A round up of alternative lifts and news from around the world. Niamh Marriott reports. Alternative lifting solutions use specialized equipment and techniques to move heavy loads in situations where ...

KHON KAEN - A 29-year-old man was lucky to escape with his life when a heavy crane lifting a prefabricated house toppled over ...

In September Liebherr delivered the second heavy lift offshore crane type MTC 78000 from its manufacturing plant in Rostock. The MTC 78000 is one of the biggest offshore slewing cranes worldwide, with ...

Rough-terrain cranes are big investments, but they can last a long time, so correct use and proper maintenance can help keep a manager’s costs down long-term. It’s also important to know when to ...

Taking shape on the drawing board at Mammoet in the Netherlands is a pair of new giant heavy lift cranes for application in petrochemical, power, offshore and civils markets worldwide. "We see it as a ...

Find a crane small enough to fit into a tight, congested jobsite but still offer the capacity to lift heavy loads in excess of 250,000 lb. Periodically, crane service companies run into one of those ...

SpitzLift has updated its miniature crane, cutting the weight to 30 lb (13.6 kg), while retaining the ability to lift up to 900 lb (408 kg). It mounts just about anywhere, including on a truck, in a ...

Heavy lift specialist ALE is rolling out what it claims will be the world’s largest capacity land-based crane with a lifting capacity of 10,000 tonnes. The UK-based company says the SK10000 will ...

Liebherr expands heavy-lift ship crane portfolio with new 800-tons crane. Image courtesy Liebherr The LS 800 E has all-electric drives and offers a working radius of 39m. Image courtesy Liebherr ...

Many of today’s seafaring megastructures would be nigh on impossible to build without the lifting assistance provided by dockside cranes. And as we continue to build ever-bigger systems we’ll need ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala -- At Anniston Army Depot, you must be mindful of your work environment at all times. In some buildings and facilities, you must keep your head on a swivel and occasionally ...