Equipment Purchases

Demag Cranes & Components has received an order for the supply of 14 process cranes from the Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems shipyard to be installed in new production facilities in Kiel, Germany. This is a true milestone project for Marine Systems since it intends to develop the site into an international centre of excellence for building submarines. Construction of the facilities […]

Belgium’s Goeyvaerts-R bvba (Goeyvaerts) has ordered two new eco-efficient Generation 6 Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbour Cranes for its growing rental fleet across ports in the Netherlands and Belgium. The order, booked in July, will be handed over in November 2021. Goeyvaerts, a longtime Konecranes customer, is a family-owned crane rental company its customers include startups […]

Heavy machinery moving company, Joseph Merritt Group Plc based in East Midlands, UK, has taken delivery of a new fully electric JMG MC-160 pick-and-carry cabin cruiser crane. The £250,000 investment will further develop the company’s service offering, enabling it to meet the specialist demands of machinery manufacturers, agents, distributors, and manufacturing companies, and will secure […]

Combilift has delivered the largest multidirectional forklift to come off its production lines so far to modular data centre manufacturer BladeRoom. The giant 30t capacity C30,000 truck is now in operation at BladeRoom’s factory in Gloucestershire, UK, where it is ensuring the efficient handling of components for its server rooms, as well as the finished […]

LGH, one of the UK’s leading lifting equipment rental companies, has further ramped up its capability in the infrastructure and construction rental market by investing in high capacity Hi-Force 520t hydraulic cylinders. The low height, lock ring, single-acting cylinders are primarily aimed at the bridge building and repair sector but will also augment its capability […]

Liebherr has delivered the largest crane from its portfolio of mobile harbour cranes to Veemnatie’s new terminal in Antwerp, Belgium. Veemnatie NV is launching a new dry bulk terminal in the Port of Antwerp. Veemnatie NV, a joint venture between 5de Havendok NV and Steinweg Belgium, has converted its terminal in the Port of Antwerp […]

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, will supply American cargo and logistics operator Tropical Shipping with two Kalmar Gloria reachstackers and three Kalmar diesel-electric straddle carriers. The order is scheduled to be delivered in Q4 2021. Part of the Saltchuk family of companies, Tropical Shipping is a leader in quality, on-time transportation solutions. From Canada to South […]

Jekko’s JF545 articulated crane is the newest member of the Goitese Trasporti fleet, a Mantuan, Italian company with more than 40 years experience in the transport and lifting industry. Its new JF545, is painted in the Goitese livery and is a full-feature model. Its options include an aerial work platform, vacuum lifters for glass panes […]

A custom-made 50 WLL lifting frame designed by Modulift was key in ensuring that Mocean Energy’s new Blue X wave energy prototype could take its first ever dip into the cold waters of the North Sea. Mocean Energy, a key player in the wave energy industry, which has been operating since 2015; has been working […]

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has concluded a deal to supply Brazilian integrated logistics operator Bandeirantes Deicmar Logística Integrada S.A. (Bandeirantes Deicmar) with five Kalmar Gloria reachstackers. The equipment is scheduled for delivery during Q3 2021. Bandeirantes and Deicmar, two well established companies in the Port of Santos, joined forces in 2018 to consolidate their strengths […]