ESTA has been looking at the lessons Europe can learn from the experiences of abnormal load and heavy transport organisations in the USA. Last month, ESTA Director Ton Klijn and Section Transprt President André Friderici spoke at the annual Specialized Transportation Symposium run by the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association in Houston. The invitation from … Read more
Global crane and heavy transport specialist Sarens has applied to qualify its Belgian training facility under ESTA’s new European Crane Operators Licence. The move is another big boost for the ECOL scheme. To date, two European training facilities have become ECOL qualified – Mammoet in the Netherlands and EUC-Lillebǣlt from Denmark – with a further six … Read more
Terex Corporation has agreed to sell its Demag Mobile Cranes business to Tadano for approximately US$215 million. Included in the transaction are the manufacturing facilities in Zweibrucken, Germany and multiple sales and service locations. The sale, which is subject to government regulatory approvals is targeted to close in mid-2019. John L. Garrison, Terex Chairman and … Read more
The new future management team of ESTA’s planned European Crane Operators Licence (ECOL) project is almost complete as the project nears its formal launch early this year. The final meeting of the current ECOL Working Group was hosted by crane company BMS in Copenhagen, Denmark at the end of January. The voluntary group, chaired by ESTA … Read more
ESTA Director Ton Klijn and Section Transport President André Friderici have accepted an invitation to speak at February’s specialized transportation symposium organised by the Specialized Carriers and Rigging Association in Dallas, USA. The invitation from the SC&RA came following informal conversations between the two organisations about the SC&RA’s Uniform Permit Transport initiative which aims to harmonize weight allowances … Read more
ESTA’s planned European Crane Operators’ Licence is receiving growing support from major clients who see it as a way of improving performance and safety on site ESTA Director Ton Klijn said: “There are very good signs that client organisations are beginning to see the advantages of ECOL. Informally, we have already had strong signs of support … Read more
The International Crane Stakeholders Assembly is working on two new position papers – on the transport and erection of large wind farm components and the use of cranes on barges. The latest meetings of the user and manufacturer groups that make up the ICSA took place in Melbourne late last year with experts from Australia, … Read more
The first draft of new best practice guidelines for the safe transportation and erection of onshore wind turbines could be published before the end of January. The news follows the latest round of discussions between ESTA and the wind turbine manufacturers in Hamburg at the end of November. The discussions are being lead by ESTA with … Read more
Members of ESTA’s European Crane Operators Licence (ECOL) working group have reached agreement on one of the most important outstanding issues – how to set a standard for experienced operators without forcing them to completely retrain. The working group hopes the rules will encourage experienced operators from countries that have joined the ECOL system to … Read more
The latest ICSA (International Crane Stakeholders Assembly) meeting was hosted by the Crane Industry Council of Australia on 22-23 October following CICA’s national conference in Melbourne. ICSA is a meeting of international associations representing the crane and rigging industry and crane manufacturers with the goal of sharing information, networking and the harmonisation of industry … Read more