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Konecranes USA has successfully retrofitted its RTG cranes at the Port of Boston with the latest Konecranes RTG technology, including both drive and control system and smart feature retrofits. The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) owns and operates the Port of Boston, a vital economic asset for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The safety, efficiency, and productivity […]

When EMH was contacted by Standard Aero, an international aircraft-engineering firm to help develop a unique Jet Engine Test Stand for a GE cold weather test facility; it was just another day at the office for Engineered Material Handling and its custom engineering hoist specialists. More specifically, EMH was asked to help custom design and […]

Dorian, one of Dunkirk’s little ships, has been in restoration in Southampton, UK, since 2011. With the work now complete, the ship, which weighs 9.7t, was lifted back into the sea and is now ready to attend the Return of Dunkirk, an event to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Operation Dynamo in May 2020. A […]

Maintaining efficiency with a limited or restricted workforce has never been more important. With the widespread impact of COVID-19, many companies have temporarily closed their doors or made changes for personal safety, including employees working from home to help reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus. Essential businesses, however, that have been deemed critical to […]

Spain-based Jaso Industrial Cranes has carried out a turnkey project for Acciona in the city of Guayaquil, which will help improve the city’s sanitary sewer system Acciona, a company that provides sustainable solutions worldwide, has chosen Jaso cranes for the construction of the new La Pradera Pumping Station (EBAR) which will form part of the […]

A leading UK provider of inspection solutions for the lifting and hoist industries, CoreRFID, has delivered an automated system for one a large lifting equipment supplier based in Nottinghamshire, UK. CoreRFID has customised its software solutionCheckedOK for Catena’s business processes. Catena purchased the entire suite of CheckedOK modules, which records results of inspections from engineers working remotely […]

A 37.5 USt capacity mill-duty coil grab has been installed beneath the hook of a 40 USt capacity overhead crane at a Monarch Steel Company Inc facility, located in Decatur, northern Alabama.  The coil grab was manufactured by The Caldwell Group, a Rockford, Illinois-based company that specialises in both standard and custom lifting equipment. A […]

On the highest, driest, coldest and windiest continent on Earth, Antarctica construction projects are an extraordinary challenge that require the use of robust, reliable machinery. This is how Netherlands-based Authorised Genie Distributor HDW, came to provide its customer Royal BAM Group (BAM) with a custom-tailored Genie Z-45 Xtra Capacity (XC) boom lift to support the […]

The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), Keystone Chapter training facility in Manheim, Pennsylvania, took delivery of three pieces of equipment from JLG Industries recently to offer its members enhanced training.  Delivered on March 5th the equipment includes a rough terrain forklift, a 1930ES scissor lift and a E300AJP boom lift. JLG Industries Inc. and ABC […]

Zamil Shipyards, part of Zamil Offshore Services Company and KenzFigee have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for mutual cooperation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, for the provision of offshore crane services and local construction of KenzFigee offshore cranes and equipment.   The collaboration further strengthens the position of KenzFigee as a specialist lifting, hoisting and […]