There are plenty of things that can derail progress at a jobsite, not the least of which is equipment that is down. Sometimes the repairs require the use of a service truck with a crane, for example, ...

A round up of alternative lifts and news from around the world. Niamh Marriott reports. Alternative lifting solutions use specialized equipment and techniques to move heavy loads in situations where ...

When people think about crane accidents, they often assume the machinery itself has failed. In reality, many incidents occur ...

Heavy lift specialist ALE is rolling out what it claims will be the world’s largest capacity land-based crane with a lifting capacity of 10,000 tonnes. The UK-based company says the SK10000 will ...

SpitzLift has updated its miniature crane, cutting the weight to 30 lb (13.6 kg), while retaining the ability to lift up to 900 lb (408 kg). It mounts just about anywhere, including on a truck, in a ...

Today's heavy-lifting toolbox is diverse. Technology is constantly improving, making alternative lifting devices more feasible for large-scale modular construction. Below is a sampling of equipment ...

In September Liebherr delivered the second heavy lift offshore crane type MTC 78000 from its manufacturing plant in Rostock. The MTC 78000 is one of the biggest offshore slewing cranes worldwide, with ...

Heavy lift is the engineered movement, hoisting, and precise placement of large or high-mass assets—modules, vessels, jackets, topsides, compressors, reactors, subsea structures—using cranes, strand ...

The Global Crane Rental Market was valued at around USD 52.12 billion in 2025 and is projected to grow from USD 57.4 billion in 2026 to approximately USD 77.3 billion by 2032, reflecting steady market ...

For nearly three decades, the International Offshore Crane and Lifting Conference has stood as the pre-eminent forum for the ...