The Manitowoc Company, Inc., founded in 1902 and headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, is a premier crane manufacturer offering a comprehensive range of lifting solutions, including crawler cranes, tower cranes, and mobile telescoping cranes. Renowned for its commitment to innovation and quality, Manitowoc serves the global construction industry by providing reliable and versatile equipment designed to meet diverse lifting needs. With a presence in multiple countries, the company focuses on delivering advanced lifting technologies that enhance productivity and safety on job sites worldwide.
The crane was utilized on key projects such as maintenance at an oil refinery, expansion of São Paulo’s Line 2 subway, and lifting beams on the Presidente Dutra Highway. Most recently, it was employed at a steel plant in Rio de Janeiro.
Manitowoc’s Asia range of top-slewing tower cranes will enjoy a major boost in capacity following the announcement at bauma China 2024 of the Potain MCT 2205, with an 80 m jib and maximum 80 t capacity.
NessCampbell Crane + Rigging, a leader in crane and rigging solutions across the Pacific Northwest, partnered with Western Towboat to assemble a new towboat at its Seattle facility.
Lifting and crane services company Mann Crane Hire has acquired a new Grove GMK3060L-1 all-terrain crane, and says the new model already has a packed schedule.
The project involved constructing a new powerhouse and installing two generators, doubling the dam’s generation capacity to 4.4 megawatts, which can power approximately 2,400 homes.
Dutch crane company Kraanverhuur Tholen has received one of the first Grove GMK4080L all-terrain cranes, a newly launched model from Manitowoc in April 2023.
Grove responded to customer demand for a higher-capacity crane by introducing the Grove GMK6450-1. The nominal maximum capacity rating increases from 400 t to 450 t.