A round up of alternative lifts and news from around the world. Niamh Marriott reports. Alternative lifting solutions use specialized equipment and techniques to move heavy loads in situations where ...

Lifts are certain to get heavier and more spectacular as the requirement for bigger modules and the machines to lift them continues. Euan Youdale reports. Manufacturers and specialist lifting ...

In September Liebherr delivered the second heavy lift offshore crane type MTC 78000 from its manufacturing plant in Rostock. The MTC 78000 is one of the biggest offshore slewing cranes worldwide, with ...

Heavy lift specialist ALE is rolling out what it claims will be the world’s largest capacity land-based crane with a lifting capacity of 10,000 tonnes. The UK-based company says the SK10000 will ...

SpitzLift has updated its miniature crane, cutting the weight to 30 lb (13.6 kg), while retaining the ability to lift up to 900 lb (408 kg). It mounts just about anywhere, including on a truck, in a ...

Rough-terrain cranes are big investments, but they can last a long time, so correct use and proper maintenance can help keep a manager’s costs down long-term. It’s also important to know when to ...

Find a crane small enough to fit into a tight, congested jobsite but still offer the capacity to lift heavy loads in excess of 250,000 lb. Periodically, crane service companies run into one of those ...

Many of today’s seafaring megastructures would be nigh on impossible to build without the lifting assistance provided by dockside cranes. And as we continue to build ever-bigger systems we’ll need ...