India’s Sanghvi Movers has ordered seven Demag CC3800-1 lattice boom crawler cranes for the installation of wind turbines
crawler cranes
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Liebherr crawlers support Suez Canal infra project
Züblin Spezialtiefbau has deployed 10 of its Liebherr crawler cranes to support the construction of two road tunnels beneath Egypt’s Suez Canal
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Global weakness and the shift to rental in cranes
Softness in global markets and technological developments are driving a renaissance in Middle East mobile and crawler crane activity, while the increasing dominance of rental in the heavy lift segment is good for all
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Heavy lifting: a roundup of developments in 2016
So much has happened in the cranes segment this year that it can be hard to keep up, so here are the highlights
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Manitowoc sells first MDT389 cranes in Middle East
Manitowoc has sold its first Potain MDT389 tower cranes in the Middle East, with a four-unit order following its dealer conference in Egypt
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Trevi Group to expand GCC fleet by 15% in H1 2016
Trevi Group’s Ground Improvement Division will grow its heavy-duty GCC fleet by around 15% during the first half of 2016
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Case study: Mammoet details Dubai crane activities
Lifting specialist Mammoet details the extent of its current high-strength crane activities across Dubai, UAE
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Dubai researchers develop crane-positioning system
Academics from the University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) have created a system to reduce crane-related accidents on construction sites
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Petrochem plant enlists Manitowoc’s largest crane
A 2,300-tonne capacity Manitowoc 31000 has placed two reactors at the S-Oil petrochemical facility in Ulsan, South Korea
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Al Jaber uses twin-boom Terex for Qatar lifts
The firm deployed its Terex CC 8800-1 TWIN for two super-heavy lifts at a Qatari petrochemical development