REGION FOCUS: LATIN AMERICA
INTERNATIONAL AND SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT
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JULY 2013
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has small external dimensions at the tower
of just 1.2 x 1.2 metres and a maximum
hook height of 46 metres, Liebherr says.
The tower crane is manufactured in
Guaratinguetá, Brazil. “One of the most
prominent examples of this has been
the use of HC-L series luffing jib cranes
working in Chile on the Costa Nera
Center,” said a Liebherr spokesperson, “Our
1250 HC and 630 EC-H cranes are also
used in mines in Peru.”
Hydraulic crane manufacturer Hiab
has developed articulated loader cranes to
serve the region. Hiab cranes such as the
H1055-8, that have different lift and reach
capabilities, are proving popular, a company
spokesperson said. The loader cranes come
with the Variable Stability Limit (VSL)
system, a function for handling loads safely.
This improves safe operation of the crane, a
company spokesperson adds.
For the power segment, Roll-Lift
intends to buy conventional hydraulic
platform trailers. “We also have self
propelled trailers (SPMT), jack and slide
equipment and conventional hydraulic
trailers operating in the area. In Brazil
SPMTs are becoming more popular on
shipyards, oil and gas, and petrochemical
sites,” a spokesperson says. The company
also offers motion compensated cranes on
barges for deep water and shallow water use
from Dutch sister company Barge Master, a
spokesperson from Roll-Lift adds.
Crane and transport company
Tradelossa, which focuses on project cargo
and super loads in Mexico, have found the
European type of modular hydraulic trailer
is the most common. “For super loads we
also use a lot of US and Mexican types of
low beds for midsize cargos,” a company
spokesperson says.
Looking ahead
The Latin American market is forecast to
continue to grow, with more infrastructure
A Terex RT555 Progress
projects and investments expected for the
next few years. “Expectations are that the
Brazilian government will publicly bid
many large projects in the last semester
2013, such as the high speed bullet train,
large investments in the ports, railroads
extensions and highway extensions,” a
spokesperson from Heavy lift solutions
company Roll-Lift says, “Several airports
will be privatised and all of these
investments will require a lot of equipment
to coming years.” As a spokesperson from
transport company Tradeloassa says, “Right
now several Latin American countries are
on a good growth rate, but things do not
last forever.”
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A Schnabel system from Tradelossa
A Zoomlion ZMC75 truck crane
The 70 tonne capacity
RT70E rough terrain
crane from China’s
XCMG at the Construction
Expo in São Paulo,
Brazil, June 2013
