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  Konecranes will supply nine rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes to the Bolloré Group MPS Container Terminal in Tema, Ghana and Benin Container Terminal in Cotonou, Benin. The parties have agreed not to disclose the value of the orders. “This contract is a result of a long term relationship,” said Antoine Bosquet, Konecranes sales director, port […]

  Swiss firm Grisoni-Zaugg SA has installed seven suspended cranes at its new machine maintenance shop. The lifting equipment was supplied by Verlinde distributor Stephan SA, who provided cranes of 5t and 10t capacity with 6m to 17m spans. Verlinde Eurobloc VT2 HPR electric wire rope hoists are fitted to four 5t cranes and Eurobloc […]

  Italian access equipment supplier CTE has launched a video about its new truck-mounted aerial platform, the ZED 20.2 H, highlighting its ease of use for working at height on a daily basis with 300kg of loading capacity in the whole working area. To the theme of its corporate message—Work Becomes Easy—the video lasts two […]

  Lift Turn Move Ltd (LTM) will distribute a pioneering fall prevention system from Limpet Technology, having generated widespread interest in the equipment on its stand at the entertainment show PLASA, which took place at London’s Earls Court, 9-12 September. Limpet Technology CEO Stephen Cornwallis said: “Lift Turn Move has a fantastic reputation in the […]

  Lift Turn Move Ltd (LTM) invested in a high profile exhibition stand at the entertainment show PLASA, which took place at London’s Earls Court, 9-12 September. In a multifaceted exhibit, matching the diverse range of LTM products and services, the Wirral, UK-based firm showcased four major offerings. Its range of LoadGuard chain hoists from […]

  Maidenhead, UK-based crane drive manufacturer Hitachi Europe Ltd has named Kiyoshi Yamamoto managing director, effective October 1 2012. Yamamoto, who currently serves as executive vice president at Hitachi America, succeeds Akira Shimizu, who has been appointed general manager of the firm’s international strategy division. Yamamoto graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University and […]

Columbus McKinnon Corporation, Amherst, N.Y., has made its popular Yale Global King electric wire rope hoist available in a Quick Ship Program. The Flex-48 Program offers the flexibility to order select Global King units as a standard monorail unit or as a complete plug & play crane kit. These units have been configured for broad […]

LiuGong Forklift Americas, Katy, Texas, announces that Mayan Forklifts, S. de R.L. de C.V., Merida, Mexico, is now an authorized distributor. The company will be a dealer of LiuGong forklift products in the Mexican States of Yucatán, Campeché, and Quintana Roo. Mayan Forklifts expands LiuGong’s forklift dealer network in Mexico, which also includes AMMEX in […]

The second Crane & Rigging Conference (CRC) Canada featured the public inauguration of the Canadian Hoisting & Rigging Safety Council (CHRSC). The independent group also formed a panel to conclude the two-day event, which has held Sept. 13-14 at the Sutton Place Hotel in Edmonton, Alberta, sharing with delegates a commitment to ensure positive change […]

Los Angeles, Calif.-based Lift-It Manufacturing Co., Inc. has launched a new website at Lift-It.com, providing extensive product and safety information in addition to improved navigation for visitors. The site is designed to provide instant, easy access to the complete line of slings, rigging hardware, load securement, nets, dynamometers, blocks, plate clamps, cordage, fall prevention equipment, […]