A round up of alternative lifts and news from around the world. Niamh Marriott reports. Alternative lifting solutions use specialized equipment and techniques to move heavy loads in situations where ...

In September Liebherr delivered the second heavy lift offshore crane type MTC 78000 from its manufacturing plant in Rostock. The MTC 78000 is one of the biggest offshore slewing cranes worldwide, with ...

Heavy lift specialist ALE is rolling out what it claims will be the world’s largest capacity land-based crane with a lifting capacity of 10,000 tonnes. The UK-based company says the SK10000 will ...

Taking shape on the drawing board at Mammoet in the Netherlands is a pair of new giant heavy lift cranes for application in petrochemical, power, offshore and civils markets worldwide. "We see it as a ...

SpitzLift has updated its miniature crane, cutting the weight to 30 lb (13.6 kg), while retaining the ability to lift up to 900 lb (408 kg). It mounts just about anywhere, including on a truck, in a ...

Mobile cranes explained clearly. Learn how mobile cranes work, their types, lifting range, and key components for safe site planning ...

Today's heavy-lifting toolbox is diverse. Technology is constantly improving, making alternative lifting devices more feasible for large-scale modular construction. Below is a sampling of equipment ...

Many of today’s seafaring megastructures would be nigh on impossible to build without the lifting assistance provided by dockside cranes. And as we continue to build ever-bigger systems we’ll need ...