Site visit: Gotrade workshop in Dubai

At the Gotrade workshop in Ras Al Khor, Dubai, two trucks are parked in the yard with bright red Palfinger loading cranes...

Construction

Liebherr launches new 500t crawler crane

Liebherr has unveiled a new large crawler crane, the LR 1500, which has a maximum load capacity of 500t. The crane, launched...

Infrastructure

Al Jaber completes major Qatar petrochem crane lifts

Al Jaber Heavy Lift and Transport has completed a series of 143 lifts on a petrochemical development in Qatar, including two major...

Construction

Manitowoc Cranes wins $192m US Army supply deal

Manitowoc Cranes has won a $192 million contract to supply customised Grove all-terrain cranes to the US Army. Customised GMK4100B cranes will...

Infrastructure

Big crane lift for Saudi Aramco flare stack in Yanbu

New environmental regulations for the petroleum industry in Saudi Arabia are forcing changes to the design parameters of refining equipment.This includes higher...

Construction

‘Yellow iron’ under the hammer at Ritchie Bros Dubai auction

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers (RBA) will this week hold a large auction in Dubai, with more than 1,900 pieces of heavy equipment and trucks...

Construction

Abu Dhabi’s Abu Nasir buys 100-tonne Terex all-terrain crane

Abu Dhabi-based Abu Nasir General Transport has added a 100-tonne capacity class Terex all terrain crane to its fleet of mobile cranes,...

Construction

Kobelco Cranes grows Middle East sales by 40%

Kobelco Cranes has announced a 40% growth in its sales in the Middle East region for its fiscal year ending 31st March,...

Construction

China crane firm Comansa JIE renames after shareholder exit

Chinese tower-crane manufacturer Comansa JIE has been renamed after the “amicable exit” of one of its main stockholders, JIE Holding Group, and...

Construction

Kuwait’s ILC buys 10 Grove GMK4100L cranes

Kuwait’s Integrated Logistics Company (ILC), one of the largest heavy-lift companies in the Gulf, has purchased ten new Grove GMK4100L all-terrain cranes....