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Demag Cranes, Düsseldorf, Germany, has opened its International Dry Bulk Competence Centre to centralize and expand the company’s bulk materials handling operations. Located in Banbury, United Kingdom, the facility will offer a complete bulk-handling product line, including mobile harbor cranes, portal harbor cranes, floating cranes, hoppers, conveyors, grabs, and drive components. Additionally, it will provide […]

The Crosby Group, Tulsa, Okla., has introduced a new Bundle Clip as an alternative for transporting bundles of pipe and other cylindrical items. Targeted for shore-to-ship and ship-to-shore applications, the clip’s design allows the sling’s choker hitch to maintain its position as well as the shape of the choked bundle after the load’s tension is […]

The Crane Certification Association of America (CCAA), Vancouver, Wash., voted on and appointed new officers at its fall meeting, held October 16-18 at the Wyndham Lake Buena Vista hotel in Orlando, Fla. The new officers are: President: Ray Feidt, Stephenson Equipment, Harrisburg, Pa. Vice President: Jim Jota, Water Weights Inc., Montclair, Calif. Secretary: Howard Bristow, […]

On Tuesday and Wednesday last week, the Lift and Access Showcase & Symposium took place with its newly expanded format that included machine presentations for telehandlers, aerial lifts, and cranes; equipment demonstrations; and educational sessions for OEMs, equipment users, and fleet managers in the rental industry. The biggest news of the event was the announcement […]

The Philadelphia Zoo recently, Philadelphia, Pa., recently used a large capacity Toyota forklift to move two 4,500-pound hippopotamuses to a new home within the zoo grounds. The hippos, Cindy and Unna, were transported in a large crate measuring 15 feet long by 5 feet wide by 7 feet high. Zoo keepers used positive reinforcement to […]

Ecovix-Engevix Construcões Oceanicas S.A. (Ecovix-Engevix), a Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil-based shipyard that builds drill ships for the oil and gas industry, has ordered a Goliath gantry crane from Konecranes. The crane, which will be the largest Goliath gantry crane in the world in its combination of lifting capacity and rail span, will be delivered […]

Trainers and speakers from CraneDoctor, the Alabama State Port Authority, Industrial Training International, The Crosby Group, and Barnhart Crane & Rigging will participate in the Maritime Lifting Solutions Workshop, to be held December 7-9, 2011, at the Battle House Mobile Renaissance Hotel in Mobile, Ala. Hosted by the Alabama State Port Authority, the event’s interactive […]

The Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA) and the Automation Technologies Council (ATC) announced that the Automate Show and Conference will collocate again with ProMat in 2013. Both exhibitions will be held January 21-24, 2013, at McCormick Place in Chicago. “The decision to collocate ProMat 2013 and Automate 2013 was an easy one after the […]

Harrington Hoists, Inc., Manheim, Pa., has been chosen as a featured company on the “World’s Greatest!….” television show airing on the ION network. A half-hour show, “World’s Greatest!….” is a fast-paced tour around the world, featuring behind-the-scenes footage and interviews of unique companies, products, people, and travel destinations. According to Harrington Hoists, the company was […]

Westport, Conn.-based Terex’s Port Equipment team will participate in the TOC Americas Container Supply Chain Panama 2011 Conference, which will be held November 15-17 at the El Panama Hotel in Panama City. The Terex Port Equipment team will meet customers, logistics providers and transport and port industry representatives at Booth B30 during the event.