NEWS
12
ACT
JULY 2013
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Delta Rigging & Tools has
acquired Morgan City Rentals,
a provider of offshore rental
equipment and rigging supply
in the Gulf of Mexico. Morgan
City Rentals is headquartered
in Morgan City, LA, with
additional locations in Golden
Meadow and Broussard, LA.
The company provides offshore
rental equipment and load
testing to the offshore oil and
gas industry. Delta Rigging &
Tools operates in Broussard
and Houma. Mitch Hausman,
president and CEO of Delta
Rigging & Tools, said, “One of
our key strategic initiatives has
been increasing our Louisiana
rental and rigging business,
and to go deeper into the
offshore oil and gas drilling and
production markets.”
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Bigge Crane and Rigging
has purchased 58 Manitowoc
and Grove cranes in the
past 12 months. Bigge’s
marketing manager, Ryan
Parker, said the company’s
Manitowoc and Grove fleet
is expanding “exponentially”
to meet market demands –
especially for the booming oil
and natural gas industries.
The Bigge purchase order
has included truck-mounted,
rough- and all-terrain cranes,
including: 36 Grove RT890Es,
three Grove RT880Es,
two Grove RT9150Es, one
Grove RT9130E, eight Grove
TMS9000Es, two Grove
GMK6350s and six Manitowoc
11000-1s. Nineteen of the
new units were purchased
during Bauma 2013 held in
April in Munich.
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Miller Lifting Products
has added Medcraft Sales of
California and McCarren and
Associates of Portland, OR
to its sales force. Medcraft
Sales will be responsible for
the territory encompassing
California, Arizona and Nevada.
McCarren and Associates
will be responsible for Alaska,
Washington, Oregon and
Idaho.
HIGHLIGHTS
Sany introduces SRC885 RT
The 85-ton capacity Sany
SRC885 rough-terrain crane
fills a gap in the rough terrain
crane market and meets the
growing demand for higher
capacity cranes, according to
Sany America.
The SRC885 provides reach
of up to 209.7 feet through
a five-section, full-power
boom. It can achieve the rated
85-ton lifting capacity at a
10-foot radius. The crane has
an overall weight of 115,880
pounds.
The SRC885 has a Cummins
engine, Braden winches and
hoists, a Dana transmission
and Parker hydraulics. The
crane achieves maneuverability
and a smooth ride through 4x4
hydraulic powered steering
and earthmover-style tires.
To provide stability in adverse
ground conditions, the SRC885
rough-terrain crane features
three-position outriggers that
level the crane with up to 12.4
inches of ground penetration
and maximum horizontal
extension of 24 feet.
Other key specifications
and dimensions include the
main boom which telescopes
from 38.7 to 147.6 feet,
boom extension that ranges
from 30.2 to 52.5 feet, and
maximum hoist line pull of
20,559 pounds with 841 feet
of ¾-inch diameter line. The
SRC885 is 46 feet, 11 inches
long, 11 feet wide and 12 feet,
6.5 inches tall and with a tail
swing of 14 feet 11 inches.
Total counterweight is 28,660
pounds.
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CATLA 2013 a
major success
Around 180 industry
professionals gathered June
4 at the second International
Cranes and Transport Latin
America (CATLA) conference
in Sâo Paulo, Brazil.
The event opened with
keynote speaker Helen
Joyce, Brazil bureau chief at
The Economist
. It is a two-
speed economy in Brazil
with investment down and
inflation up, Joyce said.
Also rising are wages in the
country’s strong job market,
Joyce said, and that it has
become more difficult to do
business in Brazil.
A major barrier to business,
said speaker Joao Batista
Dominici, Sindipesa
executive vice president,
is the road infrastructure,
restrictions on bridge loading,
and delays in getting permits.
Other speakers included
David Rodrigues, commercial
director at leading Brazilian
crane rental and specialized
transport company Makro.
Also making presentations
were Javier Martinez,
ALE executive director;
Joel Oliva, manager at
National Commission for
the Certification of Crane
Operators (NCCCO); Sarah
Spivey, Modulift managing
director; and Vincent Stenger,
product safety manager,
Terex and FEM member.
PDF copies of the
presentations are available
for download on the CATLA
page of
.
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Sany’s latest rough terrain crane is
the 85-ton capacity SRC885.
