Kuwait firm buys 1200t Terex ATC
Integrated Logistics buys 1200t all terrain crane for heavy lifts
Terex describes the large all terrain crane as the world’s largest easy-rigging mobile crane that can be driven on public roads
Kuwait-based Integrated Logistics has purchased a Terex AC 1000 all terrain crane, the largest mobile hydraulic crane in its 400-crane fleet.
With a rated capacity of 1,200 tonnes (at x metres), the AC 1000 will see use on job sites across the GCC. Integrated Logistics has business hubs in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, with its headquarters in Kuwait. The company has more than 2500 people in its employ.
Terex describes the large all terrain crane as the world’s largest easy-rigging mobile crane that can be driven on public roads with its standard 50 m (164 ft) main boom attached.This means the crane can be quickly rigged once on-site.
Saleh Al Huwaidi, CEO of Integrated Logistics, described the selection process: “We needed a high-capacity crane that would offer quick mobilisation, even in congested areas, for single-lift jobs.
“We found exactly what we were looking for in the AC 1000 crane. We also selected Terex because they provide responsive service and technical support for our maintenance team.”
One of the crane’s first planned projects for Integrated Logistics is a highway expansion project in Kuwait City. “We will be placing a 200-tonne steel girder in a tandem lift with our Terex AC 500-2 all terrain crane,” explained Al Huwaidi. “It will be working close to the city where availability of space is limited, a perfect test for the crane’s capabilities.”
Christian Kassner, international sales manager for Terex Cranes, said that the new crane would give Integrated Logistics a competitive advantage in the GCC markets, even as many rental companies in the region are investing in higher capacity cranes.
“The markets in which Integrated Logistics operates are highly competitive, and the flexible AC 1000 crane gives the company a competitive edge by offering low transportation costs and short rigging times,” said Kassner. “Their jobs are often in large, congested areas where a maneuverable crane is a must, and the Terex AC 1000 unit delivers on this as well.
Features of the crane include a maximum system length of 163m, with a patented luffing jib erecting system. Available with either a 50m or 100m, which is equipped with a patented, open-nose sheave that makes attaching additional boom segments fast and easy, this enbables short rigging times to reach a 100m (328ft) lifting height.
Integrated Logistics operates 72 Terex mobile cranes in its fleet, including the high capacity CC 8800-1 crawler crane. Its total fleet amounts to more than 2000 units, including cranes, 200 axle lines to transport the heavy lifts, a tower lifting gantry system of 1,100-tonne capacity, as well as other construction equipment.
