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Linden Comansa in Montreal
A 25 tonne Linden Comansa tower crane has been put to work on the new Champlain Bridge in Montreal, Canada
Milestone for ALE on Serbian bridge
ALE lifts 4,750 tonne arch span bridge section in Serbia for Azvi
Six Potains work on bridge build
Potain tower cranes are being used to help construct what will be the longest suspended span bridge in China
Sankyu bridge project
Sankyu moved a 40 metre long bridge weighing 50 tonnes through the centre of Nagasaki in Japan
Another Mega Jack for ALE
ALE’s second 800 tonne capacity Mega Jack 800 jacking system to go to work on a bridge project in the United Kingdom
Mammoet lifts, moves and places bridge structure
A 385 tonne bridge structure was lifted and moved into place overnight in Edmonton, Canada by Mammoet
ALE completes aqueduct launch in Argentina
ALE has complete the launch of an aqueduct in Argentina with a total weight of 11,200 tonnes
Queensferry towers for Bernard Hunter
Bernard Hunter was contracted to dismantle three tower cranes used to build the new Queensferry bridge crossing the Firth of Forth in Scotland, UK
Tandem bridge lift for Weldex
A pair of large Liebherr crawlers from Weldex was chosen for a long-radius project to install a 560 tonne steel arch rail bridge in Manchester, UK
Goldhofer’s split-combi modules on offshore viaduct project
VINCI is utilising three Goldhofer split-combination heavy-duty module in the construction of a new freeway on Réunion Island
Enerpac OHT crane begins at Reunion
Work has started with Enerpac's world record 4,800 tonne capacity offshore overhead travelling crane to build the offshore highway at Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean
Rapid bridge replacement with Engineered Rigging
Engineered Rigging in the USA has announced the Rapid Bridge Replacement System which allows a railway bridge span to be exchanged for a new one in one day
Mostotrest uses Sennebogen crawler in Moscow
Russia-based heavy construction company Mostotrest put a Sennebogen 3300 crawler crane to work on a bridge construction project in Moscow
Another crawler down in New York
The lattice boom of a 300 tonne capacity crawler crane went down across all the lanes of the old Tappan Zee Bridge in New York, USA, on 19 July
Bridge lift doomed from the planning stage
Failings in the preparations and in the lifting plan led to the August 2015 crane collapse in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands, according to a report from the Dutch Safety Board
Second Tadano ATF 400G-6 for Wagenborg
Heavy lift and transport service provider Wagenborg in the Netherlands has expanded its crane fleet with a second Tadano ATF 400G-6 all terrain
Worker killed and another injured in Queensferry Crossing incident
A construction worker has been killed and another injured yesterday (28 April) while working on the Queensferry Crossing Bridge being built across the Firth of Forth estuary in Scotland
ALE installs 950 tonne bridge
Global heavy lift and transport company ALE has completed the skidding, navigation and lifting of the 950 tonne main arch of the a bridge replacement project in Canada
Triple bridge move success for ALE
International heavy lift and transport services company ALE overcame a range of challenges to complete three bridge moves in December 2015
Lifting challenge on Forth Road Bridge job
UK-based Rope and Sling Specialists provided a below-the-hook solution to lift a truck-mounted access platform during overnight repairs on the Forth Road Bridge in Scotland
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