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Major Lifts & Landmark Projects

Major Lifts & Landmark Projects features the latest news on heavy lift projects, crane lifts, infrastructure construction, refinery developments, bridge construction, offshore installations, renewable energy projects, and landmark engineering achievements from around the world. Follow project milestones, lift planning strategies, and record-breaking crane operations shaping the future of construction and heavy lifting.

Tadano CC 38.650-1 Lifts 192-Tonne Tram Bridge in Bologna

Tadano CC 38.650-1 Lifts 192-Tonne Tram Bridge in Bologna

Tadano CC 38.650-1 Lifts 192-Tonne Tram Bridge in Bologna

Autovictor used a Tadano CC 38.650-1 crawler crane to lift a 192-tonne, 45-metre tram bridge into place over Bologna’s Navile Canal.

Major Lifts & Landmark Projects

Meagan Wood

3 days ago2 min read

Böcker AK 46/6000 lifts Liverpool’s ‘Third Liver Bird’

Böcker AK 46/6000 lifts Liverpool’s ‘Third Liver Bird’

Böcker AK 46/6000 lifts Liverpool’s ‘Third Liver Bird’

John Sutch Cranes used a Böcker AK 46/6000 truck-mounted crane to lower Mersey Chambers’ 60kg “Third Liver Bird” for restoration.

Major Lifts & Landmark Projects

Meagan Wood

Nov 33 min read

DENZAI deploys 1,250-tonne crawler crane for Hanoi stadium dome

DENZAI deploys 1,250-tonne crawler crane for Hanoi stadium dome

DENZAI deploys 1,250-tonne crawler crane for Hanoi stadium dome

DENZAI Vietnam Corp. has mobilised a 1,250-tonne crawler crane with a 102-metre luffing jib for the dome roof lifting programme at VinFast – Trong Dong Stadium in Hanoi.

Major Lifts & Landmark Projects

Meagan Wood

Nov 23 min read

Krandienst Schulz puts new Liebherr LTM 1400-6.1 to work in Hamburg

Krandienst Schulz puts new Liebherr LTM 1400-6.1 to work in Hamburg

Krandienst Schulz puts new Liebherr LTM 1400-6.1 to work in Hamburg

Krandienst Schulz used its new 400-tonne Liebherr LTM 1400-6.1 to replace heat exchangers weighing up to 3.5 tonnes at a 55-metre reach in Hamburg city centre.

Major Lifts & Landmark Projects

Meagan Wood

Oct 273 min read

Somalev Deploys Two Crawler Cranes for OCP Sulfur Storage Projects

Somalev Deploys Two Crawler Cranes for OCP Sulfur Storage Projects

Somalev Deploys Two Crawler Cranes for OCP Sulfur Storage Projects

Somalev used a Liebherr LR 1750/2 SX and a Terex-Demag CC 2800 to complete precast concrete lifting and assembly for OCP sulfur storage halls in Mzinda and Safi.

Major Lifts & Landmark Projects

Meagan Wood

Oct 215 min read

Liebherr LTM 1450-8.1 lifts historic railway carriage into Wuppertal station

Liebherr LTM 1450-8.1 lifts historic railway carriage into Wuppertal station

Liebherr LTM 1450-8.1 lifts historic railway carriage into Wuppertal station

A Liebherr LTM 1450-8.1 lifted historic suspension railway carriage Car 76 into Wuppertal Central Station using a compact outrigger setup and luffing jib.

Major Lifts & Landmark Projects

Meagan Wood

Oct 153 min read

WOLFF 1250 B US Cranes Build New UCSF Hospital Beside Active Patient Care

WOLFF 1250 B US Cranes Build New UCSF Hospital Beside Active Patient Care

WOLFF 1250 B US Cranes Build New UCSF Hospital Beside Active Patient Care

WOLFF 1250 B US cranes build UCSF’s Helen Diller Hospital, handling heavy steel and complex logistics on a confined San Francisco site beside active patient care.

Major Lifts & Landmark Projects

Meagan Wood

Oct 74 min read

Liebherr MK 88-4.1 Supports Storm Repairs to JR’s Pont-Neuf Artwork

Liebherr MK 88-4.1 Supports Storm Repairs to JR’s Pont-Neuf Artwork

Liebherr MK 88-4.1 Supports Storm Repairs to JR’s Pont-Neuf Artwork

Ponticelli’s Liebherr MK 88-4.1 supports repairs to JR’s Pont-Neuf artwork in Paris, lifting damaged fabric over four night shifts with rope access technicians.

Major Lifts & Landmark Projects

Meagan Wood

Sep 244 min read

Five Raimondi Tower Cranes Support Dublin’s Southwest Gate Development

Five Raimondi Tower Cranes Support Dublin’s Southwest Gate Development

Five Raimondi Tower Cranes Support Dublin’s Southwest Gate Development

Irish Crane & Lifting has supplied three Raimondi T577 and two MRT294 tower cranes to Walls Construction for Dublin’s Southwest Gate development. The fleet includes 24-tonne T577 models configured for heavy precast installation on the mixed-use project, which will deliver more than 1,100 homes.

Major Lifts & Landmark Projects

Meagan Wood

Sep 224 min read

XCMG XGC400-1 and Liebherr LR 1350-1 LN Complete Sarens Bridge Lift in Indonesia

XCMG XGC400-1 and Liebherr LR 1350-1 LN Complete Sarens Bridge Lift in Indonesia

XCMG XGC400-1 and Liebherr LR 1350-1 LN Complete Sarens Bridge Lift in Indonesia

XCMG XGC400-1 and Liebherr LR 1350-1 LN crawler cranes install two 280 tonne bridge girders for Sarens in Bekasi, Indonesia, following 39 transport loads.

Major Lifts & Landmark Projects

Meagan Wood

Sep 164 min read

Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 Helps Complete Three-Crane Bridge Lift at Hummel Park

Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 Helps Complete Three-Crane Bridge Lift at Hummel Park

Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 Helps Complete Three-Crane Bridge Lift at Hummel Park

A Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 joins a three-crane lift at Indiana’s Hummel Park, helping Central Rent-A-Crane and Beaty Construction install a historic steel bridge.

Major Lifts & Landmark Projects

Meagan Wood

Sep 75 min read

Nederhoff Lifts Hollow Core Slabs for Amersfoort Warehouse

Nederhoff Lifts Hollow Core Slabs for Amersfoort Warehouse

Nederhoff Lifts Hollow Core Slabs for Amersfoort Warehouse

Kraanbedrijf Nederhoff is using a Liebherr LTM 1130-5.1 All Terrain crane to install hollow core concrete slabs for a new warehouse in Amersfoort.

Project Spotlight

Meagan Wood

Sep 78 min read

Mediaco Extracts 150 Tonne TBM Cutterhead for Toulouse Metro Line C

Mediaco Extracts 150 Tonne TBM Cutterhead for Toulouse Metro Line C

Mediaco Extracts 150 Tonne TBM Cutterhead for Toulouse Metro Line C

Mediaco Maxilift has used a Liebherr LG 1750 lattice boom mobile crane to extract a 150 tonne tunnel boring machine cutterhead from a 30 metre deep shaft on Toulouse Metro Line C.

Major Lifts & Landmark Projects

Meagan Wood

Sep 36 min read

Link Belt 120|RT Handles Long Radius Lifts at Befesa Zinc Plant

Link Belt 120|RT Handles Long Radius Lifts at Befesa Zinc Plant

Link Belt 120|RT Handles Long Radius Lifts at Befesa Zinc Plant

Befesa Zinc Metal is using a Link Belt 120|RT rough terrain crane for long radius maintenance and operational lifts at its zinc production facility in Mooresboro, North Carolina.

Project Spotlight

Meagan Wood

Aug 309 min read

pewag Rigging System Supports 7 Tonne Rooftop Heat Pump Lift in Oxford

pewag Rigging System Supports 7 Tonne Rooftop Heat Pump Lift in Oxford

pewag Rigging System Supports 7 Tonne Rooftop Heat Pump Lift in Oxford

pewag UK Group supplied a Modulift CMOD 24 Spreader Frame, 20 tonne levo Load Balancer and rigging equipment for the rooftop installation of a 7 tonne air source heat pump in Oxford.

Major Lifts & Landmark Projects

Meagan Wood

Aug 259 min read

LGH France Supports 100 Tonne Lifts for Future Colombelles Bridge

LGH France Supports 100 Tonne Lifts for Future Colombelles Bridge

LGH France Supports 100 Tonne Lifts for Future Colombelles Bridge

LGH France supplied Modulift spreader beams, Multi Lug systems and high capacity rigging to install precast concrete components weighing up to 100 tonnes for the Future Colombelles Bridge.

Major Lifts & Landmark Projects

Meagan Wood

Aug 238 min read

Crawler Cranes Build 1,500 Foot Ocean Outfall at Myrtle Beach

Crawler Cranes Build 1,500 Foot Ocean Outfall at Myrtle Beach

Crawler Cranes Build 1,500 Foot Ocean Outfall at Myrtle Beach

Two crawler cranes supplied by ALL Carolina are building a temporary trestle and installing an 84 inch concrete stormwater outfall extending 1,500 feet offshore at Myrtle Beach.

Project Spotlight

Meagan Wood

Aug 1911 min read

LASO Crane Recovers Rare Jurassic Dinosaur Fossil in Portugal

LASO Crane Recovers Rare Jurassic Dinosaur Fossil in Portugal

LASO Crane Recovers Rare Jurassic Dinosaur Fossil in Portugal

LASO Transportes used a 60 tonne mobile crane to recover a protected rock block containing a rare 146-million-year-old Ankylosaurian skeleton from cliffs in Portugal.

Trending Crane Industry News

Meagan Wood

Aug 129 min read

Ainscough Crane Hire Completes Chimney Stack Dismantling Lift at Sellafield

Ainscough Crane Hire Completes Chimney Stack Dismantling Lift at Sellafield

Ainscough Crane Hire Completes Chimney Stack Dismantling Lift at Sellafield

Ainscough Crane Hire has successfully completed a complex chimney stack dismantling operation at the Sellafield nuclear and waste management site in Cumbria, UK. The technically demanding tandem lift formed part of the site’s ongoing decommissioning and hazard reduction programme.

Major Lifts & Landmark Projects

Meagan Wood

May 43 min read

Liebherr MK 140-5.1E Supports Major Deutsche Bahn ICE Depot Project in Cottbus

Liebherr MK 140-5.1E Supports Major Deutsche Bahn ICE Depot Project in Cottbus

Liebherr MK 140-5.1E Supports Major Deutsche Bahn ICE Depot Project in Cottbus

A Liebherr MK 140-5.1E mobile construction crane operated by Krandienst Kunze is playing a key role in the construction of Deutsche Bahn’s new ICE maintenance depot in Cottbus, Germany. The crane has been supporting complex roof installation work, including HVAC systems, insulation materials, and photovoltaic modules, across the large-scale rail infrastructure project.

Major Lifts & Landmark Projects

Meagan Wood

Apr 224 min read

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