Container cranes are used to load and unload ships in ports and are critical to port operations. Past earthquakes have highlighted the vulnerability of container cranes to damage from even moderate ...

This is part of an occasional series about how companies and emerging technologies are reacting to California’s drought. David Shultz had a 625,000-pound problem on his hands. Or, to be more precise, ...

Manitowoc has opened the Product Verification Centre at its Shady Grove, USA facility to scrutinise the components used in its cranes. Components will undergo rigorous performance and working ...

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration today issued a final rule extending by three years the deadline for crane operators to be tested. Operators will now have until Nov. 10, 2017, to ...

Representatives of standardized testing companies say that crane-operator exams will continue to be administered, though possibly at a slower pace, as the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health ...

Amy returns to the 14-tonne excavator to build a crane pad that must pass a critical compaction test. With help from Rupert ...

You’ve heard of self-driving vehicles. How about self-operating cranes? Union Pacific (UP) acquired five new wide-span cranes that are integrated with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and can operate semi ...

The Franna crane project takes a major step forward as the team test-fits a brand-new engine. This stage is all about precision, alignment, and problem-solving as everything is carefully checked ...