ESTA News

Søren Jansen is to step down from the post of  ESTA Director at the end of June. ESTA Secretary Ton Klijn will take over until the appointment of a new…

ESTA’s ground-breaking project to establish a European Crane Operator Licence (ECOL) is making good progress.  A meeting of ESTA’s ECOL Working Group on May 15 has agreed a date to…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…