Mobile crane manufacturer Kato has launched the KA-300RX – a 300-ton (272.2-tonne) capacity all-terrain crane.
The crane has a 55 m-long boom. Jib options include a 35 m-long supper luffing (SL) jib with maximum lifting height of 92 m, and 54 m heavy lift jib with a maximum lifting height of 110.7 m.
The maximum counterweight is 105 tonnes.
The KA-300RX is also equipped with an electronically-controlled rear steering system, with various steering modes to enable movement in tight spaces.
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.
Lifting equipment manufacturer Tadano has continued to diversify its portfolio with the acquisition of IHI Transport Machinery’s transportation systems unit.
United Heavy Lift (UHL) has delivered a Liebherr LPS 550 rail-mounted portal crane to Australian Amalgamated Terminals (AAT) aboard its UHL Fable.
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.
Germany-based heavy transport specialist Baumann has bolstered its fleet with the acquisition of 24 axle lines of SPMTs from Cometto.
