Andreas Öhman from freight and transportation company Gansta Åkeri AB in Sweden has won the World Crane Championship (WCC) – a loader crane operating competition run by on-road load handling specialist Hiab. The competition took place on 22 and 23 September in connection with the IAA Commercial Vehicles exhibition in Hannover, G..

US based rental company Maxim Crane Works has purchased 19 cranes from Grove and National Crane.

The order includes eight 100 tonne Grove GRT8100 Rough Terrain cranes, three Grove 100 tonne TMS9000-2 truck- mounted cranes and eight of the new 50 tonne National Crane NBT55Ls. The GRT8100 features a 47 metre main boom, plus extension, w..

UK rental company King Lifting has ordered 22 Liebherr All Terrain and crawler cranes.

The order includes one eight axle 450 tonne LTM 1450-8.1, nine 40 tonne LTM 1040-2.1s, three 60 tonne LTM 1060-3.1s, five 90 tonne LTM 1090-4.2s and two 230 tonne LTM 1230-5.1 All Terrain cranes, plus two 100 tonne LTR 1100 telescopic crawler cranes..

Four more new Grove GMK4100L all terrain cranes have been ordered by dealer PT SH Machinery Indonesia.

Several of the 100 tonne capacity GMK4100Ls were also delivered in 2017. The latest machines will be delivered in the first quarter of 2019.

Dutch international heavy lift and transport specialist Wagenborg Nedlift has ordered two Demag All Terrain cranes, a 160 tonne AC 160-5 and a 500 tonne AC 500-8.