NEWS
10
ACT
JUNE 2014
Three crawlers
from Irving help
refurbish wharf
in Nova Scotia
ThreeManitowoc crawlers’
cranes ownedby Irving
Equipment Limited, arebeing
used tohelp refurbish awharf
at theHalifax shipyard in
Halifax,Nova Scotia, Canada.
On site are two120-ton
Manitowoc 12000, a 230-ton
Manitowoc 888 and a 300-ton
Manitowoc 2250. The two
12000s havebeen configured
with120- and140-foot
booms. The 888has a140-foot
boom, and the 2250has a 160-
foot boom.
Theproject is part of
theHalifaxShipyard
ModernizationProgram. The
shipyardwill beusedby the
Royal CanadianNavy.
Tasks for the crawler have
been tobothdemolish and
rebuild the shipyard. The
2250has been fittedwith a
BerminghammerDrill to
position temporary falsework
frames.Work includes drilling
throughmarine sediment,
small boulders, and rock
sockets. The two12000s are
beingused as support cranes.
AndrewFolkins,manager
of thepile-drivingdivision
at Irving, said, “Having the
proper equipment todo
the job in an efficient and
effectivemanner is one of the
key’s to IrvingEquipment’s
success. That’s alongwith
matching experience and
ability to theproject’s
requirements.”
Irvingpurchased the cranes
fromManitowocdealer
Shawmut Equipment, based
inManchester,VT. Thenew
wharfwill be about 259meters
long and20meters high.
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Kobelco Cranes
reports strong
growth for FY2014
Revenues at KobelcoCranes grew24 percent to$554million
(JPY56.6 billion) in the fiscal year endingMarch31, 2014. The
segment achieved an operating profit of $31million (JPY3.2 billion),
compared to the previous year’s loss of $22million (JPY2.2 billion).
Commenting on the figures, a company statement said, “Unit sales
increased in Japan on the back of government economicmeasures
and reconstruction demand from theGreat East Japan Earthquake.
In overseasmarkets, unit sales increased in Southeast Asia.”
The company hasmade a bullish forecast for this year, with crawler
crane sales forecast to rise another 29 percent to$711million
(JPY73 billion); however, operating profit is expected to remain
more or less unchanged at $34million (JPY3.5 billion).
The company said this forecast was based onmany of the same
factors that lifted sales last year – reconstructionwork and stimulus
measures at home, combinedwith a general economic recovery in
its exportmarkets.
DICA introduces
FiberMaxmats
Designed to improve stability
for the largest cranes under
maximum loads, FiberMax
MegaDuty cranemats offer
anew solution for cranes
workingonmost ground
conditions and soil bearing
capacities.Made of fiber-
reinforcedpolymers, the crane
mats are strong and rigid
like steel, but at 50percent of
theweight. Featuringhigh
compressive and flexural
strength, FiberMax cranemats
candistribute concentrated
loads over large areas to
safely reduce ground-bearing
pressuremore effectively than
woodor steel. This is critical
whenneeding to spread loads
over large areas to reduce the
pressure being exertedby
large equipment.
In addition, the company
saidFiberMax’s engineered
material is not affectedby
the elements or prolonged
use. The technologywas
first developed for building
pedestrian and vehicle bridge
systems as a lightweight, long-
term replacement toheavy
steel structures and rotting
wood structures. The result
is that theFiberMaxmats
won’t rot, delaminate, rust or
decompose likewoodor steel.
FiberMaxHeavyDuty and
SuperDutyproducts have a
veryhigh concentrationof
fiberglass reinforcements,
which creates a crush strength
in excess of 400,000psi and an
average flexural yield strength
of 60,000psi.
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DICA’s FiberMax cranemats
are strong and versatile.
