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Second LHM 550 for Tilbury Docks
Forth Ports in the UK has purchased a second Liebherr LHM 550 harbour mobile crane from Liebherr Maritime Cranes for the Port of Tilbury in England
Spanish voyage for Kaledio
Kaledio Logistics, based in Spain, helped transport an oversized auxiliary structure from Spain to Norway for an offshore industry project
Eight STS cranes in four days for Fagioli
International heavy transport and lifting specialist Fagioli relocated eight ship to shore container cranes in four days using self propelled modular transporter (SPMT) and barges
Sembcorp to build record crane vessel for Heerema
Heerema Offshore Services' world record US$1 billion semi-submersible crane vessel with a pair of 10,000 tonne cranes onboard will be built by Sembcorp Marine in Singapore
Construction starts on Huisman 10,000 tonne cranes
Huisman and Heerema marked the start of the construction phase, in China, of a pair of 10,000 tonne capacity tub mounted cranes for offshore work
Dockside lifting: Super size upgrades
Economy of scale is key in container shipping so, as ships get bigger, the cranes need to be larger too. Laura Hatton reports
Kroonborg gets Barge Master
Barge Master has delivered the first unit of its T40 (BM-T40) motion compensated knuckle boom crane for mounting on offshore support vessels
Double appointment at Sparrows
Sparrows Group in the UK started 2015 with a restructure as Mark Beveridge is promoted to European operations director and Martin Thompson joins the company
World record for ALE
International heavy lift and transport company ALE, based in the UK, has been awarded the Guinness World Record for the heaviest load moved by self propelled modular transporter (SPMT)
New Liebherr STS cranes to Australia
Liebherr Container Cranes will supply two ship to shore container cranes to Flinders Adelaide Container Terminal in Australia
ZPMC signs deal for new crane and pipe lay vessel
Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries and Hilong Marine Engineering have signed a contract for a 3,000 tonne capacity lifting and pipe laying vessel
Liebherr wins IBJ Award
The Liebherr MPG multi-purpose grab crane has been awarded Crane of the Year at the International Bulk Journal Awards 2013, held in Paris
Kalmar relocates 850 tonne STS crane
At the Port of Helsingborg in Sweden Kalmar’s crane service competence centre has relocated a ship to shore (STS) crane weighing 850 tonnes
Mammoet launches heavy lift terminal crane
International lifting and specialized transport service provider Mammoet, based in the Netherlands, has developed a new containerised heavy lift crane to give ports a heavy lifting capability
Heavy condensers for Holleman
Specialized transport provider Holleman in Bulgaria has transported two condensers from Ploiesti to Constanta Port in Romania
Cosco Dalian to build BigRoll vessels
BigRoll Shipping has contracted Cosco Dalian Shipyard in China to build two new MC class module carrier vessels
Costa Concordia righted
The cruise liner Costa Concordia, which sank on 13 January 2012 off the coast of Isola del Giglio in Italy, has been lifted into an upright position
Hot and cold for Almazy Anabara Liebherr
A Liebherr LR 1280 owned by Almazy Anabara has been operating in diverse temperatures in Russia
Riga Mainz on crane installation
Crane service provider Riga Mainz in Germany installed a container crane at the Rhine Port in Gustavsburg using a Terex CC 2500-1 crawler crane
Aibel moves 12,000 tonne platform
Mammoet SPMT is being used to transport the 12,000 tonne Statoil Gudrun platform by energy Services company Aibel Haugesund in Norway
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