Manitowoc - Mon August 10, 2020
Aaron H. Ravenscroft Appointed Manitowoc Company President
The Manitowoc Company has announced that Aaron H. Ravenscroft, currently the company's executive vice president of cranes, has been appointed president and CEO, and a member of the board of directors, effective Aug....
ALL Family of Companies - Wed August 05, 2020
ALL Tower Crane Adds Three to Fleet
ALL Tower Crane, a division of the ALL Family of Companies, has added three new towers, each strategically chosen to align with emerging customer demand. Included in the purchase is a Liebherr 125 K fast-erecting tower crane with industry-leading jib length, hook height, and capacity....
Mammoet - Wed August 05, 2020
Mammoet Aids in Placement of Bridge Sections for Irving's Signature Bridge
Mammoet's crew successfully set four precast box-girder bridge units into place as part of the construction of the "Signature Bridge" in Irving, Texas, for the Texas Department of Transportation and its general contractor Webber LLC....
HCEA - Mon August 03, 2020
Lifting From the Past – Cranes From the Ike Years
Construction Equipment Guide looks back at cranes from the 1950s. ...
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu July 30, 2020
Evaluating Crane Operator Evaluations
To assess the degree of understanding and compliance of OSHA's 2018 crane operator qualification rule, and to gauge their approach to operator evaluation, the NCCCO Foundation surveyed crane operator employers....
Mammoet - Thu July 30, 2020
Mammoet-Giant JV Supports Manufacturing of Taiwan's First Wind Turbine Jacket Foundations
A joint venture between Mammoet and Giant Heavy Machinery Services has started working with Sing Da Marine Structure Corporation, a marine engineering subsidiary of China Steel Corporation to provide assembly, transportation and load-out services for Taiwan's first locally fabricated wind turbine jacket foundations, on site at its manufacturing facility....
Ruksana Hussain - CEG Correspondent - Tue July 28, 2020
Water Under the Bridge … Fixing Floods at Cosumnes River
Watsonville-based Granite Construction and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) are constructing two new bridge structures to replace the Cosumnes River bridge and the Cosumnes River Overflow bridge on State Highway 99....
Yahoo Sport Australia - Wed July 22, 2020
Polish Racing Fans Rent Manlifts to Watch Team, Practice Social-Distancing
Apparently, aerial work platforms, or man lifts, can be used for other things besides...well...work. As crazed motorcycle racing fans in Poland recently showed, you also can use them to become socially distant from other outdoor spectators during the COVID-19 pandemic, at the same time seeing the action from a better vantage point....
CM Labs Simulations - Tue July 21, 2020
IUOE Local 14 Elevates Training for New York City Crane Operators with a CM Labs Crane Simulator
Imagine the responsibility of operating a 300 ft. boom crane in North America's most densely populated setting and you'll understand why a New York City (NYC) crane license is arguably the most difficult of its kind to obtain in the United States....
Tadano - Tue July 21, 2020
Demag CC 8800-1 Crawler Crane Lifts Russian Coke Drum Components
Tough lifts require tough machinery. This is why Russian crane service provider M-Kran decided to use its brand new Demag CC 8800-1 crawler crane to lift the heavy components for four coke drums. It all happened at the Kstovo oil refinery close to Nizhny Novgorod, 280 mi....
