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Dramatic New Cruise Line Terminal Showcases Crane Versatility, Crew Ingenuity →

Ocean cruises are among the most popular vacations, and the Port of Miami is the world's busiest cruise hub. Just as the ships have grown larger and more impressive in recent years, so have cruise line terminals. Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) is the latest to invest in a serious upgrade of its terminal presence in Miami. A new facility expected to be completed this fall will be almost 166,500 sq. Click for more...

Steel Masters LP Transforms Historic Houston Tower Into Hotel →

With construction booming across the country, tower cranes are part of every big city skyline, including Houston. Some of the work, however, is being done by smaller, less visible distant cousins — mini-cranes. Steel Masters LP, a structural steel contractor, chose two Maeda MC305 mini-cranes over larger, more conventional options to complete its part of a project to renovate a historic building in Texas Medical Center in downtown Houston. Click for more...

Manitowoc's Niella Tanaro Plant Adds New Grove GRT655/655L Rough-Terrain Cranes to Production Line-Up →

The first Grove GRT655L and GRT655 rough terrain cranes have been assembled at Manitowoc's Niella Tanaro plant. The news comes almost exactly one year after it was announced that GRT880 and GRT8100 rough terrain cranes would begin production from the Italian factory — the first to be produced outside of Shady Grove, Pa. What's more, given the success of the production of GRT8100 and GRT880 models from Niella Tanaro, Manitowoc has decided to expand the product portfolio of its European production. Click for more...

Winston-Salem Bridge Construction Continues for 248 HSL →

In November 2018, a one-mile stretch of major highway in Winston-Salem, N.C., was closed for demolition and resurfacing. The stretch of road will reopen in early 2020, complete with new bridge overpasses, modernizing on and off ramps, and straightening its path (with fewer curves) through the city. The 248 HSL is positioned on a 100 ft. (30.4 m) stretch of timber mats to lift the girders off transport trailers and into position. Click for more...

BAC Inc. Awarded Project Honors for Silver Sands Project →

Blakeslee, Arpaia, Chapman Inc. (BAC Inc) of Branford, Conn., was hired as subcontractor to complete 300 ft. (91.4 m) of elevated boardwalk at Silver Sands State Park in Milford, Conn. In order to build a 10 ft. (3.04 m) high, elevated trestle BAC Inc. rented a 75-ton (70-t) Link-Belt TCC-750 telescopic crawler crane from Wood's CRW Corp. The elevated boardwalk goes across restored saltwater marsh, requiring the contractor to make as small a footprint as possible during construction. Click for more...

Women in Construction: Amanda Weisiger Cornelson of CTE →

Representing the fourth generation of ownership, Carolina Tractor & Equipment's Amanda Weisiger Cornelson had always envisioned working for the family company one day — just not before venturing out on her own first. While on the surface it may seem like a stretch to compare the largely female-driven retail industry to the obviously more male-dominated world of selling and leasing construction equipment, to Weisiger Cornelson a similarity exists between the two at least on the most basic of levels. Click for more...

Pinnacle Cranes Named Top 5 Link-Belt Distributor →

Link-Belt has announced its top five distributors for 2019. These distributors were selected on the basis of overall performance in the marketing and sales of Link-Belt cranes. Their ability to sell cranes is not only a reflection of a superior product but also their outstanding customer service, long-term financial stability and solid reputation in the industry. Pinnacle Cranes, based in Charlotte, N.C., was among the five distributors to receive the award. Click for more...

Steve Filipov Steps Down as President of Terex Cranes →

Terex Corporation announced that following the completion of the sale of Demag mobile cranes to Tadano Ltd. , Steve Filipov, president of Terex Cranes, is leaving the company effective August 5, 2019. "We are grateful to Steve [Filipov] for leading this transition," said John L. Garrison Jr., chairman, president and CEO of Terex Corporation. "Steve kept the business on course through the transfer and helped ensure that virtually all of the affected team members had the opportunity to stay with the Demag mobile cranes business after the transaction." The rest of the businesses within the Terex Cranes segment have successfully transitioned within the company: Terex Utilities is now part of the Aerial Work Platforms segment; Franna Pick-and-Carry cranes in Australia are part of the Materials Processing segment; and the tower and rough-terrain cranes businesses in Italy are part of corporate. Click for more...

R&J Lifting Solutions Invests In Terex CBR 40H Self-Erecting Tower Crane →

For the many congested construction sites in and around Austin, Texas, contractors face significant lifting challenges. Small commercial projects, condominiums, low-story hotels and utility applications are often too small to use traditional tower cranes, but there's not enough footprint for a mobile crane. Where others see challenges, an emerging crane rental company based in Cedar Park, Texas, R&J Lifting Solutions LLC, sees opportunity for an innovative solution. Click for more...

Prillaman's Crane & Rigging Co. Adds Liebherr Mobile Crane to Fleet →

One day after taking delivery of a Liebherr LTM 1090-4.2 mobile crane, Prillaman's Crane & Rigging put it on a job, supporting inspection work on rides at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. "What the crane does well is reaching the highest in confined spaces," said owner Paul Prillaman. "We're always working tightly around the park rides. We chose the LTM 1090-4.2 for that really tall reach — it's really good for that niche market." The LTM 1090-4.2 is a four axle, 110 U.S. Click for more...

Kennywood Roller Coaster Breaks Records →

Records were being broken as a brand-new roller coaster rose this spring in Pittsburgh, Pa.'s Kennywood Park, which is currently in its 121st season. The Steel Curtain, which was born from a partnership between the park and the city's NFL team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, holds the record for the tallest inversion in the world at 197 ft. tall. It also holds the North American record for the most inversions at nine, and the Pennsylvania state record for the tallest roller coaster at 220 ft. Click for more...

ALL Crane Expands Fleet With Liebherr LTMs →

Heralded as a "Midwest success story" by Forbes, the growth of Columbus, Ohio, and its business district that runs the corridor through to Cincinnati, rolls on. The years-long construction boom is expected to continue well through 2019, and all sectors are seeing growth, from retail and residential to medical and education to municipal, industrial and utilities. ALL Crane Rental Corp. of Columbus, a member of the ALL Family of Companies, has long been a believer in the viability of the region. Click for more...

IDP Supplies Potain Cranes for Major New Development in Egypt →

More than 35 Potain tower cranes are working on the construction of the New El Alamein City, an urban development being built on Egypt's northern coast. The cranes were sold by International Development Programmes (IDP), Potain's dealer for Egypt. The high-profile project will offer year-round living and accommodate a population of more than 3 million across an area of approximately 52,000 acres. The new city will house hotels, universities, sports clubs, entertainment outlets, residential units, business centers and even a scientific research center. Click for more...

Potain MCT 85 at Work On a New Temple in India →

Mumbai-based construction company Bhanu Construction is using a Potain MCT 85 crane to ensure on-time construction of a new temple in the town of Shirdi, India. The town is a spiritual center of India and most famous for being the home of Shirdi Sai Baba. "The Potain MCT 85 is performing excellently in terms of energy consumption and functionality," Darshan Bhanushali, director of Bhanu Construction, said. Click for more...

Four GMK4100L-1 All-Terrain Cranes Complete Spanish Rental Fleet →

Manitowoc has delivered four Grove GMK4100L-1 all-terrain cranes to Spanish rental company Transportes y Grúas Aguado. Headquartered in Madrid, Transportes y Grúas Aguado has seven premises across the country and specializes in the transport and lifting of large loads. "We chose the Grove GMK4100L-1 because it can be used for a multitude of jobs and different applications," said Juan Aguado, president of Transportes y Grúas Aguado. Click for more...

Trand Chooses Liebherr LG 1750 for Wind Turbine Project in West Texas →

A Liebherr LG 1750 provided the primary lifting power for Trand Inc. during a nearly two-week long project in May. The company provided crane services for a main shaft exchange on a wind turbine with a nearly 400-ft. (122 m) hub height in the Lubbock, Texas, area. Based in Pratt, Kan., Trand took delivery of the first LG 1750 in the United States in March. The LG 1750is an 850 ton- (771 t) class eight axle, lattice boom mobile crane with the mobility of a drivable carrier and the lifting capacity of a crawler crane. Click for more...

Potain MCT 385 L14 Hailed 'Tower Crane of the Year' →

The Potain MCT 385 L14 top-slewing crane has won the "Tower Crane of the Year" award at bauma CTT RUSSIA 2019. The award was part of the "Innovations in construction equipment in Russia" contest, which aimed at identifying innovative construction equipment solutions in Russia. The decision was made by an independent jury, and the award was presented to Jean-Claude Doucene, sales director of CIS countries at Manitowoc, during a special ceremony on June 4, 2019. Click for more...

Grove GMK5150L Helps B+V Trans s.r.o. Carry the Load →

Czech special transport company B+V Trans s.r.o. has taken delivery of a new Grove GMK5150L all-terrain crane to assist with loading and unloading trailers. B+V Trans is based in Tabor, Czechia, and is a specialist of heavy and oversized transport; it can transport parts with lengths of up to 147 ft. (45 m) and weights of up to 66 ton (60 t). The 165-ton (150 t) GMK5150L is the third and largest Grove crane to join the B+V Trans fleet. Click for more...

Shipbuilding on Whidbey Island of Puget Sound →

Ice Flow LLC dba Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (NBBB) of Freeland, Wash.'s new 250-ton (227-t) 298 Series 2 lattice crawler was put to the test quickly following its delivery to Whidbey Island in Puget Sound from Triad Machinery. NBBB is a custom vessel construction company established in 1964. The first major project on the books for its Link-Belt 298 Series 2 was lifting a 125,000 lb. (56,700 kg) pilot house for a new 100 ft. Click for more...

Link-Belt Cranes Work Overtime in Wolfcamp Shale →

Wolfcamp and Bone Spring Formations of the Permian Basin in west Texas and New Mexico hold oil and gas reserves estimated at 46.3 billion barrels of oil. According to a fourth quarter 2018 U.S. Geological Society report, full production estimates through 2025 predict that by 2021 one in every six barrels of oil, globally, will come from the Permian Basin. Wirelining in Permian Basin Entrec Crane and Heavy Hauling Inc. Click for more...

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