Telescopic cranes lifting capacity > 120 t
WINNER: BMS A/S
During the positioning of a 95 tons steel bridge, the crane setup changed from a single-lift to a tandem-lift while the lifting operation was in progress. This solution significantly reduced the required crane capacity and necessary crane position preparation.
FINALIST: Friderici Spécial SA
While two cranes had a firm hold of a set of high-voltage cables that crossed Rhone river and various major roads, a 700 tons crane replaced the 72 meter high lattice mast in sections of 10-16 tons each.
FINALIST: Michielsens nv
For the replacement of a tank in the middle of a tank farm in Antwerp, an optimal balance was found between the weight, number of structural parts and the lifting solution to be implemented. In this case, setting up the 700-tonne mobile crane turned out to be a project in itself.
FINALIST: Wagenborg Nedlift B.V.
For the transhipment of three ultra-heavy coolers up to a weight of 657 tonnes, an inventive, safe and economic triple-lift solution was developed, using a unique combination of mobile, crawler and floating heavy lift equipment.
