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  • 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...

  • City Proposes More Regulations to Improve Construction Safety

    2008-9-16

    WASHINGTON — New York City officials announced a new seven-point plan that they said would increase safety at tower crane construction sites by strengthening inspections and requiring safety reviews each time a crane passes from one owner or operator to the next.The city’s new regulations were introduced at a Congressional hearing examining the role of the federal Occupational ...

  • NYC moves crane legislation forward

    2008-9-5

    A New York City council committee has amended and approved new legislation on tower crane rigging operations, such as erection, climbing and dismantling. Engineers will be allowed to calculate component weight for themselves, and a provision banning overnight work was deleted.New York City council's committee on housing and buildings, meeting on 4 September, has made amendments to new legislation ...

  • Golden Cranes to Rebuild Bonfire

    2008-9-4

    Crane, Texas - The Golden Cranes will be scrambling to rebuild a bonfire for homecoming.That's because this weekend someone torched the original stack that took months for the community to build.A high school senior said: "It kind of hurts because it’s supposed to be our moment of glory and excitement."It only took a moment for someone to destroy the Golden Crane's homecoming t...

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