Articles by Katherine Weir
Published on: 20 February 2017
Low oil prices and reluctance from customers to invest in projects hasn’t stopped the offshore industry in developing new lifting products and finding new markets
Published on: 27 September 2016
Kazakhstan-based oil company Tengizchevroil (TCO) has entrusted Sarens with land transportation and installation work for its US $36.8 billion project at the Tengiz oil field in Kazakstan
Published on: 23 September 2016
Heavy lift shipping company Combi Lift has successfully moved Rhenus’ port crane from Wilhelmshaven to Nordenham in Germany onboard the MV Papenburg
Published on: 22 September 2016
Crane manufacturer Ormig, based in Italy, has brought a new indoor electric crane to the market: model 55/60iE
Published on: 22 September 2016
Indonesia-based mining company PT Freeport - operating one of the largest copper and gold mines in the world - has added three Grove rough terrain (RT) cranes to its fleet
Published on: 22 September 2016
Load handling equipment company Hiab, part of Cargotec, is exhibiting today at the 66th IAA Commercial Vehicles exhibition until 29 September in Hanover, Germany
Published on: 21 September 2016
Austria-based truck crane manufacturer Palfinger will be unveiling several new products at the 66th IAA Commercial Vehicles exhibition running until 29 September in Hanover, Germany
Published on: 19 September 2016
Guna Teguh Abadi (GTA) Construction has ordered a second 1,350 tonne Liebherr crawler crane for its fleet - the first LR 11350 with PowerBoom in Southeast Asia
Published on: 19 September 2016
The first Grove GMK5250L all terrain crane in Singapore has arrived as part of Asiagroup Leasing’s latest changes to its rental fleet
Published on: 19 September 2016
Mammoet and Austria-based construction company Strabag has completed the installation of the second section for the TK tunnel in Warsaw, Poland
Published on: 15 September 2016
Construction company Skårs Gräv & Byggservice has taken delivery of a Spierings SK2400-R crawler mounted mobile folding construction crane – the first Spierings crawler in Sweden
Published on: 15 September 2016
Heavy lift and transport company Daco Heavy Lift transported several rotor blades using a Goldhofer FTV 300 in Guatemala, past an active volcano
Published on: 15 September 2016
USA-based third party logistics company BNSFL managed the complex movement of a cement mill for one of its clients from Europe to Africa
Published on: 15 September 2016
Tunnel boring specialist Yu Sing Engineering Work, based in Singapore, skidded a tunnel boring machine using a Hydra-Slide HT300
Published on: 15 September 2016
Minnesota, USA-based Mortenson Construction is using a Manitowoc MLC650 crawler at the South Plains II wind farm in Lockney, Texas to assemble 91 wind turbine towers
Published on: 15 September 2016
Philippines-based construction giant C.M. Pancho Construction has taken delivery of the first Kobelco CKS900 crawler crane into the country
Published on: 12 September 2016
The September 2016 issue of International Cranes and Specialized Transport (IC) is now available to download from www.khl.com
Published on: 12 September 2016
Work in the oil and gas sector continues but uncertainty about prices is affecting future project starts and demand is growing for greater efficiency on site, reports Katherine Weir
Published on: 08 September 2016
China-based tower crane manufacturer Comansa CM has launched the CM1600 series of four brand new models and two more to come in the following months
Published on: 08 September 2016
Russia-based crane hire company Topkran has taken delivery of its second LR 1350/1 crawler crane, the last in an order of four Liebherr crawler cranes