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The crane industry is an essential part of the construction, manufacturing, and transportation sectors. Cranes are used to lift and move heavy materials, equipment, and machinery from one location to another, making them crucial in building tall structures, assembling large objects, and transporting goods across long distances. The industry includes various types of cranes, such as tower cranes, mobile cranes, overhead cranes, and gantry cranes, each designed for specific purposes. The industry is highly regulated, with strict safety guidelines and certification requirements to ensure the safe operation of cranes and the protection of workers and the public.

Liebherr Delivers 1000 EC-H to Centinela Cooper Mine in Chile

Together with partner Fluor-Salfa, Liebherr Chile has completed the assembly and commissioning of a 1000 EC-H 40 Litronic at the Centinela Mine site. The large-scale "Nueva Centinela" project is considered a milestone for copper production in Chile: it is set to double the mine's processing capacity and extend its operational life by at least 30 years.....
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Excavating Infrastructure Essentials With the Liebherr HS 8300.2 Duty Cycle Crawler Crane

Using the Liebherr HS 8300.2 duty cycle crawler crane, Vulcan Materials Company excavates a significant gravel pit in Fort Myers that produces high-quality materials and provides essential components for construction aggregates used in building roads, bridges and foundations throughout Florida....


Liebherr Cranes Ensure Precision, Progress in Fehmarnbelt Tunnel Construction

The Fehmarnbelt Tunnel, currently one of the largest infrastructure project in northern Europe, relies on Liebherr's crane technology. More than 20 Liebherr tower cranes are operating on the Danish side of the site, many of which are rail-mounted — a key success factor for the efficiency and flexibility required by this major undertaking....


Four Potain Cranes Drive Progress at Torre Faro in Milan for Energy Company A2A

Four Potain tower cranes from two of Manitowoc's long-time Italian partners are working on Milan's prestigious Torre Faro (Lighthouse Tower), scheduled for completion later this year. Leading contractors CMB Cooperativa Muratori e Braccianti di Carpi and Colombo Costruzioni have teamed up, each deploying two cranes and providing in-depth knowledge of BIM technology for the 472 ft....


Manitowoc Appoints Timo Stenz as Vice President of Sales for Mobile Cranes Across Central Europe

Manitowoc has appointed Timo Stenz as vice president of sales, mobile cranes — central Europe, effective July 1, 2025. In this role, he will lead the sales teams in Germany and the Netherlands, driving business development and strengthening customer relationships, while also expanding Manitowoc's mobile crane sales activities in northern and eastern Europe....


300|AT Thrives Amid Data Center Boom

MEI Industrial Solutions of Coppell, Texas, operates the first Link-Belt Cranes 300-ton 300|AT all terrain crane to work in the field, delivered from Link-Belt distributor Link-Belt Mid-Atlantic. MEI has been busy unloading various components needed for data center construction since adding the 300|AT to its growing taxi crane fleet in June 2025....


Picking in the Panhandle

There's been a healthcare construction boom in Florida's panhandle that continues with construction of a new 100-bed hospital in Panama City. ALL Crane Rental of Alabama, a member of the ALL Family of Companies, is providing heavy lift equipment to general contractor Robins & Morton....


SC&RA's 2025 Crane & Rigging Workshop Poised for Record Attendance in Indianapolis

Widely recognized as the premier crane and rigging event in the industry, the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association will host its 2025 Crane & Rigging Workshop September 23–25 at the JW Marriott in Indianapolis, Ind....


TNT Crane & Rigging, Anderson Help With Flood Relief

When catastrophic flooding struck the Texas Hill Country in early July 2025, the response from the heavy equipment community was immediate and deeply personal. Among those to act were TNT Crane & Rigging and Kerr County Search and Rescue....


Record-Breaking Dragline Relocation Achieved Using SPMTs

Draglines are key pieces of equipment in open-pit mining in Australia. These excavation giants are big, heavy and powerful — making them challenging to move. Designed to operate on one mine site, with an inability to efficiently travel long distances under their own steam, these massive, electric mining machines require a lot of ancillary transmission and generation equipment to move between dig sites....


Two Liebherr Cranes Are Supporting A45 Infrastructure Project

Construction of the new Rahmede Valley Bridge, one of the most important viaducts in North Rhine-Westphalia, has been progressing rapidly since work began in October 2023. Two Liebherr 340 EC-B 16 flat-top cranes supplied by full-service crane provider BKL Baukran Logistik GmbH are playing a crucial role in the process....




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