to get started in their path toward training, certification and employment....
Wed September 11, 2024
Liebherr Invests in Kansas City for Mobile, Crawler Cranes Spare Parts Distribution
Further expanding Liebherr's reach across the United States, Liebherr USA Co. invests in the Kansas City location to serve as a mobile and crawler cranes spare parts warehouse to more efficiently distribute parts throughout the region....
Tue September 10, 2024
VIDEO: Manitowoc Crawler Cranes Help Boost Wind Energy Expansion in Maine
Sprague Energy is leading a large-scale project to unload and transport massive wind turbine components from vessels and rail off the coast of Searsport, Maine. The company is using a fleet of five Manitowoc crawler cranes to efficiently move components from sea vessels to holding yards and then onto trucks that will take them to various wind energy farms across the state....
Tue September 03, 2024
Mammoet Launches World's Strongest Land-Based Crane
Mammoet, a large global engineered heavy lifting and transport company, has launched the world's strongest land-based crane, the SK6000. As populations grow, so do our energy needs. The SK6000 re-defines the scale of human construction, allowing large energy and infrastructure projects to build from bigger pieces, in parallel — reaching first power sooner, and more cost-effectively, according to the manufacturer....
Wed August 28, 2024
ALL Brings Together Two 900-Ton ATs to Replace Downtown Cleveland Railroad Bridge
The challenge: replace a section of railroad bridge in a close, urban setting — in which you will need to use the remaining tracks to both roll the old bridge section away and roll the replacement section into the work zone....
Mon August 19, 2024
VIDEO: Link-Belt TCC-2500s Provide Solution to South Carolina Bridge Project
The Lane Construction Corporation is utilizing two Link-Belt 250-ton TCC-2500 telescopic crawler cranes to construct two bridges over the Wateree River in Kershaw County, S.C. The bridges will replace two preexisting overpasses along Interstate 20 as part of a South Carolina Department of Transportation bridge rehabilitation project....
Wed August 07, 2024
Lenkin Enterprises Chooses Potain MDT 809 Cranes for Major Projects in D.C. Area
Washington, D.C.-based contractor Lenkin Enterprises has selected two Potain MDT 809 tower cranes for important construction projects in Potomac, Md., and Washington, D.C. The Potain cranes are essential for two challenging developments: the renovation of a private modern art museum, and the repurposing of an office building at Georgetown University....
Wed July 31, 2024
Liebherr Cranes Involved in Replacing Germany's Second Longest Road Bridge
The replacement of the Rader High Bridge in Schleswig-Holstein is one of the largest bridge modernization projects currently under way in Germany. The bridge, built back in 1972, spans the Kiel Canal and is part of the A7 motorway....
Tue July 30, 2024
900-ton AT Sets Bridge Beams On Michigan State Campus
On the campus of Michigan State University, Farm Lane Road is the most important north-south corridor. Its bridge, spanning the Red Cedar River, connects the two sides of the campus and provides access to a legendary landmark, The Rock — a boulder that has been decorated thousands of times since its donation to the university in 1873....
Mon July 29, 2024
Gustav Seeland Sends New Grove GMK5250XL-1 to Work in Hamburg
German heavy goods specialist Gustav Seeland continues to grow its Grove crane fleet to facilitate larger and more demanding tasks. The company acquired its second Grove GMK5250XL-1 all-terrain crane and wasted no time putting it to work....
