WORLD NEWS
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INTERNATIONAL AND SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT
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OCTOBER 2013
A Liebherr LR 1300 crawler
crane was used to set a world
record for lifting the widest
tilt-up panel in history. The
27 metre panel was lifted
in Rock Hill, South Carolina,
USA, by Citadel Contractors, a
company specialising in tilt-up
construction. It stood more than
9 m tall and weighed 60 tonnes.
The 300 tonne capacity crawler
has a maximum boom length of
172 m when configured with a
luffing jib. It is built at Liebherr-
Werk Nenzing in Austria.
Jason Swagert, Citadel vice
president, said, “The operator
loves the crane due to its ease
of operation and all important
machine data can be accessed
from our office via the onboard
LiDAT system. The winches
have higher line pull and are
faster than other machines in
this class – which makes it also
the perfect machine for us for
hanging steel.”
The panel is part of the York
Preparatory Academy in Rock
Hill. See the full story on this
record lift in the September
2013 issue of American Cranes
& Transport magazine.
HIGHLIGHTS
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Tata Steel has announced
it will attend Blechexpo, a
metal processing exhibition,
5-8 November in Stuttgart,
Germany. At the show Tata
Steel will demonstrate its
range of products and services,
including new additions to its
portfolio, such as the Ympress
range of high-strength,
low-alloy steels, a company
spokesperson said.
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Lifting and subsea service
provider Huisman has received
its first order at its production
facility in Navegantes, Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil. For the order
six 60 tonne pedestal mounted
offshore cranes (PMOC), six
60 tonne knuckle boom cranes
(KBC) and three 12 tonne
pipe handling knuckle boom
cranes (PHKBC) will be built.
The cranes will be built for
new build vessels Cassino,
Curumim and Salinas. Two
PMOC’s, two KBC’s and one
PHKBC will be installed on
each vessel. The facility is due
to open in 2014. The cranes are
scheduled for delivery between
Q3 2015 and Q1 2017.
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Manufacturer of lifting
products LoadFast Systems
has announced it has signed
an agreement with Orientals
Specialist Lifting in Dubai to
sell its products. Following the
deal, Orientals Specialist Lifting
will sell LoadFast platforms,
beam hoists and modular roof
cranes across the Middle East,
including the UAE, Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia and Jordan.
Palfinger and
Sany to expand
partnership
Manufacturers Palfinger and
Sany plan to expand their crane
distribution partnership by
each acquiring a 10 % stake in
the other’s company.
Half of the stake in Palfinger
AG being acquired by Sany
Heavy Industries (1,863,258
shares) will be new shares
from the authorised capital of
Palfinger AG. Shares acquired
from the Palfinger family will
be other half at €29 per share.
Palfinger AG will acquire
10 % of Sany Lifting, part of
Sany Group and similar in
size to Palfinger, the Austrian
manufacturer said.
Last year Austria-
based knuckle boom crane
manufacturer Palfinger and
Sany from China, formed two
joint-venture companies to
distribute each other’s cranes,
in Europe and China.
Commenting on the
news, Xiang Wenbo, Sany
Group president, said, “For
Sany, the close co-operation
with Palfinger represents a
major step in the direction
of the global market. The
consolidation and expansion
of our strategic partnership
will make an important
contribution to Sany’s growth.”
Herbert Ortner, Palfinger
CEO, said, “Together we have
achieved a great deal in one
year, and we are extremely
pleased with the success scored
in the Chinese market. To
Palfinger, this partnership with
Sany is of great importance.”
TIONG WOON REVENUE RISES 36%
Tiong Woon Corporation Holding Ltd (Tiong Woon) has posted a 36 %
rise in revenue to S$200.5 million (US$160 million) for the 12 months
ended 30 June 2013.
Gross profit for the 2013 fiscal year rose 81 % from S$32.6 million
(US$ 26.1 million) to S$59.1 million (US$47.4 million) with an improved
margin of 29 % compared to 22 % for FY2012, the company said.
The Heavy Lift and Haulage division rose 35 % to S$154.4 million
(US$123.8 million), contributing 77 % of revenue and 94 % of profit
before tax, a company spokesperson added. As of 30 June 2013,
Tiong Woon has a fleet of 427 cranes, 233 vehicles and equipment in
haulage assets and 19 tugs and barges. The company was listed in the
top 20 crane owning companies in the world in the IC50.
First Liebherr LG 1750 to Canada
Construction and engineering
company Surespan Wind
Energy Services in Canada
has added a Liebherr LG 1750
lattice boom mobile crane to
its fleet.
The LG 1750 has already
been sent to its first job at
the South Kent Wind farm,
in Southern Ontario, where
Surespan is helping erect 124
Siemens 2.3 MW turbines. The
wind farm is a joint venture
between Pattern Energy
and Samsung.
Ernest Jones, Surespan Wind
Energy Services operations
manager, said, “The LG 1750
provides us with flexibility to
move the crane freely through
a mixture of project and county
roads while minimising rigging
and relocation time.”
The LG 1750 at South Kent Wind
farm, Southern Ontario, Canada
