The boom of a large articulated crane collapsed onto the sidewalk/pavement in central Manhattan, New York last night.

The crane operator was said have suffered a minor injury to his foot, but remained on site for the recovery. Thankfully no one else was hurt in the incident, which occurred on 34th Street between 7th and 8th avenues cl..

UK-based mobile crane hire and contract lifting firm Southern Cranes & Access has just taken delivery of an LTM 1130-5.1 mobile crane. It will soon be joined by a Liebherr LTM 1095-5.1 mobile crane.

Both cranes are equipped with a double fly jib and Liebherr’s VarioBase variable support base system.

Swiss crane company Interkran has bought a new Demag AC 300-6 all terrain made by Terex Cranes. This follows the recent purchase of a Demag AC 100-4L all terrain. Interkran general manager Tony Teixeira commented, “The performance data for the two cranes definitely made a compelling case, so we just went ahead and ordered both of them.&rdq..

Sarens recently worked with client Eiffage Démolition to remove a bridge connecting the Seine’s Île Seguin to Paris’s western suburbs. The steel bridge to be replaced weighed 930 tonnes and measured 82 metres long, 12 metres wide, and 11 metres high.

To remove it successfully, Sarens used the following equipment:..

Australian rental company Metcalf Crane Services utilized the integrated heavy-duty jib, (known locally as a ‘machinery runner’), on a Grove GMK5250L to handle the delicate unloading and installation of wall panels for a new rail corridor project in Seaford, Victoria. Using the machinery runner from the Grove all-terrain crane, which..