NEWS
9
SEPTEMBER 2013
ACT
HIGHLIGHTS
Liebherr telescopic
crawler gets to work
Transportation Partners &
Logistics has taken delivery
of the first Liebherr LTR 1220
telescopic boom crawler crane
in North America.
With a rated lifting capacity
242 tons and a 197-foot
telescopic boom, TP&L’s
new LTR 1220 is the largest
telescopic boom crawler crane
in the U.S., Liebherr said.
The crane was delivered to
TP&L’s rail distribution yard
in Garden City, Kansas, at
the end of July. It was put to
work unloading wind turbine
mast sections off rail cars and
loading them onto trucks for
onward road transport.
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World
class
events
The 2013 World Crane &
Transport Summit will be
held in Amsterdam October
29-30 at the NH Grand Hotel
Krasnapolsky. The previous
2011 Summit attracted
more than 275 leading crane
and transport professionals
from around the world and
included top crane and
transport associations
SC&RA, ESTA and CICA,
together with many of their
members.
On the heels of the WC&TS
is the third International
Tower Cranes 2013
November 4-5 at the
Kempinski Hotel Bristol in
Berlin, Germany. A top level
conference and networking
event to exchange
information and discuss
best practice on vital
industry topics, the
conference will be devoted
entirely to tower crane
users, manufacturers,
designers and buyers.
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For registration
information regarding both
events visit:
The new LTR 1220 is unloading wind
turbine mast sections off rail cars.
PSS launches
HookCam system
Pacific Systems Solutions has
launched the Generation Five
model of the HookCam, a
camera system that attaches
directly to the hook block of a
crane and wirelessly transmits
a video stream to the operator
in the cabin.
HookCam gives operators
a live view from their hook’s
perspective, eliminating blind
spots and allowing crane
operators and riggers to work
more safely and efficiently.
The HookCam also allows the
operator to see the pace and
swing of the load, and gives
the operator more awareness
of the situation and potential
accidents.
New features for Generation
Five include an adaptable
mounting system, sleeker
design, more efficient battery,
solar charging and options for
black box recording.
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Miller Lifting Products has
added a range of European-
standard lifting hooks to meet
demand from U.S. operators
using cranes manufactured
in Europe. The DIN standard
hook latch kits offer single
and double hooks meeting
European standards.
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U.S. construction machinery
exports dropped 21 percent
during the first half of 2013,
with $10.8 billion shipped to
global markets compared to
$13.7 billion at midyear 2012,
according to the Association of
Equipment Manufacturers.
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Albacor Shipping
transported a 239-ton
transformer from New Orleans
to Mt. Vernon on a pink barge
to help fund cancer research. It
was then loaded onto a railcar
and transported to Lewis
Center, OH. The pink barge,
Big Hope 1, was constructed
by Ceres Barge Line to
raise awareness for cancer
research. Ceres will donate a
percentage of earnings to the
Mary Crowley Cancer Research
Center in Dallas.
HookCam gives operators a
live view from their hook’s
perspective.
