World Crane & Transport Summit 2025 heads to Dublin

The World Crane & Transport Summit in Dublin, Ireland, is the foremost global conference and networking event for the crane, rigging and specialized transport sector. Capping off 2025, the event features presentations and roundtables from important global leaders and a world renowned economist.

Attendees will hear from a range of global experts.

Big name speakers include Wim Sarens (Sarens), Doug Williams (Buckner HeavyLift Cranes) and Dean Barley (Tadano) as keynotes, plus specialists from Liebherr, Collett & Sons, Faymonville, Fagioli, ASA France, Geo Trasporti, Gruas Aguado, Project Logistics, ProMiles Software, ING Research, and the Construction Plant-hire Association.

The conference will be opened by Joel Dandrea, CEO at Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA), WCTS exclusive event partner. The event is supported by the European association of abnormal road transport and mobile cranes, ESTA, and industry data specialist Off-Highway Research.

Maurice van Sante, a senior economist at global finance institution ING, will provide the latest forecasts on worldwide construction and industrial activity.

Round-table sessions on wind turbine lifting and transport and recruitment and retention of a strong workforce are also high on the agenda.

Learn and network

The two-day event is organised by International Cranes and Specialized Transport, American Cranes & Transport magazines and publisher KHL Group, with exclusive event partner SC&RA.

WCTS starts on 18 November with a new VIP Experience option. Event ticket choices include Standard, VIP and VIP-plus hotel options. The new VIP option includes a whiskey tasting experience at the iconic Swan Bar pub in Dublin, a very short walk from the conference hotel. Behind the Label: A Super-Premium Irish Whiskey Tasting Experience is a special feature of the conference in the afternoon of 18 November.

After the VIP event, the regular networking drinks reception will be held at the host hotel, Radisson Blu Royal Hotel on Golden Lane in the heart of the Irish capital.

The conference also includes a networking breakfast, lunch and closing cocktail reception on 19 November, the day of the main conference.

VIP Event

The VIP event, Behind the Label: A Super-Premium Irish Whiskey Tasting Experience, is an immersive, behind-the-label journey through some of the finest, top-shelf whiskeys Ireland has to offer.

Hosted in one of Dublin’s most iconic Victorian-era pubs, the Swan Bar – still family-run by third-generation publican Ronan Lynch – this experience blends heritage, flavour and storytelling in unforgettable fashion. Nestled in the heart of the city, the pub itself is a living museum of Dublin’s social and cultural history, and Ronan will personally share his family’s story, revealing what it truly takes to run one of the capital’s most beloved watering holes across generations.

This will be the ninth iteration of WCTS and the first in Europe since the 2019 event in Amsterdam. It will be the first time the conference will have been held in Ireland.

Visit the WCTS website khl-wcts.com for more information about the schedule, tickets and registration.

The conference will cover global trends and issues in the crane, rigging and specialized transportation sector. On 19 November, after the networking breakfast, the conference will commence with a welcoming address by SC&RA CEO Joel Dandrea and Alex Dahm, International Cranes and Transport editor and WCTS host.

At a glance

Three keynote speakers will address topics pertinent to the global crane and transport market. They will provide a remarkable snapshot of the global industry from multiple perspectives: from that of a major crane manufacturer; from a global engineered lifting and transport contractor and equipment rental company; and a leading entrepreneur from the US crane and rental sector. Engaging round table discussions will cover workforce development and wind energy. For more information about the event see: https://khl-wcts.com/programme