January 16 - Quinto Crane & Plant has added to its existing Terex fleet of all terrain cranes with the purchase of two Terex two-axle AC 40/2L machines.
In the 40-tonne capacity class, the AC 40/2L has a 37.4 m main boom, and is powered by a Tier 4 Final low emission engine.
Oliver Arnold, Quinto's company director, said: "As an existing user already operating a fleet of eleven Terex two-axle all terrain cranes, this was an easy decision for us."
At the end of September, Bergé Maritime received a Liebherr LHM 550 crane as part of a plan to upgrade the port of Tarragona, Spain.
Mammoet’s SK6000 has passed its test programme after Lloyd’s Register certified the crane’s safe operation to its specification.
ESEASA, a Mexican crane and heavy haulage company, has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LR 1700-1.0W in what is the first crane of this type in Latin America.
Guidance on the safe operation of cranes near power lines has been published by the International Crane Stakeholders Assembly (ICSA), the organisation that brings together global crane manufacturers and users, including the European association of road transport and mobile cranes (ESTA).
Grúas Pirineos has added a 700-tonne lift capacity Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 mobile crane to its fleet.
Finnish crane manufacturer Konecranes will continue its work at TerraPower’s Natrium reactor demonstration plant in Wyoming, USA, by supplying a fully customised 125-tonne hoist crane.
