Tetrahedron completes 130 meter tall prototype crane
Tetrahedron, a young Offshore Wind Engineering company in Rotterdam, has announced the completion of a 130-meter-tall prototype crane.
Millimeter Manoeuvres
Mega-cranes reshape Hamburg’s railway landscape
Hamburg’s Alster River is undergoing a monumental transformation. Engineering giants are rising from the water’s edge, not mythical creatures, but colossal cranes. A complex operation…
Denzai secures funds to invest in heavy machinery
Denzai K.K. has continued investing in heavy machinery capable of handling large onshore and offshore wind components. The company has secured a 12.2 billion yen…
equipment
Four Liebherr LBS 800 cranes delivered to Porto Chibatão
Four LBS 800 cranes manufactured by Liebherr have been delivered to Porto Chibatão, expanding the fleet of barge-slewing cranes in operation at the port to…
Removed Wind Osprey and Wind Orca cranes get a new chance
As Cadeler’s Wind Orca and Wind Osprey jack-up vessels get their new cranes installed in Schiedam, the old units have got a new lease on…
40 cranes for ten multipurpose vessel newbuilds
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has booked an order in excess of €25 million ($26.7 million) for general cargo cranes for ten 84,500 dwt multipurpose vessels…
BigLift fleet moving heavy machinery
BigLift vessels have recently been busy moving large cranes for Port of Savannah and Cadeler’s Wind Orca jack-up vessel. BigLift Barentsz delivered the all-electric cranes…
Jumbo-SAL-Alliance ships cranes to Israel
The Jumbo-SAL-Alliance recently loaded three Tukan cranes onto the general cargo vessel in Bremen, Germany, for discharge in the port of Haifa, Israel.
Video: BigLift Baffin arrives in New Jersey
Two weeks ago, the BigLift Baffin left Cork Harbour loaded with three 6,000-tonne Liebherr ship-to-shore (STS) megamax container cranes, the biggest single objects ever shipped…
MacGregor receives more than EUR 43 million orders for heavy-lift cranes
The Rotterdam-based MacGregor firm, a leader in sustainable maritime cargo and load handling which is a part of the Finnish group Cargotec, has received two…
Mammoet announces expansion in Florida
Mammoet is opening a full-service two-acre yard in Cocoa, on the East coast of Florida. This yard will facilitate the servicing of East Coast heavy…
Sarens Invests Heavily In Canada To Support Wind Project Development Efforts
The Belgian multinational company Sarens, acquired three all-terrain cranes, specifically Grove GMK5150L units. These units will be used to build wind farms in Alberta, Canada,…
Huisman’s Skyhook crane lifts first batch of monopiles
PRESS RELEASE – With the 2600-metric-tonne Skyhook, Huisman has designed and built the largest Slewing Jib Quayside Crane in the world. It has now lifted…
Equipment
Liebherr installs first crane using remote service app
PRESS RELEASE – Liebherr has fully assembled its first crane with the aid of the company’s new Remote Service tool. Close cooperation between Liebherr-Argentina on-site…
Offshore wind
DEME opts for Huisman crane for new installation vessel
DEME has opted for a Huisman crane for its new installation vessel Green Jade, which is being built in cooperation with Taiwanese shipbuilder CSBC. The…
Equipment
Konecranes discussing temporary lay-offs of up to 2,000 employees
Crane manufacturer Konecranes has started talks with Finnish works councils to discuss temporary lay-offs of up to 90 days. The talks cover Konecranes’ entire Finnish…
Equipment
KenzFigee expands into UK market
PRESS RELEASE – Following a growing demand for offshore equipment and support in the emerging markets such as decommissioning and wind energy, KenzFigee has now…
Cranes
Mammoet and LADOL create project cargo hub in Lagos
PRESS RELEASE – Nigerian company Lagos Deep Offshore Logistic Base (LADOL) and Mammoet, the global have signed a strategic partnership aimed at expanding LADOL’s project cargo…
Cranes
Inoperable cranes ruin ESL’s experience with new LNG-powered vessels
ESL’s new LNG-powered flagship bulk carriers were unable to operate as planned during the first quarter due to serious technical issues with the cranes. According…
Project Cargo
AAL delivers new container cranes for Hutchison’s Felixstowe expansion
AAL has delivered four electric-powered and remote-controlled Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes to Hutchison Ports in Port of Felixstowe. The new cranes will be used to…