Crane & Lifting News

The tree was held upright by huge cranes during the cutting process to prevent damage to limbs were it allowed to fall. It was then…

Competitors in the CIC Crane Operator Skills Championship next March in Las Vegas, Nev., will be operating in comfort and style. Liebherr, the official crane sponsor of the…

The largest crane ever built by Manitowoc has completed its largest lift yet. The Manitowoc 31000, a 2,300 t (2,535 USt) capacity crawler crane, performed…

CHINCOTEAGUE — An incongruous Chincoteague icon is back in place nearly a year after it toppled during Hurricane Sandy. Video Here The Viking, as the 23-foot-tall…

Kansas City is getting a head start on Christmas this year setting a 100 ft tree in Crown Center.  Haggard Hauling and Rigging handled the…

The tower crane that dropped its jib on the cabinet office in London has now been removed. The two parts of the crumpled jib were…

Construction cranes in Singapore may have to be fitted with “black boxes” as a safety requirement. Known as data loggers, the devices can record the…

SEATTLE — The Rainier “R” lit up the sky for nearly 50 years, and on Thursday, a 12-foot replica of the original Rainier R dangled…

Four new silos are being installed at Dean Foods, 1188 Lincoln St., Le Mars, this week. Workers use a gigantic crane to place one of…

Steel skies: The lowdown on the meteoric rise of Austin, TX tower cranes. 19 Photos More Courtesy of Nick Simonite A gaggle of tower cranes implies…