ESTA is supporting a twin-track approach in an attempt to reduce accidents during the transportation and erection of on-shore wind turbines. The issue has been raised by ESTA and FEM in the wake of the organisations’ successful specialist conference on the subject in Hamburg in February. Following that conference, ESTA and FEM met VDMA Power … Read more
The ICSA is working on new guidance on the use of mobile cranes on floating barges following the Alphen aan den Rijn accident in Holland, in which two cranes and part of a prefabricated bridge fell on several buildings in August 2015. Chaired by the SC&RA, Mammoet and Sarens have agreed to share their internal … Read more
ESTA has been invited to raise its concerns about safety during the construction of on-shore wind farms at a meeting with VDMA Power Systems in April. The meeting follows the success of the experts’ safety summit organized last month in Hamburg by ESTA and the Mobile Crane Product Group of FEM, the European Materials Handling … Read more
Earlier we informed you about the problems in Spain regarding new legislation for exceptional transport. For the release of exceptional transport permits, Spain makes a distinction between Spanish transporters and foreign transporters in the new legislation. Foreign transporters cannot use long-term exemptions and they have to cope with stricter regulations when incidental transport permits are … Read more
Mrs. Iffet Türken was elected ESTA’s new Transport Vice President at the organisation’s general assembly in April. She explains why ESTA is so important to her and the industry. Iffet Türken is well-known in the heavy transport industry. She is also a busy woman. A board member for business development for trailer manufacturer Kässbohrer and … Read more
A European crane operator licence is needed more than ever to help the industry raise standards while dealing with rowing skills shortages and an ageing workforce. That is the view of ESTA Secretary Ton Klijn, one of the driving forces behind the ambitious ECOL project. He was speaking as ESTA – the European association for … Read more
ESTA’s well-received best practice guide for the use of self-propelled modular transporters (SPMT) is being translated into six languages to meet demand from across Europe. The new guide helps address the problem of trailers occasionally tipping over, even though existing operating rules and stability calculations have been precisely followed. Translations into German and Polish have already been published and … Read more
News that the European Parliament has agreed an extension to the timetable for introducing the new Stage V engine emissions regulations has been strongly welcomed by ESTA. “It comes as a huge relief and show what can be achieved by concerted and effective action and lobbying,” said Søren Jansen, director of ESTA, the European association … Read more
Engine emissions agreement averts job loss fears of mobile crane manufacturers The European Parliament has agreed an extension to the timetable for introducing the new Stage V engine emissions regulations – and averted fears of job losses. The European Commission has said that the new regulations for engines in non-road mobile machinery will become mandatory on … Read more
Industry representatives gather at 2016 meeting of the International Crane Stakeholder Assembly (ICSA) meeting in Munich, Germany. The annual meeting of the ICSA took place at the Novotel Munchen Messe in Munich, Germany on April 13, 2016. It was hosted jointly by the European Federation of Materials Handling (FEM) and the European Association of Abnormal … Read more