National crane supplier All Erection & Crane Rental Corp. has purchased 10 Manitowoc MLC300 crawler cranes, and Manitowoc has sold 50 crawlers in its next-generation…
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Ninjas infiltrate 2nd-tallest building, scale crane, grab footage (VIDEO, GALLERY)
March 3, 2014Two Russian “urban ninjas†broke into the construction site of China’s Shanghai Tower and grabbed some pretty ridiculous photos of their own. But these two…
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A crane lifting a bride and her sister at a wedding in Gujarat state, West India overturned killing a man below and injuring four others,…
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Able UK, an operator of ship dismantling facilities in the United Kingdom, says it has taken possession of a large Liebherr LHM600SHL mobile harbor crane.…
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Liverpool crane firm becomes official partner of ‘Memories of August 1914’
February 24, 2014Liverpool firm John Sutch Cranes has become an official partner of Memories of August 1914, which will see the Little Giant Girl and her pet Xolo…
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Manufacturer News
Manitex International, Inc. Features New 70-Ton Crane at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2014
February 18, 2014BRIDGEVIEW, Ill., Feb. 18, 2014 –/PRNewswire/ –Â Manitex International, Inc. (Nasdaq: MNTX), a leading international provider of cranes and specialized material and container handling equipment, today…
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Australian crane rental giant Universal Cranes has built two bridges using Manitowoc cranes from its fleet. The company used Manitowoc’s largest all-terrain crane, a GMK7450…
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A large panel weighing several thousand pounds has fallen from a crane and landed on a man’s leg in Scarborough this afternoon. Toronto Fire Service…
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Crane & Lifting News
A total of 14 Liebherr tower cranes are helping to build Emaar Square in Istanbul.
February 13, 2014Emaar Square is one of Turkey’s largest private developments, and the Liebherr cranes are being used to meet all of the project’s high-rise lifting requirements.…
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Mishaps
‘I couldn’t believe I’m alive.’ Mom survives falling crane on I-95 in Virginia
February 13, 2014RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) - “I couldn’t believe I’m alive.†That’s what a 30-year-old Virginia Commonwealth University student – a wife and mother of a little girl…
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Industry News
OSHA Proposes Three-Year Extension for Crane Operator Certification Requirements
February 13, 2014OSHA has proposed extending the compliance date for crane-operator certification requirements. Published in the Federal Register on Feb. 10, the proposed rule would extend the…
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A footbridge over a main road was destroyed by an upright crane on the back of a lorry, a South Yorkshire council has said. The…
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Crane manufacturer Liebherr issued a statement that said its crane was not the cause of a fatal incident at a stadium construction site in Brazil…
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AmQuip founder donates two million to Pennington School
February 12, 2014Penny Townsend, head of school, has announced a gift of $2 million to The Pennington School from the grandparents of 10 Pennington alumni. With this…
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Contractors on Wednesday lifted into place the 92.5-ton MAX pedestrian bridge across the railroad tracks behind Whole Foods in Fort Collins. The bridge, which will…
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Mishaps
Strike Threatens World Cup Stadium Construction In Manaus, After Third Death involving a Crane
February 12, 2014SÃO PAULO (AP) – A 55-year-old Portuguese man was killed in an accident on Friday while disassembling a crane that was used to install the…
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MENTOR, Ohio — A construction crane toppled at a Mentor Avenue shopping plaza , smashing nine parked cars but injuring no one, investigators said. Investigators…
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Monster Crane Arrives In NYC To Help Build New Tappan Zee Bridge (video)
February 12, 2014NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A monster crane that will be used in the construction of the new Tappan Zee Bridge has arrived in the Port of New York and New…
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Mishaps
Worker Burned During Crane Fire At Philadelphia Shipyard; 2nd Worker Trapped
February 12, 2014PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — One worker was burned and another was trapped following a crane fire at the Philadelphia shipyard Wednesday morning. The fire started at about…
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Mediaco, the largest crane rental firm in France, has become the latest company to add Grove GMK6400 cranes to its fleet. The firm has purchased…