HKV Schmitz + Partner (HKV) has taken delivery of a 230-tonne capacity Liebherr LTM 1230-5.1.
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Yvonne Schmitz, managing director of HKV, explained: “It will replace a six-axle 250-tonne [capacity] crane. One of the main factors behind the decision to buy the crane was its powerful, very long 75 m boom – and all on a five-axle chassis."
The Cologne-based crane and heavy haulage company will use the crane for the erection of tower cranes and for work in chemical plants.
Friday & Co Shipbrokers has brokered a major chartering deal between heavy lift shipping specialist Boskalis and a Chinese charterer, to transport the car carrier Floor (formerly Fremantle Highway) from the Netherlands to China for extensive repairs.
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.
Dutch transport engineering specialist Mammoet has performed the decommissioning load-ins of all three gravity-based topsides that were installed at the Brent field in the North Sea. Brent Charlie was the third, last and heaviest of the jobs.
Lifting equipment manufacturer Tadano has continued to diversify its portfolio with the acquisition of IHI Transport Machinery’s transportation systems unit.
Hareket has reached an agreement with TII Scheuerle to expand its fleet with 200 axle lines of SPMTs.
Schmidbauer has acquired a pair of MAN TGX 41.640 8x4/4 BB heavy-duty prime movers.
