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• Havator gets in ground floor of Ajos Harbour project

  2009-2-12

  Northland Resources Inc., Euroports Holding, Kemi Harbour Authority and Finnish crane and transport firm Havator have signed a letter of intent regarding the development of Ajos Harbour (in Kemi, Finland) to ship iron concentrate. The mine projects in Kolari and Pajala will ship millions of tons by rail from Kolari to the harbour in Kemi, which is being upgraded to meet new logistical requirements...

• New York plans changes to crane safety

  2009-2-6

  New York City department of buildings commissioner Robert LiMandri has announced a series of changes to the way 'high risk' construction will be regulated in the city. The changes are based on a wide ranging study of construction in the city.The department of buildings(DOB) commissioned a study of construction in the city from CTL Engineers and Construction Technology Consultants. CTL made 600 vis...

• Safety Engineers: 'OSHA failed to research' cranes rule

  2009-2-1

  In a comment on the proposed US Cranes and Derricks Rule, the American Society and Safety Engineers says the US safety regulator OSHA 'did not go nearly far enough in meeting its responsibility to incorporate voluntary national standards'. It accuses OSHA of using the rule to try to overturn a recent court ruling on controlling entities, beyond the scope of the lifting industry. Over 17 pages, the...

• New crane association launched in Northern Territory

  2009-1-21

  A new crane association has been launched in Australia's Northern Territory. The launch was supported by HIAB, Tutt Bryant and the Crane Industry Council of Australia (CICA). The Northern Territory Crane Association (NTCA) was launched in Darwin on 19 December 2008. In attendance were CICA officials John Gillespie (president) and Alan Marshall (CEO). Marshall said, “This is a significant...

• Norwegian shipyard buys CC 2800-1

  2009-1-14

  Norwegian shipyard Ulstein Verft has bought a 600t Terex CC 2800-1 crawler, for use in the yard and for service jobs. The crane will be delivered at the end of 2009. Håkon Langeland, head of Ulstein Verft's service department, said that the crane will increase the lifting capacity at the shipyard. It will be used both to perform heavy lifting at the shipyard and to offer the same service...

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