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Staff Writer

IWD: Melissa King Ruths, VP marketing & product, The Crosby Group

In celebration of International Women’s Day, (March 8, 2022) Hoist is profiling a series of articles with women who work in the hoisting and overhead crane industry.

MHI CEO on Modex 2022, supply chain and price inflation

Modex 2022 is back, and with it a 15% increase on exhibitors, leading to a sell-out show, according to John Paxton, CEO, MHI, the largest material handling, logistics and supply chain association in the US and organiser of Modex.

Cargotec 2021 Annual Report: ‘Component shortages & logistics challenges’

Cargotec has published its annual report 2021 and financial statements for the financial year 1 January–31 December 2021.

Verton & The Crosby Group expand load orientation tech

Verton and The Crosby Group has expanded Verton’s load orientation technology in North America.

GPA orders 9 Konecranes RTG cranes for ongoing expansion

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has ordered nine electric Konecranes Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes for the Port of Savannah in the US.

The Manitowoc Company announces CFO retirement

The Manitowoc Company has announced that David J. Antoniuk will step down as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective May 2, 2022 and will be succeeded by Brian P. Regan.

JASO & Titan Cranes develop Lift Shaft system

JASO has partnered with Titan Cranes to develop the Lift Shaft system, a three-beam climbing system that facilitates the construction of ever taller buildings in cities with limited usable space.

Tsubaki Kabelschlepp PBU for Robotrax 3D cable carriers

Tsubaki Kabelschlepp has launched a Pull Back Unit (PBU) that ensures Robotrax cable carriers are reliably guided and placed, which extends servicelife and reduces downtime.

Demag expands DCBS chain hoist series

Demag is expanding the DCBS chain hoist series with a balancer function that it introduced last year.

LEEA announces sector-focused webinars for 2022

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has announced a series of free to watch, sector-focused webinars to be held on Zoom throughout 2022 including