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MKK Logistics installs 130t turbine with Enerpac gantry crane

Operating at a height of 14m, Bangladesh based, MKK Logistics, an Enterprise of Shams Group of Companies, has used an Enerpac SBL900 hydraulic gantry crane to successfully install a 130t HPIP turbine at a 718MW Combined Cycle Power Plant at Meghnaghat in Dhaka.

AAL salvage operation removes two tugs from the Mersey River, Tasmania

AAL Shipping (AAL) has undertaken a salvage operation to remove two tugs from the Mersey River in Devonport on the north-west coast of Tasmania that had been sunk by a cement carrier in January.

MacGregor to supply two winch systems for GMGS, China

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been selected to supply two self-contained traction winch systems for a geological survey drilling vessel owned by Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey (GMGS), a subsidiary of China’s Ministry of Natural Resources, together with HongHai Marine.

Plain sailing for Cape Town as crane production soars

Cape Town-based BB Cranes has released details of a number of recent orders, the result of skills transfer from Condra, the Johannesburg parent company.

Kalmar to supply 11 Kalmar Hybrid Shuttle Carriers to The Port of Virginia

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, will supply 11 Kalmar Hybrid Shuttle Carriers to The Port of Virginia, a deep water port in the US East Coast.

Crosby: ‘The Benefits of Self-Locking Hooks’

Self-locking (safety hooks), have changed the lifting industry, but their use is yet to become universal, as Felix Nyberg, global product manager at The Crosby Group, explains.

Dellner Bubenzer’s Joel Cox to lead wind global sales

Dellner Bubenzer Group has promoted Joel Cox to global sales director—wind.

IronGrip launches Eyedog secure sling clip

IronGrip has launched the Eyedog, a secure sling clip for safely handling bundles of tubes, which will be on display at this year’s LiftEx October 5-6 in Aberdeen.

Ketten Wälder lifts 24t “Solid Sky” into New York lobby

Ketten Wälder has partnered with Berlin artist Alicja Kwade, to produce a supporting structure to lift her 24 ton ‘Solid Sky’ sculpture into the lobby of a New York skyscraper in Madison Avenue.

JASO 60t Open Trolley for mining

JASO has manufactured a tailored open trolley for a Colombian company dedicated to the production of nickel.